Hazard Ranking System

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The Hazard Ranking System is a scoring tool used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assess the relative risk of contaminated sites and determine which ones qualify for inclusion on the Superfund National Priorities List.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government program component
environmental risk assessment tool
scoring system
administeredBy Office of Land and Emergency Management
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
appliesTo U.S. EPA Superfund site
surface form: Superfund sites

contaminated sites
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
basedOn Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
surface form: CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
considers exposure potential of human populations
exposure potential of sensitive environments
persistence of hazardous substances
quantity of hazardous substances
toxicity of hazardous substances
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developer United States Environmental Protection Agency
evaluates air migration pathway
groundwater migration pathway
soil exposure pathway
surface water migration pathway
field environmental protection
hazardous waste management
public health
goal protect human health
protect the environment
hasComponent likelihood of release evaluation
targets evaluation
waste characteristics evaluation
introducedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
language English
legalBasis 40 CFR Part 300 Appendix A
National Contingency Plan
surface form: National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
operator United States Environmental Protection Agency
output site score from 0 to 100
partOf Superfund program
purpose assess relative risk of contaminated sites
determine eligibility of sites for the National Priorities List
prioritize sites for long-term remedial action
regulates hazardous substance releases
scope national
threshold 28.5 for National Priorities List eligibility
usedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
usedFor National Priorities List listing decisions
ranking environmental contamination risks
screening hazardous waste sites
usedIn preliminary assessment
site inspection

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National Priorities List selectionMethod Hazard Ranking System
National Priorities List relatedTo Hazard Ranking System