Six Case Studies of Compensation for Toxic Substances Pollution Alabama, California, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, and Texas

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fertilizers.

Hazardous substances.

Metals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

Includes chronologies and maps throughout

Introduction and description of case selection from 12 candidate incidents (list, pages 7-8), and review of State compensation laws. (p. 1-58)

Report, prepared by the Environmental Law Institute under CRS supervision, to assist Subcom on Environmental Pollution consideration of S. 1480, the Environmental Emergency Response Act. Analyzes six toxic pollution victim compensation cases (exec summary, pages xi-xvi). Contents:

Review of case studies legal and practical issues, and conclusions on State compensation actions. (pages 475-521)

Six case studies (pages 59-474), as follows:

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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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Six Case Studies of Compensation for Toxic Substances Pollution:. 80-S322-11

Publisher Number:

CRS-1980-CRS-0020

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