General

General

General nature or nature terms.

Contributors in General

General

An air pollution control device such as carbon absorber or incinerator that reduces the pollution in an exhaust gas. The control device usually does not affect the process being controlled and thus ...

adequately wet

Natural environment; General

Asbestos containing material that is sufficiently mixed or penetrated with liquid to prevent the release of particulates.

administered dose

Natural environment; General

In exposure assessment, the amount of a substance given to a test subject (human or animal) to determine dose-response relationships. Since exposure to chemicals is usually inadvertent, this quantity ...

administrative order

Natural environment; General

A legal document signed by EPA directing an individual, business, or other entity to take corrective action or refrain from an activity. It describes the violations and actions to be taken, and can ...

administrative order on consent

Natural environment; General

A legal agreement signed by EPA and an individual, business, or other entity through which the violator agrees to pay for correction of violations, take the required corrective or cleanup actions, or ...

administrative procedures act

Natural environment; General

A law that spells out procedures and requirements related to the promulgation of regulations.

administrative record

Natural environment; General

All documents which EPA considered or relied on in selecting the response action at a Superfund site, culminating in the record of decision for remedial action or, an action memorandum for removal ...