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Levels to which hazardous substances on the site will be cleaned up. These target levels are health-based, meaning that exposure to the hazardous substances at or below the target is not expected to present a significant health risk

A study prepared to assess health and environmental risks due to potential exposure to hazardous substances. Source: Department of Toxic Substance Control – California – USA

By-products of society that can pose a substantial or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly managed. Possesses at least one of four characteristics (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity)

Reactive chemicals, such as chlorine and bromine which have many industrial uses. They are rarely found by themselves. Many chemicals, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), some volatile compounds (VOCs) and dioxin are reactive

1 – The amount of time that is required for a radioactive substance to lose one-half its activity. Each radioactive substance has a unique half-life. Source: Department of Toxic Substance Control – California – USA. 2 – The time required for a pollutant to lose half its affect on the …

The place where a population (e.g., human, animal, plant, micro-organism) lives and its surroundings, both living and non-living. (source: World Bank)

Objetivo Apresentar aos participantes a importância da Coleta Seletiva, da Minimização e Reciclagem de Resíduos Sólidos; abordando os temas de forma teórica e prática, possibilitando a formação de multiplicadores conscientes dos problemas causados pelas diversas formas de poluição ambiental e a implantação de projetos de minimização e coleta seletiva de …

In Ontario, Canada the state government has announced a strategy to better manage Ontario’s waste and reduce the province’s reliance on landfills, focusing on achieving 60 per cent waste diversion from landfill. The continued export of Ontario waste, particularly from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), to the United States is …

560,000 or 42% of Irish households are now segregating their waste, there are now over 1,700 recycling facilities nationwide and recycling in Dublin has increased by 300% in three years. These were among the statistics contained in the first 5-year report on Ireland´s waste management progress. Publishing the report, titled …

Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (MOE) held an open competition soliciting proposals for eco-community projects (officially, “Fiscal 2003 Pilot Projects for Building a Recycling-based Society”), and adopted five model projects after reviewing 239 applications from around the country. Japan for Sustainability reports that this programme aims to promote local activities …