enacted in 1980 and nicknamed Superfund, this law provides the authority through which the Federal government can compel people or companies responsible for creating hazardous waste sites to clean them up. It also created a public trust fund, known as the Superfund, to assist with the cleanup of inactive and abandoned hazardous waste sites or accidentally spilled or illegally dumped hazardous materials
(Also known as Superfund.) Federal statute enacted in 1980, that provides the statutory authority for cleanup of hazardous substances that could endanger public health, welfare, or the environment. Program activities include establishing the National Priorities List, investigation sites for inclusion on the list, determining their priority level on the list, and conducting, and/or supervising the ultimately determined cleanup and other remedial actions.
Congress enacted CERCLA in 1980. The act is also known as Superfund. This act addresses releases of hazardous substances into the environment, the cleanup of these substances, and hazardous waste sites. This act created ATSDR and gave it the responsibility to look into health issues related to hazardous waste sites.
CERCLA was put into place in 1980. It is also known as Superfund. This act concerns releases of hazardous substances into the environment, and the cleanup of these substances and hazardous waste sites. This act created ATSDR and gave it the responsibility to look into health issues related to hazardous waste sites.
A federal law administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, dealing with the assessment and remediation of hazardous material disposal sites. Superfund activities are performed under this Act.
(CERCLA): CERCLA was put into place in 1980. It is also known as Superfund. This act concerns releases of hazardous substances into the environment, and the cleanup of these substances and hazardous waste sites. ATSDR was created by this act and is responsible for looking into the health issues related to hazardous waste sites.
Enacted in 1980, this law (also known as Superfund) created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment. (Source: www.epa.gov.)
Known as CERCLA or SUPERFUND, it addresses hazardous substance releases into the environment and the cleanup of inactive hazardous waste sites. It also requires those who release hazardous substances, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), above certain levels (known as "reportable quantities") to notify the National Response Center.
a federal law (P.L. 96-510) that deals with hazardous substance releases into the environment and the cleanup of hazardous waste sites. This act was amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) in 1986.
Cleanup Program focuses on human health and environmental concerns related to human health. The Cleanup Program is primarily carried out by the EPA, working with states, on sites designated for cleanup on the NPL. Cleanup Program emphasizes local source contact and prevention of further spread from sources. Cleanup Program is prohibited from “restoring” natural resources, although cleanup may prevent injuries to natural resources (ORNL 1999a).