Superfund/CERCLA Cleanup Process Review and Project Experience

Speaker:Hsien W. Chen, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Project Director,
Earth Tech, Inc.
Lake Forest, CaliforniaAbstractThe Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) a.k.a. Superfund program as it relates to site investigation, feasibility study, cleanup and site closure is introduced. Application of the CERCLA process to different sites including those listed as National Priority List (NPL), Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and the State Superfund sites is discussed. The current status of conducting human health and ecological risk assessments as the scientific basis for defining the risks and cleanup goals as well as regulatory agency oversight and public involvements are discussed. Specific project experience of the presenter is also used to augment the Superfund process evaluation.

Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - rielian Hall 209

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Evangeline Reyes