U.S. EPA Superfund site
E459629
A U.S. EPA Superfund site is a contaminated location in the United States designated for long-term cleanup of hazardous substances under the federal Superfund program.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EPA Superfund site | 2 |
| Superfund sites | 2 |
| EPA Superfund site (Wells G and H) | 1 |
| U.S. EPA Superfund site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4598370 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: U.S. EPA Superfund site Context triple: [Weldon Spring Ordnance Works, regulatoryStatus, U.S. EPA Superfund site]
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A.
Superfund program
The Superfund program is a U.S. federal initiative, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, that identifies, prioritizes, and cleans up the nation’s most hazardous contaminated sites.
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B.
New York State Superfund Program
The New York State Superfund Program is a state-run initiative that identifies, investigates, and cleans up hazardous waste sites to protect public health and the environment in New York.
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C.
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
The Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency office responsible for overseeing and advancing cleanup technologies and strategies for hazardous waste sites under the Superfund program.
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D.
Superfund trust fund
The Superfund trust fund is a U.S. federal financial reserve used to clean up hazardous waste sites and respond to environmental emergencies when responsible parties cannot or do not pay.
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E.
Hanford Site, Washington
Hanford Site, Washington is a large decommissioned nuclear production complex along the Columbia River that was central to U.S. plutonium production during and after World War II and is now one of the nation’s most challenging environmental cleanup sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: U.S. EPA Superfund site Target entity description: A U.S. EPA Superfund site is a contaminated location in the United States designated for long-term cleanup of hazardous substances under the federal Superfund program.
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A.
Superfund program
The Superfund program is a U.S. federal initiative, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, that identifies, prioritizes, and cleans up the nation’s most hazardous contaminated sites.
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B.
New York State Superfund Program
The New York State Superfund Program is a state-run initiative that identifies, investigates, and cleans up hazardous waste sites to protect public health and the environment in New York.
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C.
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
The Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency office responsible for overseeing and advancing cleanup technologies and strategies for hazardous waste sites under the Superfund program.
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D.
Superfund trust fund
The Superfund trust fund is a U.S. federal financial reserve used to clean up hazardous waste sites and respond to environmental emergencies when responsible parties cannot or do not pay.
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E.
Hanford Site, Washington
Hanford Site, Washington is a large decommissioned nuclear production complex along the Columbia River that was central to U.S. plutonium production during and after World War II and is now one of the nation’s most challenging environmental cleanup sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal program designation
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contaminated site ⓘ environmental remediation site ⓘ hazardous waste site ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| documentedIn | National Priorities List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
hazardous waste disposal
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historical industrial activities ⓘ release of hazardous substances ⓘ threatened release of hazardous substances ⓘ |
| hasFundingSource |
federal Superfund trust fund
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potentially responsible parties ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
contaminant containment
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contaminant removal ⓘ reduced risk to human health ⓘ reduced risk to the environment ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
feasibility study
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long-term operation and maintenance ⓘ remedial action ⓘ remedial design ⓘ remedial investigation ⓘ site assessment ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
long-term cleanup of hazardous substances
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protection of human health ⓘ protection of the environment ⓘ |
| involves |
community involvement
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potentially responsible party liability ⓘ state environmental agencies ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
CERCLA
NERFINISHED
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
abandoned industrial facilities
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landfills ⓘ military facilities ⓘ mining sites ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Superfund program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | cleanup of hazardous substances ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
Hazard Ranking System score
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National Priorities List listing process ⓘ |
| typicalContaminant |
PCBs
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heavy metals ⓘ pesticides ⓘ petroleum hydrocarbons ⓘ polychlorinated biphenyls ⓘ volatile organic compounds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: U.S. EPA Superfund site Description of subject: A U.S. EPA Superfund site is a contaminated location in the United States designated for long-term cleanup of hazardous substances under the federal Superfund program.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.