Institutional Control

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014535",
  "term": "Institutional Control",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Non-engineered instruments, such as administrative and/or legal controls, that help to minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination and/or protect the integrity of a remedy.\n\n2. Controls such as deed restrictions, use restrictions, and permitting requirements that prohibit or limit activities that may result in exposure to contamination. Effective institutional controls must remain in effect for the duration of the hazard, survive a change in property ownership, and be enforceable. Institutional controls also include those which preserve knowledge and facilitate public education regarding hazards at a site in order to enhance protectiveness into the future.\n\n3. Actions, such as legal controls, that help minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by ensuring appropriate land or resource use.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 312.10 (CFR 2013)",
    "DOE Office of Legacy Management Glossary",
    "Asbestos Terms and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/institutional-control/"
}