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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 155<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2000, chapters 17<\/a> and 1043<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":269805,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58925,"identifier":"62.1-44.17:2","token":"62.1\/3.1\/3.1\/62.1-44.17_2","url":"\/62.1-44.17_2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.17_2\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/3.1\/62.1-44.17_2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.17:2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Toxicity<\/span>” means the inherent potential or capacity of a material<\/span> to cause adverse effects on a living organism, including acute or chronic effects on aquatic life, detrimental effects on human health or other adverse environmental effects.\n\t\t“Toxics” or “toxic substance<\/span>” means any agent or material<\/span> listed by the USEPA Administrator pursuant to \u00a7 307(a) of the Clean Water Act and those substances on the “toxics of concern<\/span>” list of the Chesapeake Bay Program as of January 1, 1997.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 62.1-44.17:2)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Toxicity” means the inherent potential or capacity of a material\nto cause adverse effects on a living organism, including acute or chronic\neffects on aquatic life, detrimental effects on human health or other adverse\nenvironmental effects.\n\t\t“Toxics” or “toxic substance” means any agent or\nmaterial listed by the USEPA Administrator pursuant to \u00a7 307(a) of the Clean\nWater Act and those substances on the “toxics of concern” list of\nthe Chesapeake Bay Program as of January 1, 1997.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 155; 2000, cc. 17, 1043.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}