CERCLIS

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004581",
  "term": "CERCLIS",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System. This database includes all sites which have been nominated for investigation by the Superfund program and the actions that have been taken at these sites. If the site investigation reveals contamination, the site is ranked and may be included on the National Priorities List for Superfund cleanup. Inclusion in the CERCLIS database does not necessarily mean that a property is a hazardous waste site. An emergency action may have been conducted there or a simple investigation which concluded that no further action was required.\n\n2. The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System is a database that includes all sites which have been nominated for investigation by the Superfund program.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cerclis/"
}