National Response Center: The federal operations center that receives notifications of all releases of oil and hazardous substances into the environment; open 24 hours a day, it is operated by the U.S.
National Response Center or NRC An organization staffed by officers and marine science technicians from the U.S.
Quantity of a hazardous substance that triggers reports under CERCLA. If a substance exceeds its RQ, the release must be reported to the National Response Center, the SERC, and community emergency coordinators for areas likely to be affected.
Reportable Quantity (RQ): Quantity of a hazardous substance that triggers reports under CERCLA. If a substance exceeds its RQ, the release must be reported to the National Response Center, the SERC, ...
A Houston Chronicle review of data from the National Response Center shows that the two hurricanes caused at least 595 spills, releasing enormous amounts of oil, natural gas and other chemicals into the air, soil and water.
 See also: Hazard, National, Environmental, Table, Oil spill
  
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