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Appendix F Glossary
Appendix F Glossary
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Appendix F Glossary Bioaccumulative Substances that concentrate in living organisms as they breathe contaminated air, drink or live in contami nated water or eat contaminated food rather than be ing eliminated through natural processes. Brownfield Real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or po tential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
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134 APPENDIX F pacts over a prolonged period of time; almost imme diately exceed private sector authorities in the im pacted area; and significantly interrupt government operations and emergency services to such an extent that national security could be threatened. Emergency Practices that develop the resources needed to support preparedness emergency response.
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incident Social amplification The many ways in which information about risks is amplified by some social processes and reduced by others. Threat The intent and capability to adversely affect (cause harm or damage to)
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Vulnerability The manifestation of the inherent states of the system (e.g., physical, technical, organizational, social, cul tural) that can be exploited by an adversary to ad versely affect (cause harm or damage to)
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