environmental health condition
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 1397h — in this section
The term “environmental health condition” means—
(A) asbestosis, pleural thickening, or pleural plaques, as established by—
(i) interpretation by a “B Reader” qualified physician of a plain chest x-ray or interpretation of a computed tomographic radiograph of the chest by a qualified physician, as determined by the Secretary; or
(ii) such other diagnostic standards as the Secretary specifies;
(B) mesothelioma, or malignancies of the lung, colon, rectum, larynx, stomach, esophagus, pharynx, or ovary, as established by—
(i) pathologic examination of biopsy tissue;
(ii) cytology from bronchioalveolar lavage; or
(iii) such other diagnostic standards as the Secretary specifies; and
(C) any other medical condition which the Secretary determines is caused by exposure to a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant at a Superfund site to which an emergency declaration applies, based on such criteria and as established by such diagnostic standards as the Secretary specifies.