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CERCLA Hazardous Substances Defined


CERCLA Hazardous Substances Defined | US EPA

The CERCLA list of hazardous substances can be found at 40 CFR part 302.4 in Table 302.4 “List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities”.

Hazardous Substance Designations and Release Notifications

Hazardous Substance: CERCLA section 101(14) defines “hazardous substance” by reference to lists of substances designated under specific ...

40 CFR 307.14 -- Definitions. - eCFR

§ 307.14 Definitions. · Act or CERCLA both mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund ...

What Does CERCLA Identify as a Hazardous Substance?

Any imminently hazardous chemical substance or mixture that EPA has taken action against under Section 7 of the Toxic Substances Control Act ( ...

Cercla Hazardous Substances - ACTenviro

CERCLA defines around 800 substances as “hazardous.” Besides that, there are about 150 “radionuclides.” Over half of them are listed specifically in CERCLA.

40 CFR § 302.4 - Hazardous substances and reportable quantities.

The CAA Amendments specify that “benzene (including benzene from gasoline)” is a hazardous air pollutant and, thus, a CERCLA hazardous substance. b The CAA ...

CERCLA Hazardous Substances

(b) Unlisted hazardous substances. A solid waste, as defined in 40 CFR 261.2, which is not excluded from regulation as a hazardous waste under 40 CFR.

42 U.S. Code § 9601 - Definitions - Law.Cornell.Edu

The term “hazardous substance” means (A) any substance designated pursuant to section 311(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. 1321(b)( ...

Regulated Substances - Pennsylvania DEP

Hazardous substances defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The CERCLA list consists of individual ...

Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA ... - Federal Register

The term “hazardous substance” is defined in section 101(14) of CERCLA primarily by reference to other environmental statutes and includes ...

42 USC 9601 et seq. - GovInfo

“(1) CERCLA.—The term 'CERCLA' means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). “ ...

Waste Management - Hazardous Substances - RCRA vs. CERCLA

CERCLA is defined by hazardous "substances" because the hazardous substances found at a contaminated site may or may not be defined as hazardous ...

EPA Proposes to Designate Two PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous ...

Quick Answer: CERCLA is a strict, presumptively joint-and-several liability regime for addressing hazardous substances in the environment. Any ...

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and ...

Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or commonly known as Superfund)

What is CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response ...

What is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)? · Subchapter I - Hazardous Substances Releases, ...

What Does EPA Designating PFOA and PFOS as “Hazardous ...

CERCLA authorizes the EPA Administrator to promulgate regulations designating as hazardous substances any element, compound, mixture, solution, or substance ...

What Is CERCLA: A Guide to the Comprehensive Environmental ...

CERCLA hazardous substances are specific chemicals or compounds the law designates as hazardous. These substances are identified based on ...

Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and ...

... hazardous substances pursuant to CERCLA section 102(a). CERCLA's definition of “hazardous substances” includes any substance designated ...

CERCLA Reporting Requirements - Defense Centers for Public Health

quantities of "hazardous substances" are released into the environment. 2. DEFINITION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE: Under CERCLA, there are two categories of ...

A Risky Dance: When Emerging Contaminants Comingle With ...

CERCLA uses the term “hazardous substance” and the term “pollutant or contaminant.” A chemical is a CERCLA “hazardous substance” if it falls ...


Brownfield regulation and development

Brownfields are defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as properties that are complicated by the potential presence of pollutants or otherwise hazardous substances.