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          HAZARDOUS WASTE
          SUPERFUND DATABASE
          THESAURUS
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Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection

        Hazardous Waste
      Superfund  Database
             Thesaurus

             January 1993
       Information Access Branch, PM-211D
    Information Management and Services Division
    Office of Information Resources Management
  Office of Administration and Resources Management
       U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                 Room 2904
              401M Street, S.W.
             Washington, DC 20460
                (202) 260-5934
                          U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
                          Region 5, LibrcTv 'P(_-!2J)
                          77 Wss> J,:^s;n 3,-. . ^rd, 12th Floor
                          Chicago, it 60604-3590

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 HAZARDOUS WASTE  SUPERFUND COLLECTION AND DATABASE
•  The Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection (HWSFC) is
a special EPA Headquarters Library Collection on the subject
of hazardous waste. Access to the Collection is enhanced by
a Database (HWSFD) of bibliographic entries which
correspond to each item in the Collection. The EPA
Information Access Branch is responsible for the contents
and maintenance of the Collection and Database.
ACCESS
GOALS

The Collection and Database:

•  Provide a unified resource of major hazardous waste
reports, books and journals available through the EPA
Library Network.

•  Provide current information to assist EPA staff in making
timely and effective policy and regulatory policy decisions.

•  Assist in the transfer of hazardous waste information
from the EPA to the states as part of the Agency's technology
transfer effort.
CONTENTS
•  Continually growing, the Collection contains books and
journals, legislation and regulations, reports from Federal
agencies, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
(C- \VER) policy and guidance directives and EPA reports
ntM. selected program offices.

•  The Database  mirrors the contents of the Collection.  A
user can search the Database with little or no computer
experience.
•  The Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection is available
for use in the EPA Headquarters Library. Selected
documents from the Collection are distributed to the 10 EPA
Regional libraries and laboratories in Ada, OK; Cincinnati,
OH; Edison, NJ; Las Vegas, NV; Research Triangle Park, NC
and the National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC)
in Denver, CO.

• The Database is updated quarterly and reflects ongoing
acquisitions to the Collection.

•  The Database is available to the public through the EPA
Online Library System (OLS) which resides on the EPA
mainframe. To access it, the user will need a computer,
modem and telecommunications software. The dial in
number is (919) 549-0720. The parameters are as follows:

300-9600 baud rate
7 bits
1 stop bit
even parity

At the first prompt, the user types F to access "EPA OLS".
The user then follows the prompts.
To log off, the user types Q and follows the prompts.
For user support, call: (800) 334-2405.  For a user manual to
OLS, call (919) 541-2777.

•  A PC version of the Database can be used at the HQ
Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection Reference area. It is
also on display at EPA's new Public Information Center.

For more information about the PC version call:

       Felice Sacks (contractor)
       Head Librarian of the HWSFC
       (202) 260-3021
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                               CONTENTS
                                                                    PAGE
Introduction             	     v
Guide to Format          	     vfi
Keywords Added         	     viii
Acronyms               	     ix

PART ONE:
Alphabetical Ust of Keywords	     1

PART TWO:
List of Corporate Sources  	     51
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INTRODUCTION
            This Hazardous Waste Superfund Database Thesaurus (Thesaurus) provides
            an index to terminology related to hazardous waste and facilitates the use
            of the Hazardous Waste Superfund Database (HWSFD).  In this third
            edition of the Thesaurus new keywords have been added to ensure that
the Thesaurus reflects current concerns in the field of hazardous waste. Several
keywords, which were not used extensively, have been deleted.

      The Thesaurus is divided into two parts: the Alphabetical List of Keywords and
the List of Corporate Sources. The first part lists the Database indexing terms
alphabetically with an accompanying definition. Beneath each term are found other
terms that have been classified as "broader"(BT), "narrower"(NT), or "related"(RT) to
the listed keyword. The List of Corporate Sources contains a complete list of names
and acronyms for organizational sources currently indexed within the collection. This
list will aid users in their search for documents prepared by EPA Offices or other
government agencies.

      The terms and their accompanying definitions have not been subject to peer
review. This Thesaurus is meant as an aid to individuals searching only the Hazardous
Waste Superfund Database. These terms and their definitions in no way reflect the
official views or policy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

      The Hazardous Waste Superfund Database allows patrons access to information
in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hazardous Waste Superfund
Collection (HWSFC).  The Collection consists of: EPA reports, policy and guidance
directives from the EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER),
commercially published books, audiovisual materials, legislation, regulations, and
reports from selected Government Agencies, such as the General Accounting Office.
All items contained within the Collection have as their primary focus the subject of
hazardous waste. For more information on these documents, please refer to Guide to
Key Documents and Information Sources which is part of the Superfund Information Access
      Each item in the Collection corresponds to a record in the Hazardous Waste
Superfund Database. The Thesaurus lists subject terms used to classify the documents
in the Collection.  Users of the Thesaurus will formulate more effective searches and
retrieve more pertinent records from the Database.

      The Hazardous Waste Superfund Database can be accessed by dialing into
EPA's mainframe or using computer programs on a personal computer. Details for
access are contained in the Superfund Information Access Series publication, Hazardous
Waste Suverfund Database Users Manual

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       For further information about this document or the Hazardous Waste Superfund
Collection, contact the following librarians of the Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection:
Felice Sacks, (contractor), Head Librarian, or Fabienne McGovern (contractor), Reference
Librarian at 202/260-5934. The address is U.S. FJ»A Headquarters Library, Room 2904, Mail
Code PM-211A, 401M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.
This document is part of a series entitled Superfund Information Access Series. The series is a
comprehensive guide to information resources available at the Environmental Protection Agency on
the subject of the Superfund program and related hazardous waste topics. The individual
publications comprising the series are as follows:

• Guide to Key Documents and Information Sources - describes individual document types
forming the core of the Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection and categorizes the
Collection according to reference type and subtopics. Provides information on obtaining
publications.

• Journals - an annotated guide to journals and other serials covering hazardous waste
topics.

• Databases and Electronic Systems - fact sheets on databases and bulletin board systems
supported by EPA and containing data related to hazardous waste.

• Hazardous Waste Superfund Database Users Manual - a guide for using the online and PC
versions of the Hazardous Waste Superfund Database.

• Hazardous Waste Superfund Database Thesaurus - a keyword guide for terms used to search
the Hazardous Waste Superfund Database.

• Legislation and Regulations - information about legislative and regulatory sources within
the Collection.

• Building a Hazardous Waste Collection - a "how to" book on acquiring basic items for a
hazardous waste collection.
Reference herein to any specific commercial publisher or service does not constitute or imply
endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the EPA. M
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                      GUIDE TO THE FORMAT
Shown below is a sample entry from the Alphabetical Display.

1	>Remedial Actions - Those solutions either proposed or actually
2	>undertaken for the permanent cleanup at a Superfund site. Use for
              Remedial Designs, Remedial Response.
            ->BT   Cleanup
             BT   Remedy Selection
            ->NT  Data Quality Objectives (DQO)
            ->RT   Removal Actions
        Remedial Designs

        	>use  Remedial Actions
(1)    Keyword

(2)    Definition

(3)    BT - "Broader Term." Indicates that the keyword following BT is the more
      general concept under which the listed keyword would fall. The user might
      choose to search using the broader keyword for a more comprehensive
      or general search.

(4)    NT - "Narrower Term." Indicates that the keyword following NT is a more
      specific concept under the listed keyword.  The user may choose to search
      using the narrower keyword for a more selective search.

(5)    RT - "Related Term." The keyword following RT is a concept closely related
      to the listed keyword other than the NT or BT relationships. The searcher may
      wish to search on the related keyword for a more comprehensive search.

(6)    Use - Directs the user from a term not recognized as a keyword to an
      acceptable, recognized keyword. The searcher would never search on the non-
      recognized term, rather he/she should search on the synonym or newer
      keyword that follows the phrase "use."
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                       KEYWORDS ADDED TO THE
             HAZARDOUS WASTE SUPERFUND DATABASE
                        SINCE JANUARY 1, 1992
Administrative Activities
ARARS
Carbon Adsorption
Closure
Community Relations
DOE
DOD
Decontamination
Dehalogenation
Documentation
Export
FOIA
Finances
GAO
Hazard Ranking System
Import
In-Situ Vitrification
Joint Permits
:,ead
Lender Liability
Mass Spectrometry
Notice Letter
PAH
POTW
Plume
Post-Closure
R&D
Risk Assessment
Sediment
Soil Venting
Solvent Extraction
Standards
Statistics
Toluene
Total Quality Management
VOC
Vapor Extraction
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                            ACRONYMS
CERCLA    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act




EPA       Environmental Protection Agency




HWSFC    Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection




HWSFD    Hazardous Waste Superfund Database




OS WER    Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response




RCRA      Resource Conservation and Recovery Act




SARA      Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF KEYWORDS

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                                                                       *A~List
"A" List

         use  Technology Transfer Documents
Abandoned Sites - A hazardous site, facility or generator that is no longer used due to
         permanent shutdown or disrepair.

         BT   Sites
Acids - Compounds, either organic or inorganic, that have certain similar properties, one
         being a pH of less than 7.0.

         BT   Inorganic Chemicals
         BT   Organic Chemicals
         NT   Phenol
Administrative Activities - Any tasks or activities pertaining to the management of an
         office, project or program.
Adsorption - An advanced method of treating wastes in which activated carbon removes
         organic matter from wastewater.

