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09:33
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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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05:56
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Alaska MAD Drill
A Mutual Aid Drill (MAD) was held in Alaska to prepare responders for oil spill emergencies. Set on the North Slope, the drill involved a potential crude oil spill from a pump station. The exercise underscored the necessity of establishing relationships between participating agencies, groups, and Alyeska Pipeline Company. (2000)
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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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Green Pond Oil Spill
A subsurface pumping mechanism is used to contain and recover crude oil seeping into the soil from a defunct pumping station in Green Pond, NJ.(2000)
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Operation Ko Olau Highlights
Highlight footage from a 1997 Hawaiian emergency response exercise held in a new highway tunnel is presented. (1997)
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NAPP Chemical Explosion
Investigation of explosion at pharmaceutical product manufacture NAPP Industries in Lodi, NJ. The 1995 explosion killed five and injured eight employees. (1997)
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USEPA METHOD 303
Training video for inspectors at Method 303 applies to the determination of physical emissions from by-product coke oven battery sources. (1993)
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Li Tungsten Superfund Site
Waste from this abandoned 26 acre tungsten manufacturing site in Glen Cove, NY affected the towns waterfront. Hazardous waste included asbestos, radioactive ore, and multiple contaminated reaction vessels. (1998)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #16
This "Special Edition" presents two post-Sept. 11 events. One features Anthrax attacks spread and cleanup procedures, and the other covers a counter terrorism hazmat field exercise using the Unified Command System. (2002)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #11
ERTV News Mag #11 features a gas cylinder evaluation/disposal project in American Samoa. Also covered are a cleanup of a PCB-contaminated site, a pesticide removal project, and a petroleum waste bioremediation project. (1998)
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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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Eaton Asbestos
An abandoned 43 acre sugar beet processing factory on Colorado's front range was contaminated with asbestos and lime waste. The community worked with the state and federal agencies to redevelop the city owned site. (2013)
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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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Environmental Response News Magazine #9
This installment highlights a rapidly spreading tire fire in Michigan, the SCRIBE computer program for on-site data recording, and phytoremediation, which is the use of plants to remove contaminants from soil. (1997)
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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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Space Shuttle Columbia Recovery
Following the Feb. 1, 2003 Shuttle Columbia accident, 5,600 people from numerous agencies took part in the shuttle debris recovery effort. FEMA coordinated the investigation using the Incident Command System. (2003)
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Environmental Response News Magazine # 1
Topics for this installment include reports on abandoned wood-treating sites, an ecological study, an emergency response exercise, and Eco-Toxicologists studying insects adjacent to a PCB contaminated site. (1992)
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Tranguch Gasoline Spill Site
The story follows work in Hazelton, PA to mitigate the effects of the vapor threat to 400 homes. The threat resulted from a gasoline leak in an underground storage tank. A computer model tracked the spill and soil-vapor extraction systems were installed. (2001)
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Revegetation with Native Plants
The use of native plants species to revegetate cleaned up Superfund sites is presented. Native plants provide better erosion control, drought tolerance, and longer life spans. Larger populations and more diverse wildlife are attracted to these invasive-free areas. (2000)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #4
This installment includes the mapping of subsurface geology at a mine and the identification of 5,000 contaminant-filled drums. "Site Shorts" are from EPA Regions 1,2,5 and 10. New technologies cover Immunoassay kits, Geoprobe, and DrumTrak. (1994)
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WMD Field Exercise Argonne National Laboratory
The video covers USEPA's counter terrorism field exercise designed to integrate all responding agencies using the Incident Command System. The exercise involved hazmat entries into simulated weapons of mass destruction (WMD) laboratories. (2002)
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Acoma: People of the White Rock
The Acoma people and their Environmental Protection Office conducted a training exercise involving a hazardous waste truck and a tourist bus. The bioremediation cleanup of a former toxaphene contaminated stockyard is also featured. (2002)
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EPA Region III Computer Recycling
USEPA Region III developed a program to donate their outdated computers to educational and non-profit organizations. (2002)
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Developing a Partnership for Success: Johns Manville Asbestos Abatement
Federal, state, and regional agencies along with a citizens task force worked together to effectively remediate an asbestos threat at an abandoned facility in Nashua, NH. (1999)
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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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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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