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COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION LIABILITY ACT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of National Laws and Regulations (Non-Canadian)
- Environment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Superfund
1, record 1, English, Superfund
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 1, record 1, English, Comprehensive%20Environmental%20Response%2C%20Compensation%2C%20and%20Liability%20Act
correct, United States
- CERCLA 2, record 1, English, CERCLA
correct, United States
- CERCLA 2, record 1, English, CERCLA
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances. Superfund created the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), and it provides broad federal authority to clean up releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment. 3, record 1, English, - Superfund
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements nationaux non canadiens
- Environnement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Superfund
1, record 1, French, Superfund
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 1, record 1, French, Comprehensive%20Environmental%20Response%2C%20Compensation%2C%20and%20Liability%20Act
correct, feminine noun, United States
- CERCLA 2, record 1, French, CERCLA
correct, feminine noun, United States
- CERCLA 2, record 1, French, CERCLA
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
« Superfund » est le nom d'usage du [sic : de la] Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) de 1980, une loi fédérale américaine visant à nettoyer les sites souillés par des déchets dangereux. 3, record 1, French, - Superfund
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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