         BT   Physical Treatment
Aerated Lagoons

         use  Lagoons
Aeration - Biological treatment that is marked by the circulation of oxygen through a
         substance such as wastewater.

         BT   Biological Treatment
         NT   Aerated Lagoons
         RT   Aerobic Biodegradation
         RT   Anaerobic Biodegradation
Aerobic Biodegradation - Biological treatment through which microorganisms
        metabolize biodegradable organics in aqueous waste in an oxygen environment.
        Includes activated sludge process.

        BT   Biological Treatment
        RT   Aeration
        RT   Anaerobic Biodegradation
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Air
Air - The atmosphere of the earth, characterized by a mixture of gases, including
         nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, neon, and helium.

         BT   Environmental Media
Air Stripping - System which provides for mass transfer of volatile organic contaminants
         from a liquid phase to a gas phase. A type of physical treatment.

         BT   Physical Treatment
Alternative Concentration Limits - (ACL) Limits, determined by an EPA Regional
         Administrator, which permit the occurrence of higher levels of hazardous
         substances than normally allowed.

         BT   Regulations
Alternative Technologies - Any unit operations and their related equipment that
         permanently alter the composition and toxicity of hazardous waste through
         biological, physical, thermal, and chemical treatment or through a stabilization/
         solidification process.

         BT   Control Methods
         NT   Best Demonstrated Available Treatment
         NT   Biological Treatment
         NT   Chemical Treatment
         NT   Mobile Treatment
         NT   Physical Treatment
         NT   Stabilization/Solidification
         NT   Thermal Treatment
         RT   Conventional Treatment
         RT   SITE Program
Anaerobic Biodegradation - Biological treatment in which microorganisms metabolize
         biodegradable organics in aqueous waste in an oxygen deficient environment.

         BT   Biological Treatment
         RT   Aeration
         RT   Aerobic Biodegradation
Analysis - The testing of substances to determine their chemical composition or hazardous
         characteristics. Use for testing.

         BT   Assessment
         NT   Corrosivity
         NT   EP Toxicity
         NT   Gas Chromatography
         NT   Ignitability

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                                             Appendix VIII Constituents
         NT  Incompatibility
         NT  Reactivity
         RT   Methodology
         RT   Monitoring
Appendix VIII Constituents - As listed in 40 CFR 261. These chemicals when found in
         a substance are used as criteria for placement on a Hazardous Substance List.
         Includes Principal Organic Constituents.

         BT   Hazardous Substance Lists
Aquifer - Underground bed or layer of earth, gravel, or porous stone containing water.

         BT   Soil

ARARS  - (Applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements.) Requirements established
         by SARA to ensure that Federal or State cleanup standards of control and other
         environmental protection requirements, criteria or limitations for hazardous wastes
         are applicable or relevant and appropriate to the Superfund site.


Asbestos * Fibrous magnesium silicate. Highly carcinogenic.

         BT   Carcinogens
         BT   Inorganic Chemicals
Assessment - The quantitative and qualitative study of hazardous waste and its
         sources. May include its effects on the environment, including the human
         population.

         NT  Analysis
         NT  Ecological Risk
         NT  Economic Assessment
         NT  Generators
         NT  Human Health Risk
         NT  Methodology
         NT  Monitoring
ATSDR - (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.)

         NT   Toxicological Profile


Audits - A formal examination of the financial activities of an organization.

         BT   Economic Assessment

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"B- Ust	



"B" List

         use  Technology Transfer Documents
Backfill - The process through which a previously excav  od hazardous waste site is rilled
         with non-contaminated organic material and ve.  cation.

         BT   Landfills
         RT   Capping
         RT   Excavation
Batteries - A group of cells or one cell which store an electric charge and emit a current.
         Source of hazardous waste.

         BT   Industry
BOAT - (Best Demonstrated Available Treatment). Ranking of hazardous waste
         alternative technologies for each specific waste. Ranking is based on factors such as
         availability and performance.

         BT   Alternative Technologies
Bibliographies - A list of citations of journal articles, books, or reports.

         BT   Information Sources
Bioassay - Use of living organisms to measure the effect of a substance on the
         environment.

         BT   Sensing Techniques
Biological Tieatment - Alternative technology process whereby the organic components
         of hazardous waste are biologically decomposed or altered under controlled
         conditions to a state which is either non-toxic or less toxic than its pretreatment state.
         Includes composting.

         BT   Alternative Technologies
         NT  Aeration
         NT  Aerobic Biodcgradation
         NT  Anaerobic Biodegradation
         NT  Stabilization Ponds
Boilers - Vessels in which hazardous waste is used as supplementary fueFto coal or oil.

         BT   Incineration

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                                                                        •C"  List
 "C" List

         use  Technology Transfer Documents
California List - List of liquid hazardous wastes containing certain metals, cyanides, PCBs,
         corrosives, etc. List subsequently incorporated into the provisions of the Hazardous
         and Solid Waste Amendments.

         BT   Regulations
Capping - The covering of a landfill, injection well, etc., after operations have ceased.

         BT   Landfills
         BT   Underground Injection
         RT   Backfill
Carbon Adsorption - The use of activated carbon to control effluents/emissions by
         absorbing VOCs from a flue gas stream or water.
Carcinogens - Chemicals that cause cancer. Includes polycydic aromatic hydrocarbons.

         BT   Hazardous Substances
         NT   Asbestos
         NT   Dioxins
         NT   Phenol
         NT   PCB
Case Studies - A document that summarizes the history, including contamination and
         remediation, of a particular hazardous waste site.

         BT   Information Sources
Cement Kiln Dust

         use  Pozzolanic Process
Cementing - Process through which wastes are stirred in water and then mixed directly
         with cement. Suspended particles are incorporated into hardened concrete.

         BT   Stabilization/Solidification

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Centrification
Centrif ication - The separation of hazardous waste through the use of centrifugal force.
        The waste is placed in a confined vessel and then rapidly rotated, forcing the
        components of the waste to break apart and separate at the outermost walls of the
        vessel.

        6T   Phase Separation
CERCLA - (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.)

        BT   Legislation
        NT   Post-Closure Liability Fund
        RT   CERCLIS
        RT   SARA
        RT   Superfund
CERCLIS - (Comprehensive Emergency Response, Compensation and Liability Information
        System.) EPA database that tracks Superfund cleanup actions.

        BT   Superfund
        RT   CERCLA
        RT   Databases
Chemical Treatment - Alternative technology processes and related equipment that alter
         the chemical structure of the hazardous constituents so that the resulting material is
         less hazardous than the original waste.

         BT   Alternative Technologies
         NT   Chlorinolysis
         NT   Neutralization
         NT   Dechlorination
         NT   Dehalogertation
Chlorinolysis - Chemical treatment process characterized by the addition of large amounts
         of chlorine to waste at high temperatures. The process reduces the hazardous
         nature of the waste.

         BT   Chemical Treatment
Civil Judicial Action - Legal action brought about by the EPA to enforce or protect the
        private rights of citizens. Use for all types of legal action, except criminal
        proceedings.

        BT   Litigation
        RT   Criminal Judicial Action

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                                                                      Claims
Claims - Action through which a person or entity demands a right or due.

         BT   Liability


dean Air Act

         BT   Legislation


Clean Water Act

         BT   Legislation
         NT   31KK) Fund


Cleanup - Process of restoring a hazardous waste site or spill.

         BT   Superfund
         NT   Pre-Remedial
         NT   Remedial Actions
         NT   RI/FS
         NT   Remedy Selection
         NT   Removal Actions
         RT   Restoration
         RT   Treatability Study
Closure - Actions taken by an owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility to prepare the
         site for long-term care and to make it suitable for other uses after wastes are no
         longer accepted.
Commercial

        use  Industry
Community Awareness - The disclosure of the dangers of hazardous chemicals to
        workers and the community at large; also, the participation of community groups in
        the preparation of emergency plans.

        BT  Emergency Preparedness
        NT  Material Safety Data Sheets
        NT  Notification
        RT  Right-to-Know
Community Relations - The effort to establish two-way communication with the public
        to create an understanding of EPA programs and related actions as well as assure
        the public input into the Agency's decision-making process.

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Compliance
Compliance - Within the context of regulations, fulfilling the requirements of specific rules
        and provisions.

        BT   Regulations
        RT   Non-compliance


Composting

        use   Biological Treatment


Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

        use   CERCLA
Confidentiality - Withholding of precise chemical information considered proprietary by
        private companies.

        BT  Notification
Consent Decree - Agreement by defendant to cease activities asserted as illegal by EPA.
        Upon approval of agreement by the court, the EPA action against thedefendant is
        dropped.

        BT  Enforcement
Construction - Erection of both residential and nonresidential buildings. Potential source of
         hazardous waste.

        BT  Industry
Containers - Any package, can, barrel, or containing device other than tanks or drums, used
        to enclose a hazardous waste.

        BT    Storage
        NT   Corrosion
        NT   Drums
        NT   Storage Tanks
Contamination - The process by which a physical, chemical, biological, or radiological
        substance or matter has an adverse effect on air, water, or soil.

