Compensation for Victims of Water Pollution

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil procedure.

Disaster relief.

Fisheries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1979-1980

Summary:

Also examines current legislative proposals and assesses the following pollution victims' compensation mechanisms: Federal disaster relief, oil spill liability and compensation, Black Lung Benefit Program, Japanese Pollution Victim Compensation Law, tort law, and insurance

CRS report, prepared by John E. Blodgett and others, for the Subcom on Oversight and Review, reviews case studies of water contamination incidents, focusing on background and impacts of each pollution episode, and resulting litigation and compensation. Includes summary, conclusions, and background information (pages 1-48) and the following chapters:

Notes:

CRS Report

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

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Compensation for Victims of Water Pollution. 79-H642-4

Publisher Number:

CRS-1979-ENR-0058

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