Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-342 - Additional taxable hazardous substance list
Section 173-342-020 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given below:
(1) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology or the director's designee.
(2) "Hazardous substance" means anything designated as such by the provisions of this rule, as adopted and thereafter amended. In addition, this term includes:
(3) "Material" means substance, chemicals, category of chemicals, or mixtures of chemicals including products.
(4) "Persistence" means the tendency of a substance to resist degradation and remain in the atmosphere, soil, and/or water.
(5) "Toxicity" means a measure of the propensity of a chemical to produce injury once it reaches a susceptible receptor in or on a living organism.
(6) Except for terms defined in this section, the definitions in section 9, chapter 2, Laws of 1989 and WAC 458-20-252 apply to this chapter.
Statutory Authority: 1989 c 2. 90-03-020, § 173-342-020, filed 1/9/90, effective 2/9/90.