Illinois Statutes Chapter 415. Environmental Safety § 75/3. Definitions

(a) “Department” means the Illinois Department of Public Health.

(b) “Director” means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

(c) “Program” means the Environmental Toxicology Program as established by this Act.

(d) “Exposure” means contact with a hazardous substance.

(e) “Hazardous substance” means chemical compounds, elements, or combinations of chemicals which, because of quantity concentration, physical characteristics or toxicological characteristics may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health and includes, but is not limited to, any substance defined as a hazardous substance in Section 3.215 of the Environmental Protection Act. 1

(f) “Initial assessment” means a review and evaluation of site history and hazardous substances involved, potential for population exposure, the nature of any health related complaints and any known patterns in disease occurrence.

(g) “Comprehensive health study” means a detailed analysis which may include: a review of available environmental, morbidity and mortality data; environmental and biological sampling; detailed review of scientific literature; exposure analysis; population surveys; or any other scientific or epidemiologic methods deemed necessary to adequately evaluate the health status of the population at risk and any potential relationship to environmental factors.

(h) “Superfund Site” means any hazardous waste site designated for cleanup on the National Priorities List as mandated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-510), as amended. 2