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Risk Assessment

Regional Issue's Paper for PCB Characterization

This document was written for Regional (4) Project Managers, On-Scene Coordinators, and technical staff and provides a recommended approach for the evaluation and characterization of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in groundwater, soil, and sediment in order to support defensible and protective remedy selection at PCB contaminated sites.

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U.S. EPA Region 4 Technical Services Section Issue Paper for Polychlorinated Biphenyl Characterization at Region 4 Superfund and RCRA Sites (PDF)(78 pp, 3 MB, 2013-05-15)