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2. List of Superfund sites in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of Superfund sites in Pennsylvania designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]

3. Hazardous waste - Wikipedia

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   Hazardous waste is waste that must be handled properly to avoid damaging human health or the environment. Waste can be hazardous because it is toxic, reacts violently with other chemicals, or is corrosive, among other traits. [1] As of 2022, humanity produces 300-500 million metric tons of hazardous waste annually. [2]

4. Superfund - Wikipedia

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   Superfund. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Long title. An act to provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous substances released into the environment and the cleanup of inactive hazardous waste disposal sites. Acronyms (colloquial) CERCLA.

5. Frederick County to hold hazardous waste drop-off event

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   Nov. 1—The Frederick County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling will hold a drop-off event this weekend for residents looking to safely dispose of household hazardous materials. To participate ...

6. Hazardous waste in the United States - Wikipedia

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   "In terms of hazardous waste, a landfill is defined as a disposal facility or part of a facility where hazardous waste is placed in or on land and which is not a pile, a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an underground injection well, a salt dome formation, a salt bed formation, an underground mine, a cave, or a corrective action ...

7. Environment of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   Environment of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is a northeastern commonwealth located in the United States of America. It was one of the 13 original colonies. Pennsylvania is home to a population of 12,802,503 individuals and various different types of environments. [ 1] Pennsylvania is known for its many hills, plateaus, mountains and valleys.