Number: 97-312 Title: SUPERFUND FACT BOOK Authors: Mark Reisch and David M. Bearden, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Abstract: The Superfund program is the principal federal effort for cleaning up inactive hazardous waste sites and protecting public health and the environment from releases of hazardous substances. This report is a compendium of data and other information about the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability act of 1980 (CERCLA) which established the Superfund program, followed by a glossary. Pages: 48 Date: Updated January 27, 1999