Document ID: 13824

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(1) Hazardous Materials shall mean any substance: (A)that now or in the future is regulated or governed by, requires investigation or remediation under, or is defined as a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, medical waste, pollutant or contaminant under any governmental statute, code, ordinance, regulation, rule or order, including amendments, including for example on the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C . 9601 et seq., and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., or (B)that is toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable, radioactive, carcinogenic, dangerous or otherwise hazardous, including gasoline, diesel fuel, petroleum hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, radon and urea formaldehyde foam insulation, or (C)medical and biohazard wastes regulated by federal, state or local laws or authorities which includes any gaseous, liquid and solid waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of a human being or animal or in any research relating to that diagnosis, treatment or immunization, or in the production or testing of biologicals, which includes but is not limited to: cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biologicals, including cultures from medical and pathological laboratories, cultures and stocks of infectious agents from research and industrial laboratories, wastes from the production of biologicals, discarded live and attenuated vaccines, and culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, and mix cultures; pathological wastes, including tissues, organs, and body parts that removed during surgery or autopsy; waste human blood and products of blood, including serum, plasma, and other blood components; sharps that have been used inpatient care or in medical, research, or industrial laboratories, including hypodermic needles, syringes, pasteur pipettes, broken glass, and scalpel blades; contaminated animal carcasses, body parts, and bedding of animals that were exposed to infectious agents during research, production of biologicals, or testing of pharmaceuticals; wastes from surgery or autopsy that were in contact with infectious agents, including soiled dressings, sponges, drapes, lavage tubes, drainage sets, underpads, and surgical gloves; laboratory wastes from medical, pathological, pharmaceutical, or other research, commercial, or industrial laboratories that were in contact with infectious agents, including slides and cover slips, disposable gloves, laboratory coats, and aprons; dialysis wastes that were in contact with the blood of patients undergoing hemodialysis, including contaminated disposable equipment and supplies such as tubing, filters, disposable sheets, towels, gloves, aprons, and laboratory coats; discarded medical equipment and parts that were in contact with infectious agents; biological waste and discarded materials contaminated with blood, excretion, exudates or secretions from human beings or animals who are isolated to protect others from communicable diseases; or such other waste material that results from the administration of medical care to a patient by a health care provider and represents a threat to human health or the environment.

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Tokenized Text:
(
1
)
Hazardous
Materials
shall
mean
any
substance
:
(
A
)
that
now
or
in
the
future
is
regulated
or
governed
by
,
requires
investigation
or
remediation
under
,
or
is
defined
as
a
hazardous
waste
,
hazardous
substance
,
medical
waste
,
pollutant
or
contaminant
under
any
governmental
statute
,
code
,
ordinance
,
regulation
,
rule
or
order
,
including
amendments
,
including
for
example
on
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response
Compensation
and
Liability
Act
,
42
U
.
S
.
C
.
9601
et
seq
.
,
and
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
,
42
U
.
S
.
C
.
6901
et
seq
.
,
or
(
B
)
that
is
toxic
,
explosive
,
corrosive
,
flammable
,
radioactive
,
carcinogenic
,
dangerous
or
otherwise
hazardous
,
including
gasoline
,
diesel
fuel
,
petroleum
hydrocarbons
,
polychlorinated
biphenyls
(
PCBs
)
,
asbestos
,
radon
and
urea
formaldehyde
foam
insulation
,
or
(
C
)
medical
and
biohazard
wastes
regulated
by
federal
,
state
or
local
laws
or
authorities
which
includes
any
gaseous
,
liquid
and
solid
waste
which
is
generated
in
the
diagnosis
,
treatment
or
immunization
of
a
human
being
or
animal
or
in
any
research
relating
to
that
diagnosis
,
treatment
or
immunization
,
or
in
the
production
or
testing
of
biologicals
,
which
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
:
cultures
and
stocks
of
infectious
agents
and
associated
biologicals
,
including
cultures
from
medical
and
pathological
laboratories
,
cultures
and
stocks
of
infectious
agents
from
research
and
industrial
laboratories
,
wastes
from
the
production
of
biologicals
,
discarded
live
and
attenuated
vaccines
,
and
culture
dishes
and
devices
used
to
transfer
,
inoculate
,
and
mix
cultures
;
pathological
wastes
,
including
tissues
,
organs
,
and
body
parts
that
removed
during
surgery
or
autopsy
;
waste
human
blood
and
products
of
blood
,
including
serum
,
plasma
,
and
other
blood
components
;
sharps
that
have
been
used
inpatient
care
or
in
medical
,
research
,
or
industrial
laboratories
,
including
hypodermic
needles
,
syringes
,
pasteur
pipettes
,
broken
glass
,
and
scalpel
blades
;
contaminated
animal
carcasses
,
body
parts
,
and
bedding
of
animals
that
were
exposed
to
infectious
agents
during
research
,
production
of
biologicals
,
or
testing
of
pharmaceuticals
;
wastes
from
surgery
or
autopsy
that
were
in
contact
with
infectious
agents
,
including
soiled
dressings
,
sponges
,
drapes
,
lavage
tubes
,
drainage
sets
,
underpads
,
and
surgical
gloves
;
laboratory
wastes
from
medical
,
pathological
,
pharmaceutical
,
or
other
research
,
commercial
,
or
industrial
laboratories
that
were
in
contact
with
infectious
agents
,
including
slides
and
cover
slips
,
disposable
gloves
,
laboratory
coats
,
and
aprons
;
dialysis
wastes
that
were
in
contact
with
the
blood
of
patients
undergoing
hemodialysis
,
including
contaminated
disposable
equipment
and
supplies
such
as
tubing
,
filters
,
disposable
sheets
,
towels
,
gloves
,
aprons
,
and
laboratory
coats
;
discarded
medical
equipment
and
parts
that
were
in
contact
with
infectious
agents
;
biological
waste
and
discarded
materials
contaminated
with
blood
,
excretion
,
exudates
or
secretions
from
human
beings
or
animals
who
are
isolated
to
protect
others
from
communicable
diseases
;
or
such
other
waste
material
that
results
from
the
administration
of
medical
care
to
a
patient
by
a
health
care
provider
and
represents
a
threat
to
human
health
or
the
environment
.