National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan

The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plans (NOHSCP/NCP) is a U.S. environmental regulation that guides determination of the sites to be corrected under both the Superfund program and the program to prevent or control spills into surface waters or elsewhere.


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