Siting of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities
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The author does a good job of identifying and discussing the siting issues confronting hazardous waste management facilities. These issues include: (1) Being able to demonstrate to the public the need for such a facility. (2) Selecting a proper size to accommodate the avail able waste without being perceived by the "host" com munity as their becoming a regional dump. (3) A lack of good information and hard data on the expected facility emissions, their impacts, and the asso ciated environmental and health risks. (4) Low level of confidence by the public in federal and state regulatory agencies regarding their ability and/or willingness to protect general health and welfare. (5) Media exposure of public to the perils of hazardous waste which leads, in many cases, to an incorrect percep tion of the impact and risk of hazardous waste manage ment facilities. The author correctly points out that to resolve these issues requires action on the part of the public sector, . Federal and State government entities, and the private sector. Specifically, the author summarizes his recom mendations for action: (1) Developing better data-gathering programs to support quantification of the impact of hazardous waste facilities upon the environment and public. (2) Developing a system for indemnifying the public