What is a NPL site?
The National Priorities List (NPL) is the list of sites of national priority among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories.
What website has the most NPL?
The states with the most Superfund sites were New Jersey (113 sites), California (97 sites) and Pennsylvania (95 sites)….Superfund sites by state.
| [hide]Number of Superfund sites by state (January 2016) | |
|---|---|
| State | Superfund sites |
| California | 97 |
| Colorado | 19 |
| Connecticut | 14 |
Why was this site put on the NPL?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations outline a formal process for assessing hazardous waste sites and placing them on the NPL. The NPL is intended primarily to guide EPA in determining which sites are so contaminated as to warrant further investigation and significant cleanup.
How many NPL sites are there?
The NPL guides the EPA in “determining which sites warrant further investigation” for environmental remediation. As of June 12, 2019, there were 1344 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in the United States.
What does NPL status final mean?
Final NPL Listing – A site that has been proposed to National Priorities List is “final” when it has been formally added to the National Priorities List.
How are Superfund sites scored?
Under the Superfund program, the EPA and state agencies use the HRS to calculate a site score (ranging from 0 to 100) based on the actual or potential release of hazardous substances from a site through air, surface water or groundwater.
Is it bad to live near a Superfund site?
Superfund sites contain toxic pollutants. Living, working or going to school near a superfund site may have negative health affects depending on toxins at the site. Superfund sites have been linked to adverse health effects including infant mortality, mental health, water and food-borne illness, and cancer.
What is a hazard ranking score?
What is the Hazard Ranking System? The Hazard Ranking System (HRS) is a scoring system the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses to evaluate relative risks to human health and the environment posed by uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.
How far from Superfund is safe?
Research shows adverse health effects most likely occur within a 1.8 mile boundary around a Superfund site. Approximately 21 million people live within a mile (PDF) of a Superfund site, potentially exposing them all to harmful chemicals and toxins such as lead, arsenic, and mercury.