professionals to Haz-Ed: Classroom Activities for Understanding Hazardous Waste.

One out of four Americans lives within four miles of a Superfund hazardous waste site. There are Superfund sites and many other hazardous waste sites in every state. Every community generates hazardous waste. The Federal Superfund Program, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), investigates and cleans up hazardous waste sites throughout the United States. Part of this program is devoted to informing the public and involving them in the process of cleaning up hazardous waste sites from beginning to end. Haz-Ed was developed to assist EPA’s efforts. Haz-Ed assists educators in teaching 7th through 12th grade students about hazardous waste, environmental issues surrounding site cleanup, and the Federal government’s Superfund Program. Haz-Ed can be used as part of a larger curriculum, as special stand-alone activities, or on an occasional basis to teach students about hazardous waste issues. Haz-Ed is a compilation of interdisciplinary activities that focus on the often complicated and sometimes controversial scientific, technical, and policy issues related to hazardous waste sites and Superfund. It is designed to help students develop skills in critica