        BT   Ecological Risk
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                                                               Contractors
Contractors - Entities that are temporarily hired by the government to provide a particular
         service. In the case of hazardous waste management, contractors may be involved
         in the storage, treatment, or disposal of hazardous waste.

         BT  Management
         RT  Treatability Study
Contracts - Agreements in which one party performs a service in exchange for financial
         remuneration or a return service.

         BT   Management
Control Methods - Means by which the toxirity of hazardous waste is lessened or its
         impact minimized through either (1) containment and storage (Conventional
         Treatment),(2) treatment (see Alternative Technologies) or (3) minimization at the
         source.

         NT   Alternative Technologies
         NT   Conventional Treatment
         NT   Equipment
         NT   In-situ
         NT   Ocean Dumping
         NT   TSDF
         NT   Waste Minimization
Conventional Treatment - Removal or containment of hazardous waste to regulated
        land treatment sites. Waste is neither treated nor destroyed. Continued
        maintenance is required to monitor potential contamination of surrounding
        environment. Solution is not permanent.

        BT   Control Methods
        NT   Land Treatment
        NT   Landfills
        NT   Liners
        NT   Storage
        NT   Surface Impoundments
        NT   Transportation
        NT   Underground Injection
        RT   Alternative Technologies
        RT   Waste Minimization
Cooperative Agreements - The process by which a state enters into an agreement with
        the EPA to manage the remedial response of a site.

        BT  Legal Aspects
Corrective Actions

        use  Removal Actions or Remedial Actions

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Corrosion
 Corrosion -The gradual wearing away of storage tanks, that eventually leads to leakage
         and contamination.

         BT   Containers
         BT   Drums
         BT   Storage Tanks
 Corrosivity - Characteristic of a hazardous waste marked by the waste's ability to dissolve
         metals or burn the skin.

         BT   Analysis
         RT   EPToxicity
         RT   Ignitability
         RT   Reactivity
 Cost Recovery - Process by which EPA documents and attempts to recover the maximum
         practical amount of money due from responsible parties for Superfund financed
         cleanups.

         BT   Liability
         RT   PRP
         RT   Responsible Parties
         RT   Settlements
 Costs - The amount of money needed for the cleanup of a site or the maintenance of a
         program. Can also be used to define the long-term economic costs due to hazardous
         waste contamination.

         BT   Economic Assessment
         RT   Mixed Funding
 Criminal Judicial Action - Legal action brought by EPA against those parties charged
         with violating criminal laws.

         BT   Litigation
         RT   Civil Judicial Action
 Data - Information used to assess the toxic nature of a substance. Also used to mean general
         facts or figures from which conclusions can be made.

         BT   Methodology
         RT   Data Quality Objectives
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                                               Data Quality Objectives
 Data Quality Objectives - (DQO) Quantitative and qualitative statements outlining the
         decision-making process and data required to support EPA remedial actions
         decisions.

         6T   Remedial Actions
         RT   Data
         RT   Methodology
 Databases - Computerized information systems.

         BT   Information Sources
         RT   CERCLIS
De Minimis - Type of settlement through which parties that contribute very small amounts
         of hazardous wastes to a site are able to settle with the EPA for small or "de
         minimis" amounts.

         BT   Settlements
Decontamination - Purifying a substance by removing its hazardous characteristics.

         RT   Cleanup
Dehalogenation - Remediation technology where halogens remove organic chemicals by
         chemically replacing them with hydrogen or hydroxide ions in order to detoxify the
         substance.

         BT   Alternative Technologies
Delisting - Process of excluding a waste from regulation as hazardous.

         BT   Hazardous Substance Lists
         RT   Exemptions
Design - A general plan or program used in hazardous waste treatment, disposal, and
         storage.

         BT  Methodology
Dioxins - Family of compounds with common triple ring structure of two benzene rings
         interconnected with a pair of oxygen atoms.

        BT  Carcinogens
        BT  Organic Chemicals
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Directives
 Directives - Special series of policy and guidance documents that provide interpretation,
         suggestions, and recommendations consistent with legislation.

         BT   Policy
         RT   Guidance
Directories - Lists of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of a particular set of
         individuals or organizations.

         BT   Information Sources
Disposal

         use  Conventional Treatment


Documentation  - A collection or compilation of written informational material.


DOD - (United States Department of Defense.)


DOE - (United States Department of Energy.)
Drinking Water - Any raw or finished water source that is or may be used as a public water
         system or as drinking water by one or more individuals.

         BT   Water
Drums - A circular vessel, commonly used to house hazardous waste.

         BT   Containers
         NT   Corrosion
Dumps

         use  Landfills or Ocean Dumping
Dusts - A finely ground dry mixture containing a small amount of pesticide with an inert
         carrier such as day.

         BT   Solid Wastes
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                                                          Ecological Risk
Ecological Risk - Discussion of the risk or damage to organic matter (plant and animal life)
        as well as inorganic matter (air, water, soil, etc.).

        6T   Assessment
        NT  Contamination
        NT  Environmental Impact Statement
        NT  Natural Resources
        NT  Restoration
Economic Assessment - Estimating the monetary value of a program, procedure or
        event, and/or the monetary value of the effects of such a procedure, program, or
        event.

        BT   Assessment
        NT  Audits
        NT  Costs
        NT  Economic Impact
        NT  Fee Systems
        NT  Taxes
Economic Impact - Includes the social and/or economic impact of a particular decision or
        action.

        BT   Economic Assessment
        RT   Liability
Electrodialysis - A physical treatment process through which heat energy is applied to a
        solution, slurry, or suspended solid mixture to vaporize part of the mixture while
        concentrating the semisolid components.

        BT  Membrane Separation
Electroplating - Production of a thin coat of metal on a surface. Source of hazardous
        waste.

        BT  Industry
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

        use  Right-to-Know
Emergency Preparedness - Protective measures, mandated by the Right-to-Know
        provision of Title 3 of SARA, that are to be implemented by a company or
        community after a hazardous waste spill or emission.

        NT  Community Awareness
        NT  Emergency Response
        RT  Right-to-Know
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Emergency Response
Emergency Response - Action(s) taken to contain the release of hazardous substances
        in the environment.

        BT   Emergency Preparedness
        NT  Emergency Response Plans
        NT  Environmental Response Team
        NT  Releases
        NT  Removal Actions
Emergency Response Plans - Plans developed at the State or local level, that detail
        procedures and responses to hazardous spills and releases in local communities.

        BT  Emergency Response
Emissions - Gaseous waste materials discharged into the environment.

        BT   Waste Types


Energy - Power produced from a source such as fuel.

        BT   Generators
        NT  Geothennal
        NT  Radioactivity
        NT  Utilities
Enforcement - The means employed to force violators or potential violators of the law to
        obey the laws or make restitution for the transgression of those laws.

        BT   Legal Aspects
        NT  Consent Decree
        NT  Illegal Actions
        NT  Litigation
        NT  Mediation
        NT  Negotiations
        NT  Settlements
        RT   Section 3008(h)
Environmental Impact Statement - (EIS) Document that provides information
        concerning the positive and negative effects on the environment of major projects or
        legislative proposals.

        BT  Ecological Risk
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                                                  Environmental Media
 Environmental Media - The three major components of the environment in which flora
         and fauna live: air, water, and soil.

         BT   Natural Resources
         NT  Air
         NT  Sediment
         NT  Soil
         NT  Water
Environmental Response Team - Group of hazardous waste experts who provide
         multidisciplinary assistance to EPA's other hazardous waste experts.

         BT   Emergency Response
Environmental Risk

         use  Ecological Risk
EP Toxicity - Characteristic of a hazardous waste marked by high concentrations of heavy
         metals or specific pesticides.

         BT   Analysis
         RT   Corrosivity
         RT   Ignitability
         RT   Reactivity
Equipment - Machines used to provide a variety of services in the treatment, storage, and
         disposal of hazardous waste.

         BT   Control Methods
         NT   Retro-fit
Evaporation - A physical treatment process through which heat energy is applied to a
         solution, slurry, or suspended solid mixture to vaporize part of the mixture while
         concentrating the semisolid components.

         BT   Physical Treatment
Excavation - Physical treatment process through which a hazardous waste is removed from
        within the ground.

        BT   Physical Treatment
        RT   Backfill
        RT   Extraction
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Exemptions
Exemptions - The release of an entity from a previously determined obligation related to
         hazardous waste regulation.

         BT   Regulations
         RT   Delisting
Export - The shipping/emission of hazardous waste outside of the original generators facility.
         Most commonly associated with transport of wastes over state/national borders.

         RT   Import
Extraction - Physical treatment process through which dissolved or absorbed substances
         are transferred from a liquid or solid phase of a solvent.

         BT   Physical Treatment
         NT   Soil Washing/Soil Flushing
         NT   Supercritical Extraction
         RT   Excavation
Facility Standards - Operating guidelines, determined by the EPA, for treatment, storage,
        and disposal facilities.

        BT   Regulations
        RT   Location Standards
Feasibility Study

         use  RI/FS
Federal Facilities - Federally owned buildings or sites or federally run programs  that are
        sources of hazardous waste.

        BT   Generators
        RT   DOD
        RT   DOE
Fee Systems - Method for funding hazardous waste disposal in which the "user" is
         assessed a fee for use of disposal program.

         BT   Economic Assessment
Filtration - A physical treatment process in which suspended solids are removed from a fluid
         by passage through a porous media with a force of gravity.

