Contaminant definition

Contaminant means any waste, pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, asbestos in any form or condition, polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs"), or any constituent of any such substance or waste.

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Contaminant means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.

Contaminant means any pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste or other substance regulated or forming the basis of liability under any Environmental Law.

Examples of Contaminant in a sentence

• Since 2016 when EPA issued a Health Advisory for two PFAS compounds in drinking water, MassDEP has issued a drinking water guideline for five PFAS compounds (2018), an updated guideline for six compounds (2020), and promulgated a Massachusetts Maximum Contaminant Level (MMCL) covering 6 compounds (2020).

• Similarly, anything that is not Organic Waste is a Contaminant if 292 placed into or found in an Organic Waste Collection Container.

• Contaminant reductions to below health-based standards within the high concentration source area would be an additional benefit.

• The MassDEP will fully utilize the Emerging Contaminant for Small and Disadvantaged Communities grant to provide funding for PFAS remediation actions for eligible PWSs.

• MassDEP will continue to review the testing data being released under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5.

More Definitions of Contaminant

Contaminant means a computer virus, worm, lock, mole, time bomb, Trojan horse, rootkit, spyware, keystroke logger, or any other malicious code or instruction which may modify, delete, damage, disable, or disrupt the operation of any computer software or hardware.

Contaminant means any waste, pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, or any constituent of any such substance or waste.

Contaminant means any material, substance or waste that is classified, regulated or otherwise characterized under any Environmental Law as hazardous, toxic, a contaminant or a pollutant or by other words of similar meaning or regulatory effect, including any petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls.

Contaminant means and include any pollutant, contaminant, hazardous material (as defined in any of the Environmental Laws), toxic substances (as defined in any of the Environmental Laws), asbestos or asbestos containing material, urea formaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls, regulated substances and wastes, radioactive materials, and petroleum or petroleum by-products, including crude oil or any fraction thereof.

Contaminant means any solid, liquid, gas, odour, heat, sound, vibration, radiation or combination of any of them resulting directly or indirectly from human activities that causes or may cause an adverse effect;

Contaminant means, without limitation, any pollutants, residues, infectious materials, flammable, dangerous, toxic or hazardous substances, hazardous materials or waste of any description whatsoever, except for non-hazardous waste of the kind generated in the normal course of operations, including any of the foregoing as defined in or regulated under any Environmental Law, including but not limited to polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, petroleum and petroleum containing materials.

Contaminant means a substance present in drinking water that may adversely affect the health of the consumer or the aesthetic qualities of the water.