Environmental Response Team

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009812",
  "term": "Environmental Response Team",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. EPA's group of highly trained scientists and engineers based in Edison, NJ and Cincinnati, OH who back up the federal On-Scene Coordinator. The ERT's capabilities include multimedia sampling and analysis, hazard assessment, hazardous substance and oil spill cleanup techniques, and technical support.\n\n2. EPA experts located in Edison, N.J., and Cincinnati, OH, who can provide around-the-clock technical assistance to EPA regional offices and states during all types of hazardous waste site emergencies and spills of hazardous substances.\n\n3. See http://www.ert.org/. In 1978, the Environmental Response Team (ERT) was established under Section 311 of the Clean Water Act <http://www.epa.gov/epahome/laws.htm> to provide on-site national expert as required by the National Contingency Plan (NCP) <http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/ncpover.htm> section on Special Forces.\n\n4. Established by EPA in accordance with its disaster and emergency responsibilities. The ERT has expertise in treatment technology, biology, chemistry, hydrology, geology, and engineering.",
  "abbreviation": "ERT",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Pesticides Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Superfund Acronyms",
    "40 CFR 300.145 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/environmental-response-team/"
}