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  Libby Sister Sites
  
  Vermiculite ore containing asbestos from a mine in Libby, MT, was shipped to facilities where it was processed by unsuspecting workers. These locations are being investigated and cleaned up. (2012)
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  Worker Protection Standards
  
  When Superfund was reauthorized in 1986, the EPA was required to develop a set of regulations for protecting worker safety. This video describes this regulation (HAZWOPER) and presents details of the regulation's requirements. (1992)
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  Martin County, KY Coal Waste Spill
  
  This video describes the collapse of a coal slurry impoundment in Kentucky, it's effect on the surrounding residents and ecology, and the work of 36 agencies to clean-up and restore the area. (2001)
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  Returning a River To Health: Dredging the Upper Hudson
  
  Documentary on the historic dredging of PCB contaminated sediments from the Hudson River. General Electric conducted the cleanup along 200 miles of the river, which is classified by EPA as a Superfund Site – one of the largest in the country.(2010)
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  Enbridge Oil Spill
  
  Documentary on response by local, state, and federal agencies to the rupture and spill of over 843,000 gallons of crude oil along 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River, a Lake Michigan tributary. The spill is the largest inland oil spill in the nation's history. (2010)
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- Environmental Response News Magazine #5
  
  The Divex Explosive Site near Columbia SC required the cooperation of over 30 agencies and contractors to safely detonate and remove explosives in the 5th installment of the ERTV News magazine. Site Shots makes stops in LA, WY, HI. In-situ Vitrification is presented as a viable remediation alternative in Technology Update.(1994)
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- Navajo Vats- Navajo Language Version
  
  Toxaphene was used regularly by the Navajo Nation as a pesticide to treat livestock, and then discarded into pits. Several pits were tested by the EPA and the Navajo Superfund Office as bioremediation sites. (1993)
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- The Southern Shipbuilding Site
  
  During 30 years of barge repair, waste from hull containers was pumped into 8 pits near Slidell. LA.. Poorly constructed levees threatened spills into the adjacent bayou.(1994)
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- Navajo Vats
  
  Toxaphene was used regularly by the Navajo Nation as a pesticide to treat livestock, and then discarded into pits. Several pits were tested by the EPA and the Navajo Superfund Office as bioremediation sites. (1992)
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- Environmental Response News Magazine # 12
  
  First responders encountering clandestine drug labs face a new set of challenges. The magazines's main feature story presents guidelines to keep them informed, aware, and safe. Also covered: A heat treatment system for residences contaminated with methyl parathion; an oil spill dispersion exercise; and a phytoremediation update. (1999)
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- Navajo Vats II (Spanish Translation)
  
  Spanish Translation of program that highlights pilot treatability studies by the EPA and the Navajo Nation to determine the most cost-effective way to clean up soils contaminated with toxaphene.(1998)
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- Basket Creek Superfund Site
  
  In the 1960s, a woodland ravine in Georgia became an illegal toxic waste dump. Soil excavation was ruled out due to the severity of the contamination. A unique multiphase cleanup was developed and is featured in this video. (1993)
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- Navajo Vats II
  
  This program highlights pilot treatability studies by the EPA and the Navajo Nation to determine the most cost-effective way to clean up soils contaminated with toxaphene.(1998)
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- Yurok Tribe Illegal Dump Site
  
  Tribal, state, and federal agencies formed an alliance to clean up an illegal dump site that threatened sacred fishing waters on the Yurok reservation in northern California. Three acres of steeply sloping land near the Klamath River were cleared of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. (1998)
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- Environmental Response News Magazine #17
  
  This issue of the ERTV News Magazine covers the collapse of a coal slurry impoundment and the resulting 250 million gallon coal waste spill in Kentucky. The Technology Update features environmental dredging options. (2002)
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- Environmental Response News Magazine #6
  
  One of the largest Superfund cleanups in Louisiana is featured, along with the Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model (SACM) . "Site Shorts" features EPA Regions 3,4, and 6. (1995)
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- Environmental Response News Magazine #18
  
  ERTV News Mag #18 features the cleanup of an abandoned chemical research and development facility, the cleanup of a former bomb incendiary manufacturing site, the air sampling for the apartments surrounding the WTC, and the USEPA's computer recycling program. (2003)
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- Navajo Vats - Spanish Language Version
  
  Toxaphene was used regularly by the Navajo Nation as a pesticide to treat livestock, and then discarded into pits. Several pits were tested by the EPA and the Navajo Superfund Office as bioremediation sites. (1993)
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- Environmental Response News Magazine #15
  
  This issue highlights the ERT Dive Team and their projects, as well as covering geothermal well plugging, the Tranguch gasoline spill site in PA, and a training exercise in Alaska for responders to oil spill emergencies. (2001)
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- Environmental Response News Magazine #7
  
  Featured topics: Decontamination and preservation of 20th century artifacts and the massive containment and cleanup of comingled waste. A public service announcement explains the dangers of mercury. "Site Shorts" cover Regions 4 and 9. (1996)
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- Flura Chemical Site Cleanup
  
  A cleanup of an abandoned chemical facility containing 700 unidentified gas cylinders and thousands of suspect chemical containers, including PFIB. All chemicals were analyzed at on-site lab. (2002)
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- ERT Dive Team
  
  The ERT Dive Team is a specialized field unit that investigates underwater hazardous materials. Four different examples of responses are presented illustrating various techniques and instrumentation. (1999)
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- Clandestine Drug Labs - The Problem, The Dangers, The Future
  
  Clandestine methamphetamine labs are proliferating across the US. This video discusses the labs, precautions to follow when a lab or dump site is discovered, and gives contact information regarding the Superfund response training program. (1998)