Contaminated land

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006362",
  "term": "Contaminated land",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Contaminated Land",
  "definition": "Land that has been polluted with hazardous materials and requires cleanup or remediation. Contaminated lands include sites contaminated as a result of improper handling or disposal of toxic and hazardous wastes, sites where improper handling or accidents released toxic or hazardous materials that are not wastes, and sites where toxics may have been deposited by wind or flooding.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "EPA Report on the Environment Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/ncea/roe/glossary.htm; Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/contaminated-land/"
}