         BT   Physical Treatment
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                                                                     Finances
 Finances - Relating to cost and other monetary transactions in the management of contracts,
         programs and other administrative activities.
 Financial Responsibility Reqtlirements - The requirement through which owners and
         operators prove adequate funding is available through insurance or trust funds for
         their closure or post-closure plans.

         BT  Regulations
 Fires - Combustion associated with a release of hazardous materials.

         BT  Releases
 Fluidized Bed Incineration - Type of incineration that uses refractory-lined vessels
         containing a bed of graded, inert granular material.

         BT   Incineration
 FOIA - Documents that can only be requested pursuant to the Freedom of
         Information Act.
Fuels

         use  Petroleum
Funds - Sources of money for hazardous waste cleanup and control, raised through taxes
         and authorized by legislation.

         BT   Legislation
         NT  31KK) Fund
         NT  LUST Trust Fund
         NT  Post-Closure Liability Fund
         RT   Superfund
         RT   Taxes
GAO - (United States General Accounting Office.)


Garbage

         use  Solid Wastes
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Gas Chromatography
Gas Chromatography - Method for separating and analyzing complex mixtures of volatile
        organic and inorganic compounds.

        BT   Analysis
Gasoline

         use   Petroleum
Generators - Producers of hazardous waste. May be further defined by industry, quantity, or
         source.

         BT   Assessment
         NT   Energy
         NT   Federal Facilities
         NT   Industry
         NT   Municipalities
         NT   Sites
         NT   Small Quantity Generators
         RT   Waste Types
Geothermal - A form of energy produced from the heat of the earth's interior.

        BT  Energy
Government - Reserved for items of a very general nature. Use international, local, or State
         for issues addressed at such levels; otherwise, items are assumed to address
         issues, policies, programs, etc., at the Federal or national level.

         NT  Local
         NT  State
         RT  International
         RT  Legislation
         RT  Regulations
Groundwater - Fresh water below the earth's surface.

         BT   Water
         RT   Surface Water
Guidance - Documents or portions of documents that provide interpretation,suggestions, or
         recommendations consistent with legislation.

         BT   Policy
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                                             Hazard Ranking System
Hazard Ranking System - A numerically based system designed to evaluate the relative
        risk to human health or the environment posed by a site.

        RT  Mitre Model
        RT  NPL
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments

        use  HSWA
Hazardous Substance Lists - Total of four lists of substances that meet requirements as
        hazardous as defined by 40 CFR sec. 261 subpart D. Use for Listed Hazardous
        Waste.

        BT  Regulations
        NT  Appendix Vm Constituents
        NT  Delisting
Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund

        use  Superfund


Hazardous Substances - Substances that adversely affect the life process.

        NT  Carcinogens
        NT  Inorganic Chemicals
        NT  Mutagens
        NT  Organic Chemicals
        NT  Pesticides
        RT  Waste Types


Hazardous Waste Trust Fund

        use  Superfund
HEAS - (Health Effects Assessments.) Special type of document that summarizes and
        evaluates adverse health effects associated with a particular chemical.

        BT   Human Health Risk
        RT   HEEDS
        RT   KEEPS
        RT   Toxicological Profile
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HEEDS
HEEDS - (Health and Environmental Effects Documents.) Special type of
         document prepared to support listings under RCRA and provide health-related
         limits for emergency actions under CERCLA.

         BT   Human Health Risk
         RT   HEAS
         RT   HEEPS
         RT   lexicological Profile
HEEPS - (Health and Environmental Effects Profiles.) Special type of document
         prepared to support listings of hazardous constituents under Section 3001 of RCRA
         and provide health related limits for emergency actions under Section 101 of
         CERCLA.

         BT   Human Health Risk
         RT   HEAS
         RT   HEEDS
         RT   Toxicological Profile
Herbicides

        use   Pesticides
Households - A building that typically houses a family or a group of families. Households
        are potential sources of hazardous waste.

        BT  Municipalities
        RT  Solid Wastes
HSWA - (Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments.) Amendments to RCRA.

        BT   Legislation
        BT   RCRA
        NT   Section 3008(h)
Human Health Risk - Includes health risks to individuals as well as the public at large. For
        more general discussion of environmental risks use ecological risk.

        BT  Assessment
        NT  HEAS
        NT  HEEDS
        NT  HEEPS
        NT  Toxicological Profile
        NT  Worker Protection
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                                                             Hyperfiltration
 Hyperfiltration

         use  Membrane Separation
 Ignitability - Characteristic of hazardous waste whereby it is easily combustible or
          flammable.

         BT   Analysis
         RT   Corrosivity
         RT   EP Toxicity
         RT   Reactivity
Illegal Actions - Violation of a law or regulation.

         BT   Enforcement


Immobilization

         use  Stabilization/Solidification
Import - The bringing in of a substance deemed hazardous to an entity from an outside
         source.

         RT   Export
In-Situ - Treatment of contaminated soils applied without the excavation of the materials to
         be treated.

         BT   Control Methods
In-Situ Vitrification - Remediation technology process that treats soils and sludges,
         contaminated by mixtures of various wastes, by electrically melting the waste media,
         creating a stable glass-like solid.

         BT   Alternative Technologies
Incineration - Controlled process that uses combustion to convert a waste to a less bulky,
        less toxic material in an oxygenated environment.

        BT   Thermal Treatment
        NT   Boilers
        NT   Fluidized Bed Incineration
        NT   Industrial Kilns
        NT   Liquid Injection Incineration
        NT   Molten Salt Incineration
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Incompatibility
Incompatibility - Characteristics of two hazardous waste substances that when put
         together cause combustion or any other potentially dangerous action.

         BT   Analysis
Indemnification - Securing against loss or damage.

         BT   Liability


Indian Lands - Land that is part of an Indian reservation.
Industrial Kilns - Vessels constructed of steel casings and lined with refractory brick in
         which hazardous waste is burned as fuel. Includes cement, lime, aggregated, and
         clay kilns.

         BT   Incineration
         NT   Rotary Kilns
Industry - Private generators of hazardous waste. Use for commercial.

         BT   Generators
         NT   Batteries
         NT   Construction
         NT   Electroplating
         NT   Mining
Infectious Wastes - Waste capable of producing an infectious disease, characterized by
         the presence of a pathogen with sufficient virulence to cause illness. Use for
         "Medical Wastes" or "Subtitle J".

         BT   Waste Types
Information Sources - Sources of information pertaining to hazardous waste.

         BT   Management
         NT   Bibliographies
         NT   Case Studies
         NT   Databases
         NT   Directories
         NT   Inventories
         NT   Technology Transfer Documents
         RT   Statistics
Injection Wells

         use  Underground Injection


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                                              Innovative Technologies
Innovative Technologies

         use   Alternative Technologies


Inorganic Chemicals - Non-carbon chemical compounds.

         BT   Hazardous Substances
         NT   Acids
         NT   Asbestos
         NT   Metals
         NT   Solvents
         RT   Organic Chemicals


Inspections - Examination of a hazardous waste site, facility, or generator.

         BT   Monitoring
Insurance - Contract that guaranties protection, through compensation, from loss or
         damage.

         BT  Liability
         NT  Private Insurance
Interim Prohibition - Section 9003(g) of RCRA. Prohibits the installation of underground
        storage tanks for storing hazardous substances unless certain requirements are met.

        BT  RCRA
Interim Status - Status of hazardous waste disposal facility until a permit to operate the
        facility under RCRA guidelines is granted or denied.

        BT  Regulation
        RT  Loss of Interim Status
        RT  Permits
        RT  RCRA
International - Includes items that discuss the United States and other nations together, or
        items that solely discuss nations other than the United States.

        BT  Government
        RT  Local
        RT  State
Inventories - Lists of particular items.

        BT  Information Sources


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Joint Permits
Joint Permits - The permitting of a Treatment, Storage, and Disposal facility under State and
         Federal permits.
Lagoons - Natural or artificial wastewater ponds or basins in which mechanical
         (or diffused) air is used to supplement natural oxygen supply.
Land Treatment - Means of waste management in which wastes are deposited and
         worked into the soil where natural processes degrade and demobilize the hazardous
         constituents within the soil.

         BT   Conventional Treatment
Landfills - Disposal facilities where hazardous waste is placed in containers, or in bulk form,
         covered with soils and left indefinitely.

         BT   Conventional Treatment
         NT   Backfill
         NT   Capping
         NT   Open Landfills
         RT   Backfill
Lawsuits

         use  Litigation


Leachates - A liquid that results from water collecting contaminants as it trickles through
         wastes, agricultural pesticides, or fertilizers.

         BT   Waste Types
         RT   Leaching
Leaching - Process by which hazardous chemicals are dissolved or carried away by water
         or moved into a lower layer of soil.

         BT   Migration
         RT   Leachates
Lead - A heavy metal that is hazardous to health if breathed or swallowed. Its use in gasoline,
         paints, and plumbing compounds has been sharply restricted or eliminated by
         Federal laws and regulations.

         RT   Metals
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                                                           Legal Aspects
Legal Aspects - Legislation and resultant regulations, funds, enforcement procedures, and
        liability related to hazardous waste enforcement.

        NT  Cooperative Agreements
        NT  Enforcement
        NT  Legislation
        NT  Liability
        NT  Regulations
Legislation - Laws, amendments, and particular funds created by the laws.

