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cjel-5794	Brown, Donald A.	EPA's Resolution of the Conflict Between Cleanup Costs and the Law in Setting Cleanup Standards Under Superfund	2020	66	.pdf	application/pdf	25991	1250	53	' 6 7 B. Scientific Uncertainty Relating To The Risks Posed By Hazardous Substances Found At a Superfund Site To determine the magnitude of the health risks posed by haz- ardous substances at Superfund sites in order that priorities may be determined among potential sites and ultimate acceptability of Superfund remedies may be determined, quantitative risk as- 166. This article reviews how EPA is torn by con- flicts created by: (a) the large costs that must be borne by either the fund created to cleanup sites or responsible parties if com- plete and thorough cleanups are to be implemented, (b) pressure from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to minimize costs to American industry, (c) the political need to proceed more quickly with cleanups at Superfund sites because of perceived fail- ures of the Reagan Administration, (d) the technical complexity of making decisions about health and environmental harm from contaminants that may be left at the site after cleanup, and, (e) the legal requirements of Superfund that structure how these cleanup standards shall be set.	cache/cjel-5794.pdf	txt/cjel-5794.txt