SAND FILTER PACKING - A sand layer between the outside wall of the monitoring well casing and the earth boring, in the area of the well screen, to allow access of groundwater or soil gas.

SANITARY WASTEWATER - All flows generated from a building or facility that result from the use of water; includes gray water and black water, but excludes process wastewater.

SARA - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. A U.S. federal law that added tougher cleanup requirements to CERCLA and increased the funds available in Superfund.

SARA TITLE III - Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, synonymous with EPCRA. Lists 189 hazardous air pollutants for which EPA must establish special standards for source categories of polluters.

SBS - Sick Building Syndrome. Describes situations in which building occupants experience acute health and/or comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a particular building, but no specific illness or cause can be identified.

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SCREEN - To use special equipment to detect possible contamination in the field prior to laboratory analysis.

SECONDARY CONTAINMENT - In the case of a UST, the erection of a physical barrier completely around the primary product- containing underground storage tank. The containment may consist of a second tank wall, a vault, or a liner.

STEL - Short-Term Exposure Limit. A maximum concentration of an airborne toxic material in the workplace that should not be exceeded in any fifteen-minute period.

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT - Collecting precipitation and routing it to areas that will not create a nuisance for an owner's or manager's facility, neighboring properties, or the environment.

SUBSTRATE - A surface on which paint or varnish has been or may be applied. Examples include wood, concrete, plaster, metal, and drywall.

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SUBSTRATE-EFFECT LEAD - The returning of backscattered radiation from the paint, substrate, or underlying material to an XRF analyzer. This radiation, when counted as lead X-rays by an XRF, contributes to substrate- effect lead or bias.

SUBSURFACE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM - An on-site sewage treatment system.

SUPERFUND - Refers to CERCLA.

SURFACE WATER - Water that travels along the earth's surface prior to permeating or being collected by various physical means.

SURFACING MATERIALS - Asbestos-containing material sprayed or troweled on surfaces for acoustical, decorative, or fireproofing purposes.

* This Glossary is Excerpted from Managing Environmental Risk for Facility Owners and Operators / Legal Actions Against Facilities from AIG, © BOMI 1996, 2nd qtr. *

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