        BT   Legal Aspects
        NT  CERCLA
        NT  Clean Ak Act
        NT  Clean Water Act
        NT  Funds
        NT  HSWA
        NT  OSHA
        NT  RCRA
        NT  Reauthorization
        NT  SARA
        NT  TSCA
        RT   Government
Lender Liability - The potential liability of a lending institution for the actions of the
        borrower.
Liability - Economic responsibility for costs involved in cleanup of a site.

        BT   Legal Aspects
        NT  Claims
        NT  Cost Recovery
        NT  Indemnification
        NT  Insurance
        NT  Penalties
        NT  PRP
        NT  Responsible Parties
        RT   Economic Impact
        RT   Mixed Funding
Liners - Materials used to prevent the migration of hazardous waste to the surrounding
        environment.

        BT  Conventional Treatment
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Liquid Infection Incineration
 Liquid Injection Incineration - Process which uses a series of atomizing devices to
         introduce finely divided droplets of waste mixed with air into a refractory-lined
         combustion chamber.

         BT   Incineration
Liquid Wastes - A waste of fluid form.

         BT   Waste Types
         NT  Slurry
Listed Hazardous Waste

         use  Hazardous Substance Lists


Litigation - Use for lawsuits. Legal action brought in an administrative or judicial forum.

         BT   Enforcement
         NT  Civil Judicial Action
         NT  Criminal Judicial Action
Local - Includes Government agencies, programs, laws, etc., below the State level such as
         municipal or county.

         BT   Government
         RT   International
         RT   Municipalities
         RT   State
Location Standards - Requirements specific to a site.

         BT   Regulations
         RT   Facility Standards
Loss of Interim Status - (LOIS) The revocation of interim status of a hazardous waste
        facility, caused by the inability of the facility to meet certain RCRA requirements.

        BT  Regulations
        RT  Interim Status
        RT  Permits
        RT  RCRA
  JST Trust Fund - The Fund created by Subtitle I of the HSWA for Federal response to
        the problem of leaking underground storage tanks (LUST).

        BT   Funds
        BT   Subtitle I

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                                                              Management
Management - The supervision of programs, policies, regulations, etc., and the
         tools used in such supervision.

         NT   Contractors
         NT   Contracts
         NT   Policy
         NT   Training
Manifest - Invoice of cargo of a shipment of hazardous waste. Regulations require every
         shipment of hazardous waste to have a manifest with copies submitted to State and
         regional offices.

         6T   Transportation
Mass Spectrometry - Analysis of a substance or mixture of substances by electromagnetic
         separation of ions.

         BT   Analysis
         BT   Methodology
Material Safety Data Sheets - (MSDS) Documents) which delineate physical
         properties, exposure limits, emergency procedures, etc., for specific hazardous
         chemicals.

         BT   Community Awareness
         RT   Training
Materials Recovery - Reclamation of useful constituent fractions within a
         waste material or the removal of contaminants from a waste source that allows it to
         be reused.

         BT   Waste Minimization
         RT   Recycling
         RT   Source Reduction
Mediation - The process of the settling of a dispute by a third party.

         BT   Enforcement
         RT   Negotiations
         RT   Settlements
Medical Waste

         use   Infectious Wastes
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Membrane Separation
Membrane Separation - Separation of solutes or contaminants from liquids through the
         use of semipermeable membranes. The membranes selectively reject contaminants.
         Includes ultrafiltration and hyperfiltration. A physical treatment process.

         BT   Physical Treatment
         NT   Electrodialysis

Metals - Includes trace metals and heavy metals.

         BT   Inorganic Chemicals
         RT   Lead
Methodology - Procedures used, or the evaluation of procedures.

         BT   Assessment
         NT   Data
         NT   Design
         NT   Models
         NT   Quality Assurance
         NT   Sampling
         RT   Analysis
         RT   Data Quality Objectives
         RT   Monitoring
Migration - Uncontrolled movement of hazardous waste through the environment.

         BT   Monitoring
         NT   Leaching
Mining - An industry involved in the removal of ores, coal, etc. from under the surface of the
        ground.

        BT   Industry
Mitre Model - Developed by Mitre Corporation in 1981. Calculates score for potential
         Superfund sites. Those with high enough scores are placed on the National Priorities
         List.

         BT   Models
         BT   NPL
         RT   Hazard Ranking System
Mixed Funding - Monies from both Superfund and the responsible parties are used to pay
         for cleanup at Superfund sites.

         BT   Superfund
         RT   Costs
         RT   Liability
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                                                         Mobile Treatment
Mobile Treatment - Modular equipment and the corresponding processes that can be
        brought to a hazardous waste site and transported to a number of sites. Generally,
        the equipment is smaller than conventional equipment used in permanent
        structures.

        BT  Alternative Technologies
Models - An investigative tool using a mathematical or physical representation of a system
        or theory that accounts for all or some of its known properties.

        BT  Methodology
        NT  Mitre Model
Molten Salt Incineration - A form of incineration of waste material that takes place
        beneath a bed of molten salt.

        BT  Incineration
Monitoring - Periodic or continuous review of a program, facility, or the environment.

        BT  Assessment
        NT  Inspection
        NT  Migration
        NT  Sensing Techniques
        RT  Analysis
        RT  Methodology
Municipalities - Townships or cities.

        BT  Generators
        NT  Households
        NT  Sewage
        RT  Local
Mutagens - Any substance that can cause a change in genetic material.

        BT  Hazardous Substances
National Contingency Plan or National Oil and Hazardous Substances
Contingency Plan

         use  NCP
National Priorities List

         use  NPL
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Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, and other resources belonging
         to, managed by, or held in trust by the United States.

         BT   Ecological Risk
         NT   Environmental Media
NCP - (National Contingency Plan.) Establishes basic Government procedures for
         coordinating State and Federal response at Superfund sites. Use for National Oil and
         Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan.

         BT   Superfund
Negotiations - The submitting and consideration of offers until an acceptable offer is made
         and accepted.

         BT   Enforcement
         RT   Mediation
         RT   Settlements
Neutralization - Chemical treatment process in which the interaction of an acid or base
         with another solution results in solution or mixture with a ph of between 5 and 9.

         BT   Chemical Treatment
Non-compliance - The act of not meeting up to the particular requirement of a regulation.

         BT   Regulations
         RT   Compliance
Notice Letter - EPA letter which conveys a message to a particular audience. For example,
         a letter to TSDF owners or operators informing them of loss of interim status; or a
         letter to PRPs advising them of their potential liability.

         RT   Notification
         RT   PRP
         RT   TSDF
Notification - As required by Right-to-Know Provision, Title ffl of SARA, companies must
         alert residents of the release of a hazardous substance. Also, refers to any other
         method for apprising a target audience.

         BT   Community Awareness
         NT   Confidentiality
         RT   Notice Letter
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                                                                                NPL
NFL - (National Priorities List.)  List of the most hazardous sites under the Superfund
         program.

         BT   Superfund
         RT   Hazard Ranking System
         RT   Mitre Model
Nuclear Waste

         use  Radioactivity
Ocean Dumping - Disposal of hazardous and municipal waste at sea, subject to the Marine
         Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act.

         BT   Control Methods
Oceans - Bodies of salt water that cover approximately 3/4 of the surface of the earth.

         BT   Water
Of f-site - Treatment, regulation, production, etc., of hazardous waste other than at the site of
         its generation.

         BT   Sites
Oils - Non-specific term applied to several groups of organic mixtures. Includes petroleum
         oils and lubricants.

         BT   Organic Compounds
On-site - Treatment, regulation, production, etc., of hazardous waste on the property of the
         generator of the hazardous waste.

         BT   Sites
Open Landfills - Any facility or site where hazardous waste is disposed of which is not a
         sanitary landfill meeting the criteria promulgated under section 4004 of RCRA.

         BT   Landfills
         RT   Solid Wastes
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Organic Chemicals
Organic Chemicals - Chemical compounds of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide,
        carbon dioxide, carbolic acid, metallic carbides, metallic carbonates, and ammonium
        carbonate. Includes VOC or "volatile organic compounds."

        BT   Hazardous Substances
        NT   Acids
        NT   Dioxins
        NT   Oils
        NT   PAH
        NT   PCB
        NT   Solvents
        RT   Inorganic Chemicals
OSHA - (Occupational Safety and Health Act.)

        BT   Legislation


PAH - (Polycyclic aromatic hydorcarbons.)

        BT   Organic Chemicals
        RT   VOC
PCB - (Polychlorinated Biphenyls.) Any of several organic compounds used in plastics
         manufacturing or transformers that are toxic and persistent environmental
         pollutants.

         BT   Carcinogens
         BT   Organic Chemicals
Penalties - Includes both civil and criminal penalties.

         BT   Liability


Permits - Compliance of a hazardous waste facility with requirements of RCRA.

         BT   RCRA
         BT   Regulations
         RT   Interim Status
         RT   Loss of Interim Status
Pesticides - Chemical agents used to kill both plant and animal life that are seen as threats
         to agricultural productivity. Includes herbicides.

         BT   Hazardous Substances
Petroleum - An oily, dark colored liquid (a form of bitumen or mixture of various
         hydrocarbons) which is processed for fuel. Includes motor fuels, gasoline, etc.


