The Citizen's Guide series is a set of 22 fact sheets that summarizes cleanup methods used at Superfund and other sites.  This guide explains Evapotranspiration Covers which are Evapotranspiration (ET) covers are a type of cap placed over contaminated material, such as soil, landfill waste, or mining tailings, to prevent water from reaching it. This document can also be accessed at https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/189969.pdf.

• A Citizen's Guide to Evapotranspiration Covers (PDF)(2 pp, 987 K, 2012, 542-F-12-006)