Hazardous Material

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012923",
  "term": "Hazardous Material",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The definition of hazardous materials includes those materials designated by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation as posing an unreasonable threat to the public and the environment. The term \"Hazardous Materials\" includes all of the following: (1) Hazardous Substances, (2) Hazardous Wastes, (3) Marine Pollutants, (4) Elevated Temperature Material (5) Materials identified in 172.101, and (6) Materials meeting the definitions contained in Part 173.\n\n2. Any hazardous material as defined in 49 CFR 171.8.",
  "abbreviation": "HAZMAT",
  "see_also": [
    "Hazardous Substance"
  ],
  "references": [
    "DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/hazmat/complyhmregs.htm#hm",
    "40 CFR 1700.3 (CFR 2017)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hazardous-material/"
}