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H
Hazardous waste
Any waste or combination of wastes which pose a substantial
present
or potential hazard to human health or living organisms because such
wastes are non degradable or persistent in nature or because they
can
be biologically magnified, or because they can be lethal, or because
they may otherwise cause or tend to cause detrimental cumulative
effects.
I
Information File
In the Superfund program, a file that contains accurate, up-to-date
documents on a Superfund site. The file is usually located in a
public building such as a school, library, or city hall that is
convenient for local residents.
Ion
An atom, group of atoms, or molecule that has acquired or is
regarded
as having acquired a net electric charge by gaining electrons in or
losing electrons from a initially electrically neutral
configuration.
Ionize
To convert totally or partially into ions.
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Last modified: 1 April 2002 by dave eckels
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