This is a list of Superfund sites in Delaware designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it be ...
(EPA) to create a list of
polluted
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the ...
locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.
[P.L. 96-510, (), December 11, 1980.] These locations are known as
Superfund
Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the United States Environmental Pro ...
sites, and are placed on the
National Priorities List
The National Priorities List (NPL) is the priority list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial investigation and remedial action (cleanup) financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protec ...
(NPL).
The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for
environmental remediation
Environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water. Remedial action is generally subject to an array of regulatory requirements, and may al ...
.
As of December 16, 2010, there were 14 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in
Delaware.
One additional site has been proposed for entry on the list.
Six sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.
Superfund sites
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See also
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Fox Point State Park
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List of Superfund sites in the United States
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List of environmental issues
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List of waste types
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TOXMAP
External links
EPA list of proposed Superfund sites in Delaware
* ttp://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/query/queryhtm/nplpdel.htm#DE EPA list of partially deleted Superfund sites in Delawarebr>EPA list of deleted Superfund sites in Delaware
References
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Superfund
Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the United States Environmental Pro ...
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