Operable Unit
Term for each of a number of separate activities undertaken as part of a Superfund site cleanup. A typical operable unit would be removal of drums and tanks from the surface of a site.
Source: Terms of the Environment ...
Operable unit (OU)
The cleanup of a site can be divided into a number of operable units, depending on the complexity of the problems associated with a site.
Accelerated Operable Unit (AOU)
An action which prevents, controls or responds to a release or threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants, ...
 See also: Superfund, Solution, Site, Cleanup, Carcinogen
  
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