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                                                           Phase Separation
Phase Separation - Physical treatment process used to separate solid/liquid or liquid/
         liquid suspension with different specific gravities.

         6T   Physical Treatment
         NT   Centrification
Phenol - Carbolic acid.

         BT   Acids
         BT   Carcinogens
Physical Treatment - Processes that separate waste streams by either applying physical
         forces or changing the physical form of the waste. In either case, the chemical
         structure of the waste stays the same.

         BT   Alternative Technologies
         NT   Adsorption
         NT   Air Stripping
         NT   Evaporation
         NT   Excavation
         NT   Extraction
         NT   Filtration
         NT   Membrane Separation
         NT   Phase Separation
         NT   Slurry Trenching
         NT   Steam Stripping

Plume-A visible or measurable discharge of a contaminant from a point-source. It can be
         visible or thermal in water, or visible in air.
Policy - The general principles by which the Government is guided in its management of
        public affairs. May also include the intended audience of the policy.

        BT   Management
        NT   Directives
        NT   Guidance
        NT   Regions
Pollution Fund

        use   31KK) Fund


Polychlorinated Biphenyls

        use   PCB
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

        use  Carcinogens
Polymerization - Process which uses catalysts to convert a lower order polymer of a
        particular compound to a larger order chemical multiple with different properties for
        in-place stabilization/solidification.

        BT  Stabilization/Solidification
Post-Closure - Time period following the shutdown of a hazardous waste facility. For
        monitoring purposes, this is often considered to be 30 years.

        BT  RCRA
        BT  TSDF
        RT  Closure
Post-Closure Liability Fund - Originally authorized by CERCLA to pay cost of
        monitoring and maintenance of hazardous waste sites. Repealed by SARA.

        BT  CERCLA
        BT  Funds
        BT  SARA
Potentially Responsible Parties

        use  PRP
Pozzolanic Process - Method of solidification/stabilization in which waste is mixed with
        fine grained siliceous materials such as fly ash or cement kiln dust to produce a
        solid. Use for "Fly Ash."

        BT  Stabilization/Solidification
Pre-Remedial - In the cleanup of a Superfund site the stage prior to the implementation of
        the selected remedy.

        BT  Cleanup
Principal Organic Hazardous Constituents

        use  Appendix Vm Constituents
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                                                             Private Insurance
Private Insurance - Any insurance not provided by a government entity.

         BT   Insurance
PRP - (Potentially Responsible Parties.) Parties identified by EPA which may be responsible
         for the hazardous waste at an uncontrolled hazardous waste site:

         BT   Liability
         RT   Cost Recovery
         RT   Responsible Parties
POTW - (Publicly Owned Treatment Works.) A waste treatment facility owned by a State,
         unit of local government or Indian tribe, usually designed to treat domestic
         wastewaters.

         BT   Local
         BT   State
Public Health

         use   Human Health Risk
Pyrolysis - Thermal decomposition of hazardous materials in an oxygen deficient
         atmosphere.

         BT   Thermal Treatment
Quality Assurance - A system of procedures, checks, audits, and corrective actions used
         to ensure that field work and laboratory analysis during the investigation and
         cleanup of Superfund sites meet established standards.

         BT   Methodology


R & D - Research and development of a technology application.
Radioactivity - Emission of alpha, beta, or gamma rays either naturally or as the result of
        human manipulation. Use for nuclear.

        BT   Energy
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RCRA
RCRA - (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.)

        BT   Legislation
        NT   HSWA
        NT   Interim Prohibition
        NT   Subtitle C
        NT   Subtitle D
        NT   Subtitle I
        RT   Interim Status
        RT   Loss of Interim Status
        RT   Permits
RCRA Amendments

        use   HSWA
Reactivity - Characteristic of hazardous waste whereby it is unstable and rapidly undergoes
        a chemical reaction with other materials.

        BT   Analysis
        RT   Corrosivity
        RT   EP Toxicity
        RT   Ignitability
Reauthorization - The reapproval of a specific piece of legislation or program. Includes the
        debate and discussion of the issues associated with the reauthorization.

        BT  Legislation
        RT  RCRA
        RT  SARA
        RT  Supeifund
Record of Decision

        use  ROD
Recordkeeping Requirements - Those requirements set forth in the Code of Federal
        Regulations for the transportation, collection, and disposal of hazardous waste.

        BT  Regulations
        RT  Reporting Requirements
Recycling - The use or reuse of a waste as an effective substitute for a commercial product
        or as an ingredient of feedstock in an industrial process.

        BT    Waste Minimization
        RT    Materials Recovery
        RT    Source Reduction


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                                                                         Region 1
Region 1 - Includes States of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
         Island, and Connecticut.

         BT   Regions
Region 2 - Includes States of New York and New Jersey; Puerto Rico and the Virgin
         Islands.

         BT   Regions
Region 3 - Includes States of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia;
         and the District of Columbia.

         BT   Regions
Region 4 - Includes States of Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina,
         Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi.

         BT   Regions
Region 5 - Includes States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

         BT   Regions


Region 6 - Includes States of New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

         BT   Regions


Region 7 - Includes States of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri.

         BT   Regions
Region 8 - Includes States of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, and
         Colorado.

         BT   Regions
Region 9 - Includes States of California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii; and Guam.

         BT   Regions


Region 10 - Includes States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.

         BT   Regions
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Regions
Regions - EPA administrative units.

        NT  Region 1
        NT  Region 2
        NT  Regions
        NT  Region 4
        NT  Region 5
        NT  Region 6
        NT  Region 7
        NT  Regions
        NT  Region 9
        NT  Region 10
        RT  State
Regulations - Rules or orders issued by governmental departments to carry out the intent of
        the law. Use for standards.

        BT  Legal Aspects
        NT  Alternative Concentration Limits
        NT  California List
        NT  Compliance
        NT  Exemptions
        NT  Facility Standards
        NT  Financial Responsibility Requirements
        NT  Hazardous Substance Lists
        NT  Interim Status
        NT  Location Standards
        NT  Loss of Interim Status
        NT  Non-compliance
        NT  Permits
        NT  Recordkeeping Requirements
        NT  Reporting Requirements
        RT  Government
Releases - The unintentional spill or emission of hazardous materials into the environment.

        BT   Emergency Response
        NT  Fires
Remedial Actions - Those solutions either proposed or actually undertaken for the
        permanent cleanup at a Superfund site. Use for Remedial Designs, Remedial
        Response.

        BT   Cleanup
        BT   Remedy Selection
        NT  Data Quality Objectives
        RT   Removal Actions
        RT   Superfund
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                                                         Remedial Designs
Remedial Designs

        use  Remedial Actions


Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study

        use  RI/FS


Remedial Response

        use  Remedial Actions
Remedy Selection - Process by which a methodology is chosen for the cleanup of a
        Superfund site. The selection process represents the best balance between the
        effectiveness, implementation, and cost factors examined in the Remedial
        Investigation/Feasibility Study process.

        BT  Cleanup
        NT  Remedial Actions
        NT  RI/FS
        NT  Removal Actions
Removal Actions - Cleanup actions at Superfund sites which may not be permanent in
        nature.

        BT  Cleanup
        BT  Emergency Response
        BT  Remedy Selection
        RT  Remedial Actions
Reporting Requirements - Certain requirements for the reporting of a spill or
        unintentional release of hazardous waste into the environment.

        BT  Regulations
        RT  Recordkeeping Requirements
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

        use  RCRA


Resource Recovery

        use  Materials Recovery
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Responsible Parties
Responsible Parties - Parties identified by EPA that are responsible for hazardous wastes
         at a controlled hazardous waste site. Such parties are liable for costs incurred by the
         Government for removal or immediate action, etc.

         BT   Liability
         RT   Cost Recovery
         RT   PRP
Restoration - Process of returning a damaged environment to its pre-damaged state,
         excludes Superfund program. Use for non Superfund program cleanup.

         8T   Ecological Risk
         RT   Cleanup
Retro-fit - The addition of a new item, modification or removal of an existing item of
         equipment beyond that of regular maintenance.

         BT   Equipment
RI/FS - (Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Studies.) Two studies conducted at all
         National Priority List sites. RI determines the type and extent of contamination.
         FS evaluates the cleanup alternatives.

         BT   Cleanup
         BT   Remedy Selection
         RT   ROD
Right-to-Know - Title m of SARA, "Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
         Act of 1986." Establishes: (1) regulatory program that requires the disclosure of
         information about the danger of hazardous chemicals to the public; and
         (2) emergency response plans in case of endangerment from a hazardous chemical
         or substance.

         BT   SARA
         RT   Community Awareness
         RT   Emergency Preparedness
Risk Assessment - The qualitative and quantitative evaluation performed in an effort to
         define the risk posed to human health and /or the environment by the presence or
         potential presence and/or use of specific pollutants.

         BT   Assessment
         RT   Ecological Risk
         RT   Human Health Risk
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                                                                              ROD
ROD - (Record of Decision.) Compiled for each site on the National Priorities List.
Delineates contamination, cleanup, and liability issues for each site.

         BT   Superfund
         RT   RI/FS
Rotary Kilns - Kilns in which the combustion of the waste is enhanced through the rotation
of the kiln on its axis.

         BT   Industrial Kilns
Sampling - A statistical method in which a subset of a group is used for testing or analysis.

         BT   Methodology


SARA - (Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986.) Amendments to CERCLA.

