In 1973, a division of TRW contracted with the Federal EPA, to find
the most toxic and hazardous sites in the U.S. They came up wilth a
list, which finally became the original "superfund" list of 100 sites,
2 per state. The author was R.S. Ottinger, et al. It is NOT a 16
volume document that I keep finding by him, but rather another elusive
report with the most toxic sites per state. The Palos Verdes Landfill
was on this first list from CA. Help find this report by TRW from
1973; it may also be in the Federal Docket of 1973.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 11 Jul 2006 10:06 PDT

ponemah-ga,

I checked the holdings of the EPA libraries and dockets for all
reports by either Ottinger, TRW, or reports dealing with hazardous
waste sites.

There is nothing listed that meets your description.

Can you tell me anything more about the report?  Where did you come
across mention of it?  Is there a formal citation?  How do you know
it's not the 16-volume report that you're looking for?

Any additional information would be helpful.  Meantime, I'll continue searching.

pafalafa-ga

Is it:

"Recommended methods of reduction, neutralization, recovery or
disposal of hazardous waste," R.S. Ottinger, 1973



Here is a copy and pasted entry from the WorldCat Database:

Recommended methods of reduction, neutralization, recovery or disposal
of hazardous waste, .
R S Ottinger

1973 
English  Book :  Microform 16 v. (46 cards) illus. 11 x 15 cm. 
Washington, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental
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Find Items About: TRW Systems Group. (5); United States. (3,555,838) 
Title: Recommended methods of reduction, neutralization, recovery or
disposal of hazardous waste, .
Author(s): Ottinger, R. S.  
Corp Author(s): TRW Systems Group. ; United States.; Environmental
Protection Agency.; Office of Research and Development.
Publication: Washington, Office of Research and Development, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Year: 1973 
Description: 16 v. (46 cards) illus. 11 x 15 cm. 
Language: English 
 SUBJECT(S)  
Descriptor: Hazardous substances. 
Waste products. 
Refuse and refuse disposal.  
Note(s): "Contract no. 68-03-0089, Program element no. 1D2311."/
Reproduction: Microfiche (negative) Springfield, Va, National
Technical Information Service,/ 1973.
Responsibility: by R.S. Ottinger ... [et al.]. 
Material Type: Microfiche (mfc) 
Document Type: Book 
Entry: 19741202 
Update: 20030828 
Accession No: OCLC: 1096153 
Database: WorldCat 


If so, there are 4 libraries that own the report:

1)  National Center for Toxicolgical Research in Arizona
http://www.fda.gov/nctr/

2)  Information Management Specialists in Colorado


3)  U.S. Department of the Interior, Natural Resources in Washington DC
http://www.doi.gov/bureaus.html

4)  Eastman Kodak Company in New York
http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/visit/research.php

Another description:

http://es.epa.gov/techpubs/2/2442.html

bowler-ga,

Thanks for the effort, but you appear to have cited the 16-volume set
that the question specifically says is not the item of interest.

Keep looking, though, and let us know if anything else turns up.

paf

I haven't been able to locate the document.  I found an EPA press
release from 1981 that mentions the origins of the original Superfund
list, but no mention of this report.

http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/cercla/05.htm

My guess is that the report is some internal report.  Perhaps a call
or email to the EPA is worth a try.  If it is an internal report then
they may be the only source.  The report is not housed with any other
government documents apparently.