1. a colorless oily fuming liquid, N2H4, used as a reducing agent and a jet-propulsion fuel. 2. a class of substances derived from this substance by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms by an organic group.
More than 150 companies and government entities could be asked to cover their share of the cleanup costs. On Nov. 18, the EPA submitted a nearly $1.4 billion cleanup option for the Portland Harbor Superfund site to the National Remedy Review Board, which serves as a peer review panel for Superfund projects.
However, annual funding for Superfund site cleanup is estimated to be as much as $500 million short of what is needed, and 1,280 sites remain on the National Priorities List with an unknown number of potential sites yet to be identified. More than 400,000 brownfields sites await cleanup and redevelopment.