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complete attached file as insturctedEPA for Kids Worksheet - Module 1 - Unit 1 ES 1200 – Superfund Exercise Directions: Use the following website to answer questions.  https://www.epa.gov/superfund  1. What does Superfund do? a. It gets rid of chemicals in the ocean b. It helps clean up the environment c. It provides money to build houses 2. Which of the following is an example of a Superfund site? a. An old factory where chemicals were dumped on the ground b. A landfill where garbage was dumped along with other poisonous waste c. All of the above 3. Click on “National Priorities List and Superfund Alternative Approach Sites” on  https://www.epa.gov/superfund/search-superfund-sites-where-you-live. Enter NJ and Your Township. Find out (a) Background (b) Cleanup Activities, and (C) Current Site Status. Write 3-4 sentences for each of these sections. 4. Click on “National Priorities List and Superfund Alternative Approach Sites” on  https://www.epa.gov/superfund/search-superfund-sites-where-you-live. Enter NJ and Union - Elizabeth Township (where Kean is located nearby). Find out (a) Background (b) Cleanup Activities, and (C) Current Site Status. Write 3-4 sentences for each of these sections. 5.  What is the main source of high-level radioactive waste in the U.S.? a. waste from historical uses of radium in consumer products, like watch dials b. waste from using medical isotopes to treat cancer c. waste from reprocessing spent nuclear fuel d. defense-related radioactive waste from making bombs 6. What does the "Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy" of 1980 do? a. it prohibits the production of low-level radioactive waste b. it is a treaty that allows U.S. low-level radioactive waste to be sent to other countries c. it sets up a single, national low-level radioactive waste site d. it requires states that produce low-level radioactive materials to have a place to store the waste 7. What does the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) do? a. it sets up an exchange for recycling hazardous wastes b. it provides money for research into ways to detoxify hazardous wastes c. it provides for cleanup of hazardous wastes in emergencies or from inactive sites d. it provides money for suing companies that have contaminated the environment 8. What is an example of a toxic waste? a. battery acid b. lead paint c. explosives d. used solvents 9. What is an example of high-level radioactive waste? a. Batteries b. medical isotopes used for imaging c. waste from making nuclear bombs d. fluorescent paint 10. How can radioactive waste be made safer? a. most classes of radioactive waste (but not all) can be mixed with excess inert solids b. by blowing it up c. by waiting until most of it decays to another, safer element d. most classes of radioactive waste (but not all) can be mixed with materials that neutralize pH

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EPA for Kids Worksheet - Module 1 - Unit 1
ES 1200 – Superfund Exercise
Directions: Use the following website to answer questions.  https://www.epa.gov/superfund 
1. What does Superfund do?
a. It gets rid of chemicals in the ocean
b. It helps clean up the environment
c. It provides money to build houses
Answer – Correct answer is option b. 
Superfund program helps in cleaning up the most contaminated land in the nation and  handling environmental emergencies such as  natural disasters and oil spills. The Superfund program responds by making noticeable and long-lasting difference in the area by cleaning up the most hazardous waste site, dealing with threats to  natural environment and  public health. It also prevents future releases of hazardous toxins in the environment and enhances the quality of life. 
2. Which of the following is an example of a Superfund site?
a. An old factory where chemicals were dumped on the ground
b. A landfill where garbage was dumped along with other poisonous waste
c. All of the above
Answer – Correct answer in Option c.
Superfund sites are sites in United States which are highly polluted requiring immediate and  long lasting  response  to eliminate the hazardous contaminants from the environment. There are various contaminated sites in the country caused due to dumping of harmful waste product, improperly managed waste or waste which is disposed out in the open. These sites include old factory, manufacturing units, landfills where garbage’s are dumped, mining sites and processing plants.
3. Click on “National Priorities List and Superfund Alternative Approach Sites” on 
https://www.epa.gov/superfund/search-superfund-sites-where-you-live. Enter NJ and Your Township. Find out (a) Background (b) Cleanup Activities, and (C) Current Site Status. Write 3-4 sentences for each of these sections.
Answer – On entering New Jersey and Hudson in the search dialog box the result obtained was PJP landfill superfund site.
(a) Background - The PJP Landfill Superfund Site is a 87 acres area located  in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. The land was placed to Superfund National Priorities List by EPA in September 1983 because the soil and groundwater at the site was found to be cotaminated with hazardous waste. The area contained  landfill that was earlier used to dispose  chemical and industrial wastes.
(b) Cleanup Activities - In the initial response the landfill was extinguished by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, capping the landfill. A gas venting system was also installed to prevent the buildup of gases within the landfill The  long-term Cleanup  activity  had four main  objectives.  To remove exposure to hazardous sediments present in the Sip Avenue Ditch,

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