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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
“Hazardous substance” means:
1. An element, compound, mixture, solution, material or substance whose use, possession, transportation, storage, release, discharge or disposal is regulated pursuant to chapter 444, 445A, 445B, 445C, 459, 477 or 618 of NRS;
2. An element, compound, mixture, solution, material or substance designated as a hazardous substance pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 9602 and an element, compound, mixture, solution, material or substance described in 42 U.S.C. § 9601(14);
3. An element, compound, mixture, solution, material or substance listed as a hazardous waste in, or having the characteristics identified in, 42 U.S.C. § 6921 on January 1, 1993, except any waste for which regulation under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq., has been suspended by an act of Congress; and
4. Petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, synthetic oil, synthetic gas usable for fuel or any mixture thereof.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 3. Remedies; Special Actions and Proceedings § 40.504. “Hazardous substance” defined - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-3-remedies-special-actions-and-proceedings/nv-rev-st-40-504/
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