Cleanup- Actions taken to deal with a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance that could affect humans and/or the environment.
cleanup - treatment, remediation, or destruction of contaminated material.
clearcutting - a logging technique in which all trees are removed from an area, typically 20 acres or larger, with little regard for long-term forest health.
Cleanup process
A comprehensive program for the clean-up (remediation) of a contaminated site. It involves investigation, analysis, development of a cleanup plan and implementation of that plan.
Combustion gases ...
Cleanup or other methods used to remove or contain a toxic spill or hazardous materials from a site.
Definition source
World Bank. Glossary of Municipal Solid Waste Management Terms.
Hanford Cleanup Still Has a Long Way To Go
Although some progress is being made, particularly groundwater cleanup in certain areas, ...
Testing a cleanup technology under actual site conditions to identify potential problems prior to full-scale implementation.
Plankton
Tiny plants and animals that live in water.
Remediation: Cleanup or other methods used to remove or contain a toxic spill or hazardous materials from a Superfund site ...
The testing of a cleanup technology under actual site conditions in a laboratory in order to identify potential problems before implementation.
POE-treatment ...
Emergency Response Cleanup Services
ERDA
Energy Research and Development Administration ...
6 billion fund, derived primarily from feedstock taxes on industry, to implement a massive environmental cleanup program over a five-year period.
ECRA- Economic Cleanup Responsibility Act
ED- Effective Dose
EDA- Emergency Declaration Area
EDB- Ethylene Dibromide
EDC- Ethylene Dichloride
EDD- Enforcement Decision Document
EDF- Environmental Defense Fund ...
National Response System or NRS A network of individuals and teams from local, state, and federal agencies who combine their expertise and resources to ensure that oil spill control and cleanup activities are timely and efficient and minimize ...
operable unit Term for each of a number of separate activities undertaken as part of a Superfund site cleanup. operation and maintenance costs The costs of operating a system such as a treatment plant.
a description and analysis of potential cleanup alternatives for a site such as one on the National Priorities List. The feasibility study usually recommends selection of a cost-effective alternative.
Negotiations (Under Superfund): After potentially responsible parties are identified for a site, EPA coordinates with them to reach a settlement that will result in the PRP paying for or conducting the cleanup under EPA supervision.
CERCLA, also known as Superfund, is the federal law that concerns the removal or cleanup of hazardous substances in the environment and at hazardous waste sites.
Pilot tests: The testing of a cleanup technology under actual site conditions in a laboratory in order to identify potential problems before implementation.
Plankton: Tiny plants and animals that live in water.
Bioremediation (Toxic Cleanup) News from Genome News Network (GNN)
Bioremediation Discussion Group (BioGroup)
References ...
Site remediation The process of cleaning up a hazardous waste disposal site that has either been abandoned or that those responsible either refuse to cleanup or are financially unable to cleanup.
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proposed plan A plan for a site cleanup that is available to the public for comment.
prosecution The institution of a criminal proceeding against an individual.
listing of sites contaminated by toxic materials that have undergone preliminary assessment and site inspection to determine which locations pose immediate threat to persons living or working near the release. These sites are most in need of cleanup.
 See also: Water, Site, Environment, Environmental, Waste
  
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