         BT   Legislation
         BT   Reauthorization
         NT   Post Closure Liability Fund
         NT   Right-to-Know
         RT   CERCLA
Section 3008(H) - Part of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments. Allows the EPA to
        take enforcement action to require corrective action or other responses necessary to
        protect human life whenever there has been a hazardous release in the
        environment.

        BT   HSWA
        RT   Enforcement
Sediment - Soils and other solids that are deposited by water to the floor of the body of water.

        RT   Soil
Sensing Techniques - Specific means by which monitoring of the environment is
         accomplished.

        BT   Monitoring
        NT   Bioassay
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Settlements
Settlements - An agreement between two parties relating to hazardous waste regulatory
         enforcement.

         BT   Enforcement
         NT   De Minimis
         RT   Cost Recovery
         RT   Mediation
         RT   Negotiations
Sewage - Waste matter, including human body wastes, carried within sewers or drains.

        BT   Municipalities


SHE Program - (Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation.) Program to accelerate
        development and use of new alternative technologies for cleanup at Superfund sites.

        BT   Superfund
        RT   Alternative Technologies


Sites - The location where hazardous waste is either generated, stored, abandoned,
        or treated, including adjacent land used in conjunction with such activities.

        BT   Generators
        NT   Abandoned Sites
        NT   Off-Site
        NT   On-Site
        NT   Uncontrolled Sites


Sludge - The concentration of solids removed from sewage during wastewater treatment.

        BT   Solid Wastes
Slurry - A watery mixture of insoluble matter that results from some pollution control
        techniques.

        BT   Liquid Wastes
Slurry Trenching - A subsurface cut-off or wall of low permeability placed near a polluting
         waste source in order to capture or contain resulting contamination. Use for 'Slurry
         Wall."

         BT  Physical Treatment
Small Quantity Generators - Businesses that produce less than 1,000 kilograms or
         2,200 pounds of hazardous waste in a month.

         BT   Generators

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                                                                             Soil
 Soil - The surface layer of the earth.

         BT  Environmental Media
         NT  Aquifer
Soil Venting - Remediation technology which involves the excavation of soil for
         treatment in an aerated mill or drum, resulting in the volatilization of VOCs.

         BT   Alternative Technologies
         BT   Cleanup
Soil Washing/Soil Flushing - Physical treatment process which extracts contaminants
         from a sludge-soil matrix using a liquid medium process. An extraction process
         specifically for soils.

         BT   Alternative Technologies
         BT   Cleanup
         BT   Extraction
Solid Wastes - Non-liquid, non-soluble materials, ranging from municipal garbage to
        industrial wastes that contain complex, and sometimes hazardous substances.

         BT   Waste Types
         NT  Dusts
         NT  Sludge
         RT   Subtitle D
Solvent Extraction - Remediation technology which uses chemical extraction processes to
         separate contaminated soil and sludge into their respective phase fractions:
         organics, water and particulate solids.

         BT   Alternative Technologies
         BT   Cleanup
         BT   Extraction
         RT   Chemical Treatment
Solvents - A substance that dissolves other materials, reducing them to molecular or ionic
         form.

         BT   Inorganic Chemicals
         BT   Organic Chemicals
Sorption - Method of solidification/stabilization in which hazard contaminants are bound
         up in pozzolan type matrices through either physical or chemical sorption.

         BT   Stabilization/Solidification
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Source Reduction
Source Reduction - The reduction or elimination of waste generated at the source, usually
         through an external process. Source reduction implies any action that reduces the
         amount from a process.

         BT   Waste Minimization
         RT   Materials Recovery
         RT   Recycling
Spills

         use  Releases
Stabilization Ponds - A large shallow basin for purifying industrial wastes which
         encourages the growth of bacteria and algae in converting organic materials to
         nontoxic organic substances.

         BT   Biological Treatment
         RT   Lagoons
Stabilization/Solidification - Treatment to improve the structural stability and reduce
         the migration of waste. Often involves the conversion of a liquid waste to a solid
         waste. An alternative technology. Includes related equipment. Use for
         immobilization or fixation.

         BT   Alternative Technologies
         NT  Cementing
         NT  Polymerization
         NT  Pozzolanic Process
         NT  Sorption


Standards - A measurement, criteria, model by which a program, procedure or performance
         can be compared.

         RT   Models
         RT   Regulations
State - Within the context of American political structure, the governing organizational
         unit which is directly below the national level.

         BT   Government
Statistics - Numerical facts or data tabulated to present significant information about a given
         subject.


         RT   Information Sources
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                                                              Steam Stripping
 Steam Stripping - Physical treatment process in which hazardous organic constituents
         are removed by volatilization through the dual process of heating wastewater to its
         boiling point and then forcing the resulting steam through the water.

         BT  Physical Treatment
 Storage - The placement of non-treated hazardous waste at facilities or sites.

         6T   Conventional Treatment
         NT  Containers
Storage Tanks - Stationary devices constructed primarily of non-earthen materials designed
         to contain an accumulation of hazardous waste.

         BT   Containers
         NT  Corrosion
         NT  Underground Storage Tanks
Subtitle C - Part of RCRA. Concerns the management of hazardous waste.

         BT   RCRA
Subtitle D - Part of RCRA. Establishes a framework for coordinating Federal, State, and
         local government in the management of non-hazardous solid waste.

         BT   RCRA
         RT   Solid Wastes
Subtitle I - Part of RCRA. Concerns the regulations of Underground Storage Tanks.

        BT   RCRA
        NT  LUST Trust Fund
Subtitle)

         use   Infectious Wastes
Supercritical Extraction - Extraction process which is more efficient than traditional
       extraction. Within this process wastes are subjected to extremely high temperatures
        and pressures, thereby altering their solvent properties.

        BT   Extraction
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Supercritical Water Oxidation
 Supercritical Water Oxidation - Process in which air and aqueous wastes are mixed at a temperature
         and pressure above the critical point of water. The process results in the oxidation of organic
         wastes to carbon monoxide and water.

         BT   Wet Oxidation
 Superfund - Refers to the Program and Fund created by CERCLA, the Comprehensive Environmental
         Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for cleaning up abandoned and emergency
         hazardous waste sites.

         BT   Reauthorization
         NT   CERCUS
         NT   Cleanup
         NT   Mixed Funding
         NT   NCP
         NT   NPL
         NT   ROD
         NT   SITE Program
         NT   Superfund Study
         NT   Treatability Study
         RT   CERCLA
         RT   Funds
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation

         use   SITE Program
 Superfund Study - Includes reports on or audits of the Superfund program, tracked by the
         Office of Emergency and Remedial Response.

         BT   Superfund
 Surface Impoundments - Facility or part of a facility that can be a natural topographic
         depression, man-made excavation, or diked area formed primarily of earthen
         materials. The impoundment may be lined with man-made materials, designed to
         hold hazardous waste.

         BT   Conventional Treatment
 Surface Water - All water naturally open to the atmosphere and all springs, wells, or other
         collectors that are directly influenced by surface water.

         BT   Water
         RT   Drinking Water
         RT   Groundwater
         RT   Oceans
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                                                                        Taxes
Taxes - Means of raising money for various funds.

        BT  Economic Assessment
        RT  Finances
        RT  Funds
Technology Transfer Documents - A set of key documents, identified by EPA's Office
        of Solid Waste and Emergency Response for the exchange of information on
        hazardous waste both within and outside EPA. Use for A List, B List, or C List.

        BT   Information Sources
Testing

        use  Analysis


Thermal Destruction

        use  Thennal Treatment
Thermal Treatment - Alternative technology through which high temperature is used as
         the principal means of destroying or detoxifying hazardous waste. Includes related
         equipment.

         BT  Alternative Technologies
         NT  Incineration
         NT  Fyrolysis
         NT  Wet Oxidation
Title m

         use   Right-to-Know


Toluene - An aromatic organic compound that is a source of phenols and is quite toxic in
         original form.

         BT   Organic Chemicals
Total Quality Management - The application of management techniques and statistical
         controls to a process in order to improve any product "constantly and forever."

         BT   Management
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Toxic Substances
Toxic Substance Control Act

         use  TSCA
Toxicological Profile - Characterizes the lexicological and health effects information for a
         particular hazardous substance. Prepared by the Agency for Toxic Substances.and Disease
         Registry.

         BT   ATSDR
         BT   Human Health Risk
         RT   HEAS
         RT   HEEDS
         RT   HEEPS
Training - Includes the teaching or implementation of procedures for safe handling of
        hazardous waste materials.

         BT   Management
         RT   Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
         RT   Worker Protection
Transportation - The intentional movement of hazardous waste by any mode, including a
         pipeline. Use for transportation by a common or contract carrier, including stoppage in transit.
         For the unintentional movement of hazardous waste, use migration.

         BT   Conventional Treatment
         NT   Manifest
Treatability Study - A report (e.g., from the Superfund Treatability Clearinghouse) outlining the
         hazardous waste remediation activities undertaken at a hazardous waste site by a
         contractor.

         BT   Superfund
         RT   Cleanup
         RT   Contractors
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility

         use  TSDF


TSCA - (Toxic Substance Control Act)

         BT   Legislation
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                                                                             TSDF
TSDF - (Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility.) Site where a hazardous
        substance is treated, stored, or disposed.

