National Priorities List
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United States federal government program component
environmental cleanup list
hazardous waste site list
The National Priorities List is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s roster of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites prioritized for long-term cleanup.
Aliases (2)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal government program component
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environmental cleanup list → hazardous waste site list → |
| abbreviation |
NPL
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| administeredBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| alsoKnownAs |
Superfund National Priorities List
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| appliesTo |
abandoned hazardous waste sites
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uncontrolled hazardous waste sites → |
| contains |
Superfund sites
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federal facility sites → non-federal sites → |
| country |
United States
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| establishedBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| establishedInYear |
1983
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| establishedUnder |
CERCLA
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act → |
| focus |
contaminated sites
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hazardous waste → long-term remedial actions → |
| governedBy |
United States federal environmental law
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| hasProcess |
deletion of sites after cleanup
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final rulemaking to add sites → proposal of sites for listing → public comment period on proposed listings → |
| jurisdiction |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| legalBasis |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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| monitoredBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| partOf |
Superfund program
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| purpose |
identify the most serious hazardous waste sites in the United States
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prioritize sites for long-term remedial cleanup → |
| relatedTo |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Hazard Ranking System → Superfund trust fund → |
| resultOfListing |
eligibility for long-term remedial action funding
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increased federal oversight of cleanup activities → |
| scope |
national
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| sector |
environmental protection
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| selectionCriteria |
actual or potential threat to human health
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actual or potential threat to the environment → likelihood of release of hazardous substances → targets affected by contamination → waste characteristics → |
| selectionMethod |
Hazard Ranking System
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| usedFor |
guiding EPA Superfund cleanup decisions
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informing the public about serious hazardous waste sites → |
| website |
https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-national-priorities-list-npl
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Public Law 96-510 → |
establishes |
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National Priorities List
("Superfund National Priorities List")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Superfund trust fund
("National Priorities List sites")
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appliesTo |
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Superfund trust fund
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relatedTo |