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Chapter 3 ⎯ Affected Environmentlevel in 1998 (U.S. Census Bureau 2001). Within Hawaii County, Hilo had the highest total numberof families below the poverty level in 1999. In Honolulu County in 1999, Honolulu had the largest totalnumber of families below the poverty level (HDBEDT no date [a] and [b]).3.1.7.6 Protection of ChildrenEO 13045, entitled Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (EO13045, 62 FR 19885), states that each federal agency shall make it a high priority to identify and assessenvironmental health and safety risks that may disproportionately affect children and ensure thatits policies, programs, activities, and standards address disproportionate risks to children that resultfrom environmental health or safety risks. Environmental health and safety risks primarily mean risksthat are attributable to products or substances that the child is likely to come into contact with or toingest.In 2000, the percent of the population of Hawaii County under 18 years was 27.4 percent. In HonoluluCounty, 25.1 percent of the population was under the age of 18 in 2000.3.1.8 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND HAZARDOUS WASTESThe ROI for hazardous materials and wastes is the area on and surrounding the potentially affectedArmy installations. Because fences or mountain ranges cannot always confine or reduce impacts fromspills or releases of hazardous materials or wastes, areas immediately adjacent to these project locationsare considered part of the ROI.Specific regulations generally govern the use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials andwastes. The U.S. Army Pamphlet 200–1 governs all aspects of managing hazardous materials andregulated waste by military or civilian personnel and on-post tenants and contractors at all Army facilities.The Army maintains site-specific spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) plansand pollution prevention plans that regulate the storage and use of petroleum products and hazardousmaterials, respectively. Hazardous material and waste management continues to follow Army, federal,and state regulations in order to minimize potential impacts to human health or the environment.According to CERCLA, a hazardous substance can be defined as any substance that, due to its quantity,concentration, or physical and chemical characteristics, poses a potential hazard to human healthand safety or to the environment. CERCLA has created national policies and procedures to identifyand remediate sites contaminated by hazardous substances.The following specific hazardous materials and wastes are addressed:• Ammunition, Live-Fire, and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO);• Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants (POLs) and Storage Tanks;• Contaminated and Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Sites;• Lead;• Asbestos;• PCBs;• Pesticides/Herbicides;• Radon; and• Hazardous Wastes.February 2008 3–52 2/25th SBCT Final EIS