Surveillance and maintenance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027416",
  "term": "Surveillance and maintenance",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Surveillance and Maintenance",
  "definition": "All activities necessary to ensure protection of human health and the environment following completion of cleanup, disposal, or stabilization at a site or portion of a site. Long-term surveillance and maintenance includes all engineered and institutional controls designed to contain or prevent exposure to residual contamination and waste, such as surveillance activities, record-keeping activities, inspections, groundwater monitoring, ongoing pump and treat activities, cap repair, maintenance of entombed buildings or facilities, maintenance of other barriers and contained structures, access control, and posting signs.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "DOE Office of Legacy Management Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/surveillance-and-maintenance/"
}