Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) is a U.S. federal law that authorizes the federal government to identify, investigate, and clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and to hold responsible parties liable for the costs.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T77966 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Context triple: [United States Environmental Protection Agency, enforces, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act]
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A.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the management, treatment, storage, and disposal of solid and hazardous waste to protect human health and the environment.
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B.
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act is a U.S. federal law that requires industries to report on the storage, use, and releases of hazardous chemicals to support emergency planning and inform the public about environmental risks.
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C.
Oil Pollution Act
The Oil Pollution Act is a U.S. federal law that strengthens regulations and liability for oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup in American waters and shorelines.
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D.
Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources to protect public health and the environment from air pollution.
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E.
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act is a landmark U.S. environmental law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s waters and sets water quality standards to protect human health and aquatic ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Target entity description: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) is a U.S. federal law that authorizes the federal government to identify, investigate, and clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and to hold responsible parties liable for the costs.
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A.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the management, treatment, storage, and disposal of solid and hazardous waste to protect human health and the environment.
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B.
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act is a U.S. federal law that requires industries to report on the storage, use, and releases of hazardous chemicals to support emergency planning and inform the public about environmental risks.
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C.
Oil Pollution Act
The Oil Pollution Act is a U.S. federal law that strengthens regulations and liability for oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup in American waters and shorelines.
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D.
Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources to protect public health and the environment from air pollution.
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E.
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act is a landmark U.S. environmental law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s waters and sets water quality standards to protect human health and aquatic ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Superfund law
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United States federal statute ⓘ environmental law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Justice
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United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
arrangers for disposal or treatment of hazardous substances
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operators of facilities with hazardous substance releases ⓘ owners of facilities with hazardous substance releases ⓘ transporters of hazardous substances ⓘ |
| authorizes |
federal response to releases of hazardous substances
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remedial actions ⓘ removal actions ⓘ |
| codifiedAt | 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq. ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creates | Superfund trust fund ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1980-12-11 ⓘ |
| defines | potentially responsible party ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
National Priorities List
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liability for potentially responsible parties ⓘ |
| excludes | petroleum from the definition of hazardous substance in most cases ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances
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uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
CERCLA
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| hasNickname |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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surface form:
Superfund
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| imposes |
joint and several liability in many cases
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retroactive liability for past releases ⓘ strict liability for certain hazardous substance releases ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| provides |
contribution actions among responsible parties
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cost recovery actions for the United States ⓘ natural resource damage claims ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 96-510 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clean up hazardous waste sites
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to hold responsible parties liable for cleanup costs ⓘ to identify sites contaminated with hazardous substances ⓘ to investigate releases of hazardous substances ⓘ to protect public health and the environment from hazardous substance releases ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Clean Air Act
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Clean Water Act ⓘ Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ⓘ |
| section |
Section 101
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Section 104 ⓘ Section 106 ⓘ Section 107 ⓘ Section 113 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Description of subject: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) is a U.S. federal law that authorizes the federal government to identify, investigate, and clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and to hold responsible parties liable for the costs.
Referenced by (70)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of Compliance
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legalAuthority
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Office of Site Remediation Enforcement
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legalAuthority
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Office of Site Remediation Enforcement
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legalAuthorityAbbreviation
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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this entity surface form:
CERCLA
EPA regional enforcement divisions
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appliesStatute
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Pub.L. 96-510
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officialName
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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this entity surface form:
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
this entity surface form:
CERCLA
this entity surface form:
Superfund law
subject surface form:
National Priorities List
subject surface form:
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
this entity surface form:
CERCLA
Hazard Ranking System
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basedOn
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Hazard Ranking System
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basedOn
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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this entity surface form:
CERCLA
EPA Region 6
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administers
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Superfund excise taxes
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relatedTo
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Superfund excise taxes
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relatedTo
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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this entity surface form:
CERCLA
Superfund excise taxes
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createdBy
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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this entity surface form:
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
Superfund program
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legalBasis
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Superfund program
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abbreviation
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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this entity surface form:
CERCLA
Woburn toxic waste contamination cases
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regulatoryFramework
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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New York State Superfund Program
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coordinatesWith
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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National Response Team
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legalBasis
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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