Terminology Services

Vocabulary Catalog

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Vocabulary Name	Publishing Organization	Topics
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Glossary	Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Emergency Management	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Emergencies	Description: Glossary of terms relating to chemical emergencies, including those involving pesticides.
Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act Terms	Region 2	Air, Emergencies, Health & Safety, Laws, Regs, & Executive Orders	Description: Glossary of terms relevant to the Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act (AHERA)
Oil Pollution Prevention Glossary	Region 6/Superfund Program	Emergencies, Water	Description: The Outreach Guides for the Federal Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation has been developed to provide owners and operators of facilities that must comply with the Oil Pollution Prevention regulations, under Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 112, with a reference for the acronyms and terms associated with the regulation. Some of these terms are also defined under 40 CFR Part 112.2 Definitions. The definitions in this guide apply specifically to the EPA Oil Pollution Prevention Program and may not be applicable to other EPA or other agency programs.
Water Security Glossary	Office of Water/Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water/Water Security Division	Emergencies, Water	Description: Water security glossary of terms.
RCRA Corrective Action Event Codes	Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery	Emergencies, Enforcement & Compliance, Information Management/Systems, Land, Waste, & Cleanup, Policy & Guidance
Web Taxonomy-Emergencies & Cleanup Topics	Office of Mission Support/Office of Information Management/Information Access and Analytic Services Division	Emergencies, Information Management/Systems	Description: Extensible list of topics related to environmental emergencies and cleanup referred to or associated with content.

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