§ 13-11-2-42 — "Contaminant"

"Contaminant", for purposes of
environmental management laws, means any solid, semi-solid, liquid,
or gaseous matter, or any odor, radioactive material, pollutant (as
defined by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.), as in effect on January 1, 1989), hazardous waste (as defined in
the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), as in
effect on January 1, 1989), any constituent of a hazardous waste, or any
combination of the items described in this section, from whatever
source, that:
(1) is injurious to human health, plant or animal life, or property;
(2) interferes unreasonably with the enjoyment of life or property;
or
(3) otherwise violates:
(A) environmental management laws; or
(B) rules adopted under environmental management laws.
The term includes chemicals used in the illegal manufacture of a
controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-7) or an immediate
precursor (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-25) of a controlled substance, and
waste produced from the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance
or an immediate precursor of the controlled substance.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-7-1-3 part;
13-7-1-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1998, SEC.44; P.L.192-2005, SEC.5; P.L.186-2025, SEC.99.