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Environment: The sum total of all the external conditions that effect an organism, community, material, or energy.

Environmental Media: Soil, water, air, biota (plants and animals), or any other parts of the environment that can contain contaminants.

Environmental Media And Transport Mechanism: Environmental media include water, air, soil, and biota (plants and animals). Transport mechanisms move contaminants from the source to points where human exposure can occur. The environment . . . View Full Definition

Environmental Hazards Disclosure: By California law (AB 983) a real estate agent or owner is required to inform prospective buyers of environmental hazards located on a residental property.

Virtual Environment: An environment that uses audio and video computer simulations.

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation And Liability Act (CERCLA): A federal law administered by the Environmental Protection Agency that establishes a process for identifying parties responsible for creating hazardous waste sites, forcing liable parties to . . . View Full Definition

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): A document required of federal agencies by the National Environmental Policy Act for major projects or administration-initiated legislative proposals significantly affecting the environment. . . . View Full Definition

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): A program created by the FAIR Act of 1996 to provide primarily cost-sharing assistance, but also technical and educational assistance, aimed at reducing soil, water, and related natural reso . . . View Full Definition

California Environmental Quality Act: The Act allows local governments to require environmental impact reports for private or government projects that may have a significant impact on the environment.

Environmental Impact Report: A report required by the California Environmental Quality Act that projects the impact a project may have on the environment. The report includes relavant data and an analysis of its effects . . . View Full Definition