National Priorities List

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018187",
  "term": "National Priorities List",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A list of sites, many nominated by the states, for hazardous waste cleanup under Superfund.\n\n2. The NCP defines the NPL as \"the list compiled by EPA pursuant to CERCLA section 105, of uncontrolled hazardous substance releases in the United States that are priorities for long-term evaluation and response.\n\n3. A list of Superfund sites chosen for immediate attention.\n\n4. EPA's list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites identified for possible long-term remedial action under the Superfund program. The NPL, which EPA is required to update at least once a year, is based primarily on the score a site receives from EPA's Hazard Ranking System. A site must be on the NPL to receive money from the Superfund Trust Fund for remedial action.\n\n5. EPA's list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites, identified as candidates for long-term action using money from the Superfund trust fund.\n\n6. EPA's list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites identified for possible long-term remedial action under Superfund. The list is based primarily on the score a site receives from the Hazard Ranking System. EPA is required to update the NPL at least once a year. A site must be on the NPL to receive money from the Trust Fund for remedial action.\n\n7. A Federal roster of uncontrolled contamination sites that actually, or potentially, threaten human health or the environment and are eligible for extensive, long-term investigation and cleanup under the Federal Superfund program.\n\n8. EPA's priority Superfund hazardous substance sites for cleanup.\n\n9. EPA's list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites identified for possible long-term remedial action under Superfund. The list is based primarily on the score a site receives from the Hazard Ranking System.\n\n10. See http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/index.htm. Sites are listed on the National Priorities List (NPL) upon completion of Hazard Ranking System (HRS) screening, public solicitation of comments about the proposed site, and final placement of the site on the NPL after all comments have been addressed. The NPL primarily serves as an information and management tool. It is a part of the Superfund cleanup process and is updated periodically.\n\n11. EPA's priority hazardous substance sites for cleanup. EPA only funds remedial actions at hazardous waste sites on the NPL.\n\n12. The list, compiled by EPA pursuant to CERCLA section 105, of uncontrolled hazardous substance releases in the United States that are priorities for long-term remedial evaluation and response.\n\n13. EPA’s list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites identified for possible long-term remedial action under Superfund.\n\n14. Federal list of priority hazardous substance sites, nationwide. Sites on the NPL are eligible for long-term cleanup actions financed through the Superfund program.\n\n15. List, compiled by EPA pursuant to CERCLA section 105, of uncontrolled hazardous substance releases in the United States that are priorities for long-term remedial evaluation and response. The NPL is published at Appendix B to 40 CFR Part 300.\n\n16. List of sites under EPA's Superfund program, which investigates and cleans up hazardous sites nationwide. Sites on the National Priorities List have undergone preliminary assessment and site inspection and have been determined to require remediation due to potential threats to persons living or working near the site.\n\n17. EPA’s list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites identified for possible long-term remedial action under Superfund. (See Superfund.)\n\n18. The National Priorities List (NPL) is the list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories. Please also see the definition for Archive.\n\n19. A Federal roster of uncontrolled contamination sites that actually, or potentially, threaten human health or the environment and are eligible for extensive, long-term investigation and cleanup under CERCLA, the Federal Superfund program.",
  "abbreviation": "NPL",
  "synonyms": [
    "NPL Status"
  ],
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms",
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Superfund Reforms Glossary",
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Region 5 Cleanup Sites Glossary",
    "RCRA Corrective Action Terms and Acronyms",
    "Region 5 Cleanup Site: Environmental Glossary",
    "Superfund Acronyms",
    "RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary",
    "40 CFR 300.5 (CFR 2013)",
    "Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary",
    "40 CFR 35.4270 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 35.6015 (CFR 2018)",
    "ACE Glossary of Terms; America's Children and the Environment Terms",
    "Superfund Glossary",
    "DWMAPS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/national-priorities-list/"
}