Cleanup Site

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005200",
  "term": "Cleanup Site",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Sites where oil or hazardous chemicals have been released into the environment or when there is a threat of such releases of these substances. Cleanup activities also may take place at active and abandoned waste sites, federal facilities and properties, and where above and underground storage tanks have... leaked. May also refer to the reuse and redevelopment of sites. (Basic Information about Cleanups, EPA.gov)\n\n2. Areal extent of contamination and all suitable areas in very close proximity to the contamination necessary for implementation of a cleanup of PCB remediation waste, regardless of whether the site was intended for management of waste.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Web Taxonomy-Emergencies & Cleanup Topics",
    "40 CFR 761.3 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cleanup-site/"
}