Site contamination

The degradation of land and buildings due to exposure to materials, processes or organisms detrimental to health.

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Site contamination does not currently threaten people living and working near the site.

United States : EPA Announces Start of Marsh Work Pilot Study at the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site in Brunswick, Ga

The agreement settles a case filed under the federal "Superfund" law--formally known as the Comprehensive Environmental Responsibility, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)--which requires landowners, waste generators and waste transporters responsible for site contamination to either clean up the site, or reimburse the government or other parties for cleanup costs.

Court settlement funds clean up and reuse Virginia Superfund site

Additional flexibility for consideration of anthropogenic (humancaused) background concentrations of contaminants in environmental media when it is demonstrated to be unrelated to the site contamination being addressed, such as in urban areas with diffuse industrial and vehicular impacts.

Risk-based corrective action in Florida: how is it working?

A study conducted by Verkkala demonstrated that reducing lint reduces surgical site contamination and that cellulose containing fabrics generate significant amounts of lint.

Foreign debris and post-surgical issues: when lint or other debris manages to contaminate your surgical tools, the effects can be devastating

Wilson responded that significant work had been done to address site contamination and that material currently on the site had been deemed clean and was intended to be recycled for on-site road construction.

Townhomes will be built beside the Grand River

Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): The FDA has approved a unique medical device meant for reducing surgical-incision site contamination by infection-causing microorganisms.

Air shield protects surgical cut from bacterial infections

Besides the dwindling supply of developable land, those crises included condemnation issues, site contamination, the cost of decked parking--the latter a necessity in most redevelopment areas--and more.

Smart Growth pioneer says redevelopment is the key to state approaching full build-out

Did the disagreement over costs and the issue of site contamination really come out of the blue?

What ministers do next over Welsh jail is crucial; COMMENT

Additional soil and groundwater samples have been collected, and an environmental assessment report for the site contamination has been submitted to the state.

REGIONAL DIGEST

Many cities have their share of what are called "brownfields"--abandoned industrial or commercial properties where site contamination prohibits easy redevelopment and turns them into eyesores and hazards.

From brown to bright

For developers who were not responsible for the original site contamination, they were given protection from future liability.

Reversing industrial impact: Michigan's brownfield program aims to bring in new business

We carried out exploratory work to establish the extent of the site contamination and then prepared technical proposals, specifications for the remediation and grading of the site.