NOUN | location | toxic site, toxic waste area, Superfund site | a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up |
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Meaning | A site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up. | |
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Synonyms | toxic waste area, Superfund site | |
Narrower | orphan site | A toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup |
Broader | site, land site | The piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) |
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