hazardous waste
Defined in 4 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
(A) The terms "environment", "facility", "hazardous substance", "person", "pollutant or contaminant", "release", "removal", "response", "disposal", and "hazardous waste" have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601).
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- 2019–202110 U.S.C. § 2700Armed Forces · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601).
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- 2021–202310 U.S.C. § 2700Armed Forces · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “hazardous waste” has the meaning given that term by section 1004(5) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(5)), except that such term also includes polychlorinated biphenyls.
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- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 2708Armed Forces · Contracts for handling hazardous waste from defense facilities · in this section
The term “hazardous waste” means a solid waste, or combination of solid wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may—
(A) cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or
(B) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 6903The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · under this chapter
The terms “disposal”, “hazardous waste”, and “treatment” shall have the meaning provided in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act [42 U.S.C. 6903].
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 9601The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this section
The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601).
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- 2010–present10 U.S.C. § 2700Armed Forces · Definitions · in this chapter
The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601).
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- 2003–201010 U.S.C. § 2700Armed Forces · Definitions · in this chapter