Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001902",
  "term": "Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Applicable requirements are those clean-up standards of control, and other substantive environmental protection requirements, criteria, or limitations promulgated under federal or state law that specifically address a hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, response action, location, or other circumstance at a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) site. \"Relevant and appropriate\" requirements are those clean-up standards which, while not \"applicable\" at a CERCLA site, address problems or situations sufficiently similar to those encountered at the CERCLA site that their use is well-suited to the particular site. ARARs can be action-specific, location-specific, or chemical-specific.\n\n2. Any state or federal statute that pertains to protection of human life and the environment in addressing specific conditions or use of a particular cleanup technology at a Superfund site,\n\n3. Standards, criteria, or limitations under federal or more stringent state environmental laws, including RCRA, that may be required during a Superfund remedial action, unless site-specific waivers are obtained.",
  "abbreviation": "ARARs",
  "synonyms": [
    "ARAR"
  ],
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/applicable-or-relevant-and-appropriate-requirements/"
}