How the change works
- 01 / Public decision
Responsibilities and funds
- 02 / Physical change
Controlled containment
- 03 / Possible outcome
Reduced exposure
Identifying responsibilities and funds makes it possible to deal with contamination that would otherwise fall on residents.
Research and local documents ↓What the evidence tells us
Love Canal has marked US policy on contaminated sites. The Superfund program involves investigations, interventions and accountability for rehabilitation.
Putting the choices into practice
Responsibility
The challengeCosts left to residents
The responseRehabilitation obligations
Intervention
The challengeExtent of contamination unknown
The responseInvestigation and containment
Time
The challengeProblem declared resolved
The responseControls and constraints
The diagram compares choices and conditions for putting them into practice. Measured outcomes and their limits are discussed in the evidence.
Research and local documents ↓Conditions and limits
A contained site is not free of any contaminants. Some areas require usage restrictions and continuous monitoring.
Other possible benefits
Clarity on risks, land uses and long-term obligations.
Research and local documents
- Local project or policy documentUS EPA · Superfund: CERCLA Overview ↗
Institutional documentation of the program, territory or rules mentioned.
- Local document and reported findingUS EPA · Love Canal, remediation activities ↗
Site interventions, containment and continuous monitoring activities.
- Local document and reported findingUS EPA · Love Channel, Five-Year Review ↗
Technical review of the rehabilitation and monitoring conditions.