ABSTRACT
Between the years 1984 and 1986, major legislative changes occurred in the United States that had a profound influence on the nation’s approach to the management of hazardous waste and non-hazardous municipal solid waste. One such legislative initiative was the passage of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), which revised our Superfund Program to create a strong preference for innovative treatment methods that permanently detoxify contaminated soils. These new methods for waste treatment are mandated to come not only from Federal research and development programs but also from joint ventures or partnerships between Federal and State governments and private industry.
