CERCLA
CERCLA
CERCLA (pronounced /ˈsɜːrklə/), also known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, is a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants. It was enacted by Congress in 1980.
Etymology
The acronym CERCLA stands for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. The name reflects the Act's comprehensive approach to addressing environmental hazards, its provision for compensation for damages, and the liability it places on responsible parties.
Related Terms
- Superfund: This is the name given to the environmental program established to address abandoned hazardous waste sites. It is also the name of the fund established by the CERCLA.
- Hazardous Substances: These are substances that are harmful or potentially harmful to health or the environment.
- Pollutants: These are substances or energy introduced into the environment that has undesired effects, or adversely affects the usefulness of a resource.
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): This is the United States federal agency responsible for enforcing CERCLA and other environmental laws.
- National Priorities List (NPL): This is a list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites identified by the EPA for possible long-term remedial action under Superfund.
- Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS): This is a study conducted to gather data to develop and evaluate options for remedial action.
- Remedial Action: This is the actual construction or implementation phase of a Superfund site cleanup that follows the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study.
- Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs): These are individuals or entities potentially responsible for, or contributing to, the contamination problems at a Superfund site.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on CERCLA
- Wikipedia's article - CERCLA
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