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  Libby Sister Sites
  
  Vermiculite ore containing asbestos from a mine in Libby, MT, was shipped to facilities where it was processed by unsuspecting workers. These locations are being investigated and cleaned up. (2012)
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  Worker Protection Standards
  
  When Superfund was reauthorized in 1986, the EPA was required to develop a set of regulations for protecting worker safety. This video describes this regulation (HAZWOPER) and presents details of the regulation's requirements. (1992)
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  Martin County, KY Coal Waste Spill
  
  This video describes the collapse of a coal slurry impoundment in Kentucky, it's effect on the surrounding residents and ecology, and the work of 36 agencies to clean-up and restore the area. (2001)
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  Returning a River To Health: Dredging the Upper Hudson
  
  Documentary on the historic dredging of PCB contaminated sediments from the Hudson River. General Electric conducted the cleanup along 200 miles of the river, which is classified by EPA as a Superfund Site – one of the largest in the country.(2010)
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  Enbridge Oil Spill
  
  Documentary on response by local, state, and federal agencies to the rupture and spill of over 843,000 gallons of crude oil along 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River, a Lake Michigan tributary. The spill is the largest inland oil spill in the nation's history. (2010)
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- Navajo Vats- Navajo Language Version
  
  Toxaphene was used regularly by the Navajo Nation as a pesticide to treat livestock, and then discarded into pits. Several pits were tested by the EPA and the Navajo Superfund Office as bioremediation sites. (1993)
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- Navajo Vats
  
  Toxaphene was used regularly by the Navajo Nation as a pesticide to treat livestock, and then discarded into pits. Several pits were tested by the EPA and the Navajo Superfund Office as bioremediation sites. (1992)
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- Navajo Vats II (Spanish Translation)
  
  Spanish Translation of program that highlights pilot treatability studies by the EPA and the Navajo Nation to determine the most cost-effective way to clean up soils contaminated with toxaphene.(1998)
- 23:49
- Lorain County Pesticide Removal Site
  
  This video highlights an interagency four-phase action plan used to decontaminate 235 residences contaminated with the pesticide methyl parathion in OH.
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- Operation Diamond Head
  
  This video covers a full-field emergency response exercise for a simulated vehicle collision and subsequent release of HNO3, HCl gas, and a pesticide. Assessment, control, cleanup, and a post-exercise critique are included. (1996)
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- Gulf Coast Methyl Parathion
  
  This video includes cleanup footage of a site where 1,000 homes and businesses were sprayed with the pesticide methyl parathion. The poisonous effects of the chemical, and what to do if you suspect that it was used in your home are also included. (1997)
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- Environmental Response News Magazine #8
  
  This installment of the ERTV News Magazine documents a 4-phase action plan by 20 agencies designed to eliminate the immediate and long-term effects of the pesticide methyl parathion in Ohio residences. (1996)
- 30:44
- Environmental Response News Magazine #14
  
  Both feature stories address oil spills from abandoned petroleum pump stations. The first concerns removal via oil/water pumps, and the second depicts site revegetation with native plants. The Tech. Update addresses a pilot on-site thermal desorption system. (2001)
- 09:33
- Navajo Vats - Spanish Language Version
  
  Toxaphene was used regularly by the Navajo Nation as a pesticide to treat livestock, and then discarded into pits. Several pits were tested by the EPA and the Navajo Superfund Office as bioremediation sites. (1993)
- 33:31
- Environmental Response News Magazine #11
  
  ERTV News Mag #11 features a gas cylinder evaluation/disposal project in American Samoa. Also covered are a cleanup of a PCB-contaminated site, a pesticide removal project, and a petroleum waste bioremediation project. (1998)
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- Tranguch Gasoline Spill Site
  
  The story follows work in Hazelton, PA to mitigate the effects of the vapor threat to 400 homes. The threat resulted from a gasoline leak in an underground storage tank. A computer model tracked the spill and soil-vapor extraction systems were installed. (2001)
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- Acoma: People of the White Rock
  
  The Acoma people and their Environmental Protection Office conducted a training exercise involving a hazardous waste truck and a tourist bus. The bioremediation cleanup of a former toxaphene contaminated stockyard is also featured. (2002)