Alaska’s Legacy of Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution

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Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary . iii

I . INTRODUCTION .1

II . HISTORy Of CONTamINaTED SITES IN alaSka .3

The military in alaska .3

Civilian federal agencies .4

Developing alaska’s Infrastructure .5

alaska’s Oil Industry .6

Sites Owned by the State of alaska .7

Sites Owned by local Government .8

III . THE CONTamINaTED SITES PROGRam .11

Beginning Efforts .11

Ranking of Sites by Risk .12

Regulations Development .13

IV . ExPOSURE TO CONTamINaNTS .15

Human Health .15

Health of the Environment .15

kinds of Pollutants .17

V . ClEaNUP aND maNaGEmENT .19

Site Intake .19

Preliminary Exposure assessment .19

Prioritization .20

Cleanup Process .20

Site Closure and long-Term management .21

Reuse and Redevelopment .24

VI . PROGRESS .27

Progress at military Sites .29

Progress at Civilian federal agency Sites .31

Progress at Private Sites .32

Progress at State Sites .33

Progress at local Government Sites .34

The lUST Program .35

VII . CONClUSION .37

VIII . BIBlIOGRaPHy .39

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