| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a "greener cleanup bulletin" series to provide periodic news about environmental footprint reductions at specific sites undergoing cleanup. As the first in the series, Use of the ASTM Standard Guide for Greener Cleanups at the North Ridge Estates Superfund Site summarizes EPA's application of the ASTM Standard Guide for Greener Cleanups (E2893-13) to plan remediation at operable unit 1 of the North Ridge Estates site near Klamath Falls, Oregon. Use of the standard guide helped project staff screen, prioritize and select BMPs that were incorporated into the design and construction contracts for the remedy, which involves extensive excavation and soil cap construction. |