### Question
How does the law define release?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 11049*, **release** is defined as:

> any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles) of any hazardous chemical, extremely hazardous substance, or toxic chemical

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 11049*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 116-EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW > SUBCHAPTER III-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

