Releases

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023721",
  "term": "Releases",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment of a hazardous or toxic chemical, or extremely hazardous substance.\n\n2. Any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into the environment. This includes abandoned or discarded barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles containing hazardous waste or constituents.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "RCRA Corrective Action Terms and Acronyms",
    "Corrective Action 101 Key Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/releases/"
}