The U.S. Department of Transportation and the International Air Transportation Association define hazardous material as substances capable of posing a risk to health, safety, or to property when transported.
"Hazardous material" also refers to any material that, because of its quantity, concentration, chemical, radioactive, or infectious characteristics, poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if released into the workplace or the environment.
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