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2 <br />25116. "Handling" means the transporting or transferring from one place to <br />another, or pumping, processing, storing, or packaging of hazardous waste, but <br />does not include the handling of any substance before it becomes a waste. <br />(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 878.) <br />25117. "Hazardous waste" means a waste, or combination of wastes, which <br />because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious <br />characteristics may either: <br />(a) Cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase <br />in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness. <br />(b) Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to hurnan health or <br />environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or <br />otherwise managed. <br />(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1039.) <br />25117.3. (a) "Hazardous waste property" means land which is either of the <br />following: <br />(1) Any hazardous waste facility or portion thereof, required to be permitted <br />pursuant to this chapter, which has a permit for disposal from the department or <br />has submitted an application for such a permit. <br />(2) A portion of any land designated as a hazardous waste property pursuant <br />to Section 25229 where a significant disposal of hazardous waste has occurred on, <br />under, or into the land resulting in a significant existing or potential hazard to <br />present or future public health or safety. <br />(b) "Hazardous waste property" does not mean residential land that has never <br />received waste chemicals from an industrial, commercial, agricultural, research, <br />or business activity. <br />(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1161.) <br />25117.4. "Border zone property" means any property designated as border <br />zone property pursuant to Section 25229 which is within 2,000 feet of a significant <br />disposal of hazardous waste, and the wastes so located are a significant existing or <br />potential hazard to present or future public health or safety on the land in <br />question. <br />(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1161.) <br />25117.5. "Infectious", except as otherwise provided in Section 25117.6, <br />includes: <br />(a) Pathologic specimens, tissues, specimens of blood elements, excreta or <br />secretions and disposable articles attendant thereto from humans or animals at a <br />hospital, medical clinic, research center, veterinary institution, or pathology <br />laboratory. <br />(b) Surgical operating roompathologic specimens and disposable articles <br />attendant thereto which may harbor or transmit pathogenic organisms. <br />(c) Pathologic specimens and disposable articles attendant thereto from <br />outpatient areas and emergency rooms. <br />(d) Discarded equipment, instruments, utensils and other articles which may <br />harbor or transmit pathogenic organisms from the rooms of patients with <br />suspected or diagnosed communicable disease. <br />(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1039.) <br />25117.6. Wastewater and wastewater sludges which have been properly <br />treated to comply with the regulations of the State Department of health Services <br />and the regional water quality control boards shall not he c6nsidered infectious for <br />the purposes of Section 25117.5. <br />(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676.) <br />