Ground Water Cleanup

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012667",
  "term": "Ground Water Cleanup",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. As applied to ground water, cleanup is the term used for actions taken to deal with a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance that could affect humans and or the environment. The term sometimes is used interchangeably with the terms remedial action, removal action, response action, or corrective action.\n\n2. As applied to ground water, the action taken to deal with a release (or threat of release) of a hazardous substance that could affect humans and/or the environment. This term is sometimes used interchangeably with the terms “remedial action,” “removal action,” “response action,” and “corrective action.”",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Adapted from EPA Report on the Environment Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/ncea/roe/glossary.htm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ground-water-cleanup/"
}