Superfund : A Summary of the Law.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hazardous wastes.

Pollution.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (19 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

PDF

Summary:

Summarizes the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), known as Superfund, which addresses cleanup of hazardous substances that pose threats to public health, welfare, and environment. Describes major CERCLA provisions and amendments, Hazardous Substances Superfund Trust Fund taxing authority and revenue generation, response protocol for hazardous substance releases, financial responsibility of potentially liable parties, health-related authorities adminstered by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, clean up schedules and standards, Federal agency responsibilities for hazardous waste sites they own, settlement agreements, State roles in CERCLA, and EPA enforcement authorities and brownfields clean up program.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Superfund

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.