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Interim Remedial Measure (IRM)
Definition:
An action taken at a contaminated site to reduce the chances of human or environmental exposure to site contaminants. Interim remedial measures are planned and carried out before comprehensive remedial studies.
Incineration
Definition:
(1) burning of certain types of solid, liquid or gaseous materials. (2) a treatment technology involving destruction of waste by controlled burning at high temperatures, e.g., burning sludge to remove the water and reduce the remaining residues to a safe, non-burnable ash which can be disposed of safely on land, in some waters or in underground locations.
Detection limit
Definition:
The smallest amount of substance that a laboratory test can reliably measure in a sample of air, water, soil or other medium.
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