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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Priorities List canonical | 8 |
| National Priorities List sites | 1 |
| Superfund National Priorities List | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal government program component
ⓘ
environmental cleanup list ⓘ hazardous waste site list ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NPL ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
National Priorities List
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surface form:
Superfund National Priorities List
|
| appliesTo |
abandoned hazardous waste sites
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uncontrolled hazardous waste sites ⓘ |
| contains |
Superfund program
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surface form:
Superfund sites
federal facility sites ⓘ non-federal sites ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| establishedBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| establishedUnder |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
ⓘ
surface form:
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ⓘ |
| focus |
contaminated sites
ⓘ
hazardous waste ⓘ long-term remedial actions ⓘ |
| governedBy |
United States environmental law
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal environmental law
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| partOf | Superfund program ⓘ |
| purpose |
identify the most serious hazardous waste sites in the United States
ⓘ
prioritize sites for long-term remedial cleanup ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
ⓘ
Hazard Ranking System ⓘ Superfund trust fund ⓘ |
| resultOfListing |
eligibility for long-term remedial action funding
ⓘ
increased federal oversight of cleanup activities ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| sector | environmental protection ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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establishes
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National Priorities List
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this entity surface form:
Superfund National Priorities List
this entity surface form:
National Priorities List sites