National monument locations and remediation of World War II battle sites

Abstract In December 2008, George W. Bush established the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, including eight locations connected with World War II fighting. The executive proclamation designating the monument briefly described the individual sites, mentioning remaining battlefield...

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Published in:Remediation Journal
Main Author: Abbotts, John
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009
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spelling crwiley:10.1002/rem.20222 2024-06-02T08:15:56+00:00 National monument locations and remediation of World War II battle sites Abbotts, John 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rem.20222 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Frem.20222 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/rem.20222 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Remediation Journal volume 19, issue 4, page 121-134 ISSN 1051-5658 1520-6831 journal-article 2009 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/rem.20222 2024-05-03T11:02:13Z Abstract In December 2008, George W. Bush established the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, including eight locations connected with World War II fighting. The executive proclamation designating the monument briefly described the individual sites, mentioning remaining battlefield debris. World War II battle locations in Hawaii and Alaska are currently designated for remediation under different programs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or Department of Defense (DOD). The Pearl Harbor Naval Complex is a “Superfund” National Priority List site. Former military locations in the Aleutian Islands, involved in Japanese occupation and the U.S. offensive to regain control, are included in DOD's Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) remediation program. These monument sites, the regulatory frameworks of the applicable programs, and the current cleanup status are described. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alaska Aleutian Islands Wiley Online Library Pacific The Monument ENVELOPE(162.250,162.250,-72.583,-72.583) Remediation Journal 19 4 121 134
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