(415 ILCS 75/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 983)
Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires;
(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", approved June 29, 1970, as amended;
(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;
(i) "State Remedial Action Priority List" means a list compiled by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency which identifies sites that appear to present significant risk to the public health, welfare or environment.
(Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
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