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environmental cleanup

The process of removing solid, liquid, and hazardous wastes, except for unexploded ordnance, resulting from the joint operation of US forces to a condition that approaches the one existing prior to operation as determined by the environmental baseline survey, if one was conducted. The extent of this process will depend upon the operational situation at the time that cleanup is accomplished.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Independent Assessment of Science and Technology for the Department of Energy's Defense Environmental Cleanup Program

Environmental cleanup and disinfection of homes must be completed as soon as possible.

Tropical depression taskforce to expedite cleanup efforts in southern Taiwan

"This is a major milestone in the environmental cleanup of the Waterfront District" said Brian Gouran, Port of Bellingham Director of Environmental Programs, in a press release.

Port begins capping at waterfront

Summary: A special committee tasked with supervising the environmental cleanup of the Litani River called after a meeting for cooperation between all relevant ministries and bodies and for the approval of all loans necessary for the process.

Litani cleanup committee seeks loan approval

The helicopter is equipped with sensors that can measure levels of radiation and distinguish among types to determine whether it may come from waste containing contaminants such as cesium, plutonium and uranium, said Jon Peschong, a Department of Energy deputy assistant manager for Hanford environmental cleanup.

Helicopter data used to map central Hanford waste

In 2011, the EPA capped the landfill and injected the groundwater with agents to reduce the hazardous chemicals as part of a $10 million environmental cleanup of the Watson Johnson site.

Richland superfund site part of $63m payout to EPA

The special topic volume contains 19 invited research and review articles on various photocatalytic materials and surfaces and their applications in environmental cleanup and hydrogen production.

Photocatalytic materials & surfaces for environmental cleanup-2

14 September 2011 - US environmental cleanup company EnviroXtract Inc (PINK:EVXAD) said today it had agreed to take over Canadian environmental construction firm Con-X Construction Ltd.

US EnviroXtract unveils acquisition of Canadian Con-X Construction

$7,500 for violations of environmental cleanup requirements at Cumberland Farms' Five Corners gas station on Route 110 in Lancaster.

State fines Cumberland Farms

The Recovery Act provided the Department of Energy (DOE) more than $41.7 billion--$35.2 billion for projects and activities and $6.5 billion in borrowing authority--in areas such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, and environmental cleanup. This included about $3.2 billion for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, about $3.1 billion for the State Energy Program, and about $5 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program.