HRS
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HRS is the abbreviated name for the Hazard Ranking System, a methodology used in the United States to assess and prioritize contaminated sites for potential cleanup under the Superfund program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HRS canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal government system
ⓘ
environmental assessment tool ⓘ hazard ranking methodology ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
EPA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal facilities
ⓘ
private sites ⓘ sites with actual or potential releases of hazardous substances ⓘ state-identified sites ⓘ |
| appliesToProgram | Superfund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedList | National Priorities List GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considers |
likelihood of release
ⓘ
pathways of exposure ⓘ targets ⓘ waste characteristics ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionRole | screening tool for NPL listing decisions ⓘ |
| doesNotDetermine | specific cleanup remedy ⓘ |
| evaluates |
actual contamination
ⓘ
hazardous substance mobility ⓘ hazardous substance persistence ⓘ hazardous substance toxicity ⓘ population at risk ⓘ potential contamination ⓘ sensitive environments ⓘ |
| fullName | Hazard Ranking System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesExposurePathway |
air migration
GENERATED
ⓘ
groundwater migration GENERATED ⓘ soil exposure GENERATED ⓘ surface water migration GENERATED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
CERCLA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodologyType |
risk-based ranking system
ⓘ
scoring system ⓘ |
| output | numerical site score ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
assess relative risk of contaminated sites
ⓘ
prioritize sites for potential cleanup ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext | federal environmental regulation ⓘ |
| scope |
contaminated sites
ⓘ
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites ⓘ |
| scoreRange | 0 to 100 ⓘ |
| thresholdForNPLListing | 28.5 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
EPA regional offices
ⓘ
site assessment teams ⓘ |
| usedFor |
National Priorities List eligibility
ⓘ
ranking contaminated sites ⓘ screening hazardous waste sites ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hazard Ranking System