Aboveground Release

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000138",
  "term": "Aboveground Release",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any release to the surface of the land or to surface water. This includes, but is not limited to, releases from the aboveground portion of an UST system and aboveground releases associated with overfills and transfer operations as the regulated substance moves to or from an UST system. (RCRA/40 CFR 280.12)\n\n2. Any release to the surface of the land or to surface water. This includes, but is not limited to, releases from the aboveground portion of an UST system and aboveground releases associated with overfills and transfer operations as the regulated substance moves to or from an UST system",
  "references": [
    "DOE Glossary of Terms Related to CERCLA, EPCRA, PPA, RCRA and TSCA at http://homer.ornl.gov/sesa/environment/guidance/cercla/gloss97.pdf",
    "40 CFR 280.12 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/aboveground-release/"
}