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Superfund trust fund

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027282

A public trust fund created with passage of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in 1980 to be used to help pay for the cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste sites.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027282
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesSuperfund for Students and Teachers Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Superfund trust fund",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Superfund Trust Fund",
  "definition": "A public trust fund created with passage of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in 1980 to be used to help pay for the cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste sites.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/superfund-trust-fund/"
}

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