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Superfund: Popular name of the hazardous waste cleanup fund established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Superfund Amendment and Re . . . View Full Definition

Superfund Amendments And Reauthorization Act (SARA): An amendatory statute that contains stronger cleanup standards for contaminated sites, increased funding for Superfund and clarifications of lender liability and innocent landowner immunity.

Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation And Liability Act (CERCLA): P.L. 99-499 (December 11, 1980) is commonly known as the Superfund law. It is the principal federal law for cleaning up hazardous waste sites to protect human health and the environment from . . . View Full Definition

Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation And Liability Act Of 1980 (CERCLA): CERCLA, also known as Superfund, is the federal law that concerns the removal or cleanup of hazardous substances in the environment and at hazardous waste sites. ATSDR, which was created by . . . View Full Definition