Argonne National Laboratory Tribal Internship Program

295-DEP-1 : ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT (This project is part of EVS Division)

The assessment of contamination problems at federal facilities and the evaluation and implementation of tailored cleanup methods and technologies play an important role in the Division's activities. Extensive environmental analyses and remediation studies are conducted to support cleanup and environmental restoration work at contaminated sites. The Division analyzes health and environmental risks and management alternatives designed to address different site wastes and contaminants in air, soil, surface water, groundwater, biota, and structures/equipment. Innovative technologies and regulatory impacts on waste management and environmental remediation options are also analyzed. These analyses, which are used for remedial investigations, baseline risk assessments, and feasibility studies, often extend to the development of sampling and remedial design strategies; these combined evaluations rely on integrated data analyses and atmospheric, hydrogeologic, ecological, and health modeling and analyses. Also pollution prevention and material disposition studies emphasize improved waste.