         BT   Control Methods
Uncontrolled Sites - Sources of hazardous waste where the contamination is increasing
         or migrating. No removal procedures or remedial actions have been undertaken.

         BT   Sites
Underground Injection - The disposal of liquid hazardous waste in deep wells drilled in
         land formations which ideally have no resource value and are non-permeable. Use for
         injection wells.

         BT   Conventional Treatment
         NT  Capping
Underground Storage Tanks - Stationary devices, often constructed of non-earthen
         materials, designed to contain an accumulation of hazardous waste. Tanks are
         typically used to store petroleum related products.

         BT   Storage Tanks
Utilities - Companies engaged in the provision of electric power, gas, water, and other
         services to the general public.

         BT   Energy
Vapor Extraction - Remediation technology that removes VOCs from soils by applying vacuum
         pressure through production wells. Use for 'Vacuum Extraction."

         BT   Alternative Technologies
         BT   Cleanup
         BT   Extraction
VOC - (Volatile Organic Compounds.) Any organic compound which participates in atmospheric
         photochemical reactions except for those designated by the EPA Administrator as having
         negligible photochemical reactivity.

         RT   Organic Chemicals
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Waste Minimization
  Waste Minimization - The reduction, to the fullest extent feasible, of hazardous waste that
          is generated or subsequently treated, stored, or disposed of.

          BT  Co itrol Methods
          RT  Materials Recovery
          RT  Recycling
          RT  Source Reduction
  Waste Types - Any solid, liquid or gaseous material, no longer used, that is either listed as
          hazardous under RCRA regulations or can be identified as hazardous by the
          characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or EP toxicity.

          NT  Emissions
          NT  Infectious Wastes
          NT  Leachates
          NT  Liquid Wastes
          NT  Medical Waste
          NT  Solid Wastes
          RT  Hazardous Substances
          RT  Generators
  Water - Liquid composed of hydrogen and oxygen that occurs on earth as rivers, lakes, and
          oceans.

          8T  Environmental Media
          NT  Drinking Water
          NT  Groundwater
          NT  Oceans
          NT  Surface Water
  Wet Oxidation - Thermal treatment of hazardous waste in which organic materials are
          broken down through the use of elevated temperatures and pressures in a water solution or
          suspension.

          BT  Thermal Treatment
          NT  Supercritical Water Oxidation


  Worker Protection - Includes the risks encountered in the workplace. For procedures
          concerning the safe handling of hazardous waste, see Training.

          BT  Human Health Risk
          RT  Training
  311(K) Fund - Funds from Clean Water Act used to respond to hazardous substance
          discharge on interim basis before reauthorization of Superfund. Use for Pollution
          Fund.

          BT  Clean Water Act
          BT  Funds
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LIST OF CORPORATE SOURCES

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                LIST OF CORPORATE SOURCES
      Listed below are the names of Government agencies, EPA Offices, and other
organizations that have produced documents which are included in the Hazardous Waste
Superfund Collection and Database. Asterisked items (*) are non-EPA sources. These
corporate sources can be searched in the Hazardous Waste Superfund Database using one
or more terms in the name or the acronym.
AEERL

ASRL

ATSDR*

C&SD/OW

CAD/OSW


CBO*

CDC*

CEC*

CEPP

CERI

CERLCOR

CRS*

DOD*

DOE*

DOI*

DOJ*

DOT*

EAD

ECAO

ECAOCIN

ECAORTP
AIR AND ENERGY ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES RESEARCH LAB

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

CRITERIA AND STANDARDS DIVISION/ OFFICE OF WATER

CHARACTERIZATION AND ASSESSMENT DIVISION/OFFICE OF SOLID
WASTE

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

CHEMICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH & INFORMATION

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, CORVALLIS, OR

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION

ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA ASSESSMENT OFFICE

ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA ASSESSMENT OFFICE, CINCINNATI, OH

ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA ASSESSMENT OFFICE, RESEARCH
TRIANGLE PARK, NC
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   EERF

   EMSLCIN


   EMSLLV

   EMSLRTP


   EOP*

   EPA

   EPAHQLIB

   EPRB


   ERD/OERR


   ERL

   ERLATHENS

   ERLDULUTH

   ERLGULF

   ERLKERR

   ESED

   ESLLV

   FEMA»

   GAO*

   GLNPO

   GLWQB

   GWPP

   HERLCIN

   HERLRTP

   HIWD/OSW


   HRSD/OERR
EASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION FACILITY, MONTGOMERY, AL

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND SUPPORT LAB,
CINCINNATI, OH

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS LAB, LAS VEGAS, NV

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS LAB, RESEARCH TRIANGLE
PARK,NC

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY

EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSE BRANCH, OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY AND REMEDIAL RESPONSE

EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVISION/OFFICE OF EMERGENCY AND
REMEDIAL RESPONSE

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, ATHENS, GA

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, DULUTH, MN

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, GULF BREEZE, FL

ROBERT S. KERR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LAB, ADA, OK

EMISSIONS STANDARDS AND ENGINEERING DIVISION

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS LABORATORY, LAS VEGAS, NV

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

GREAT LAKES NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE

GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY BOARD

GROUND-WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

HEALTH EFFECTS RESEARCH LABORATORY, CINCINNATI, OH

HEALTH EFFECTS RESEARCH LAB, RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC

HAZARDOUS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE DIVISION/ OFFICE OF
SOLID WASTE

HAZARDOUS RESPONSE SUPPORT DIVISION/ OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
AND REMEDIAL RESPONSE
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HSCD/OERR


HSEOFREP*

HSED/OERR

HWERL

HWGWTF

IAEA*

ffiRL

IMSD

MDSD/OW

MERL

NEA*

NEIC

NIOSH*

NRC*

NRT

OAE

OAQPS

ODW

OEA

OECD*

OECM

OEMI

OER

OERR

OGC

OGWP

OHEA
HAZARDOUS SITE CONTROL DIVISION/ OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
AND REMEDIAL RESPONSE

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HAZARDOUS SITE EVALUATION DIVISION/OERR

HAZARDOUS WASTE ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB, CINCINNATI, OH

HAZARDOUS WASTE GROUND WATER TASK FORCE

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY ASSOCIATION

INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LAB

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES DIVISION

MONITORING AND DATA SUPPORT DIVISION/ OFFICE OF WATER

MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY

NATIONAL ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS CENTER

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

NATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM

OFFICE OF ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION

OFFICE OF AIR QUALITY PLANNING AND STANDARDS

OFFICE OF DRINKING WATER

OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING

OFFICE OF ENERGY, MINERALS, AND INDUSTRY

OFFICE OF EXPLORATORY RESEARCH

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY AND REMEDIAL RESPONSE

OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL

OFFICE OF GROUND-WATER PROTECTION

OFFICE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
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    OHMS/OERR


    OIG

    OIRM

    OLEC*

    OPA

    OPE

    OPM/OERR


    OPMT/OSWER


    OPP

    OPPE

    OPPT

    OPRM

    ORD

    ORNAL

    OSBO

    OSMCD

    OSW

    OSWER

    OSWMP

    OTA»

    OUST

    OW

    OWEP

    OWPE/OSWER


    OWRS/OW

    OWWM
OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILL BRANCH/ OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY AND REMEDIAL RESPONSE

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF LEGAL AND ENFORCEMENT COUNSEL   •

OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

OFFICE OF PLANNING AND EVALUATION

OFFICE OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/OFFICE OF EMERGENCY AND
REMEDIAL RESPONSE

OFFICE OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, OFFICE OF
SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

OFFICE OF PESTICIDE PROGRAMS

OFFICE OF POLICY PLANNING AND EVALUATION

OFHCE OF POLLUTION PREVENTION AND TOXICS

OFFICE OF POLICY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY

OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS OMBUDSMAN

OIL AND SPECIAL MATERIALS CONTROL DIVISION

OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE

OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

OFHCE OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

OFHCE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

OFHCE OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS

OFHCE OF WATER

OFHCE OF WATER ENFORCEMENT PERMITS

OFHCE OF WASTE PROGRAMS ENFORCEMENT/ OFHCE OF SOLID
WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

OFHCE OF WATER REGULATION AND STANDARDS/ OFHCE OF WATER

OFHCE OF WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT
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PAS/OERR


PSPD/OSW

REG.1

REG2

REG3

REG.4

REG5

REG.6

REG.7

REG.8

REG.9

REG.10

RREL

SAB

SENATE*

SMB/OSW

SPB/OSW

TRDB

TREASURY*

USAP

USGS*

WERL

WIB/OSW

WMED/OSW
POLICY ANALYSIS STAFF/OFFICE OF EMERGENCY AND REMEDIAL
RESPONSE

PERMITS AND STATE PROGRAM DIVISION/OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE

REGION 1, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION 2

REGIONS

REGION 4

REGION 5

REGION 6

REGION 7

REGION 8

REGION 9

REGION 10

RISK REDUCTION ENGINEERING LAB, CINCINNATI, OH

SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD

U.S. SENATE

STUDIES AND METHODS BRANCH/ OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE

STATE PROGRAMS BRANCH/ OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE

TEST RULES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH

U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT

U.S. AIR FORCE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WASTE ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB

WASTE IDENTIFICATION BRANCH/OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS DIVISION/ OFFICE OF SOLID
WASTE
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