(1) Any element, compound or material which is:
(i) Designated as a hazardous waste under the act of
July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste
Management Act, and the regulations promulgated thereto.
(ii) Defined or designated as a hazardous substance
pursuant to the Federal Superfund Act.
(iii) Contaminated with a hazardous substance to the
degree that its release or threatened release poses a
substantial threat to the public health and safety or the
environment as determined by the department.
(iv) Determined to be substantially harmful to
public health and safety or the environment based on a
standardized and uniformly applied department testing
procedure and listed in regulations proposed by the
department and promulgated by the Environmental Quality
Board.
(v) At the health advisory levels for
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic
acid (PFOS) published by the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(2) The term does not include petroleum or petroleum
products, including crude oil or any fraction thereof, which
are not otherwise specifically listed or designated as a
hazardous substance under paragraph (1); natural gas, natural
gas liquids, liquified natural gas or synthetic gas usable
for fuel or mixtures of natural gas and synthetic gas usable
for fuel; or an element, substance, compound or mixture from
a coal mining operation under the jurisdiction of the
department or from a site eligible for funding under Title IV
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
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