Environmental Injury

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009764

1. Measurable adverse change, either long- or short-term, in the chemical or physical quality or the viability of a natural resource resulting either directly or indirectly from exposure to a discharge, or exposure to a product of reactions resulting from a discharge.

2. Measurable adverse change, either long- or short-term, in the chemical or physical quality or the viability of a natural resource or public receptor (including to human health) resulting either directly or indirectly from exposure to a discharge, or exposure to a product of reactions ( e.g., more hazardous degradation products, ignition, or reaction) resulting from a discharge.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-009764
Field	Environment
References	40 CFR 112.2 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 11.2 (CFR 2024)

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009764",
  "term": "Environmental Injury",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Measurable adverse change, either long- or short-term, in the chemical or physical quality or the viability of a natural resource resulting either directly or indirectly from exposure to a discharge, or exposure to a product of reactions resulting from a discharge.\n\n2. Measurable adverse change, either long- or short-term, in the chemical or physical quality or the viability of a natural resource or public receptor (including to human health) resulting either directly or indirectly from exposure to a discharge, or exposure to a product of reactions ( e.g., more hazardous degradation products, ignition, or reaction) resulting from a discharge.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 112.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 11.2 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/environmental-injury/"
}

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