Glossary The Glossary defines many of the terms and concepts students will encounter in the exercises and activities. This page provides a variety of information, including key phone numbers and Internet addresses. This is a stand-alone document that describes the Superfund Program. This page lists resources used in preparing the Haz-Ed materials. Students learn about the goals of the Federal Superfund Program and how these goals are achieved.
Students explore the meaning of risk through a simple exercise in probability.
Students conduct research to collect news media reports on local and national hazardous waste issues. Students identify and locate on a map the potential sources of hazardous waste in their neighborhood or community. Students begin to understand how Superfund sites are created. Students explore the nation s program for properly managing and disposing of hazardous and nonhazardous waste in the United States. Students discover how Federal, state, and local authorities respond to chemical emergencies under Superfund and other laws.