The law of hazardous wastes and toxic substances in a nutshell /
"The law of hazardous wastes and toxic substances is a specialized field involving the overlap of federal and state statutes, science, economics, and public policy. This text covers the regulation of the production, sale, use, and disposal of toxic substances, ranging from pesticides to chemica...
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St. Paul, MN :
West Academic Publishing,
2018
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| Edition: | Third edition |
| Series: | Nutshell series
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Table of Contents:
- Risk and scientific uncertainty
- Regulating the production and sale of toxic substances
- Regulating the use of toxic substances
- Regulating toxic pollution under the clean water, clean air, and safe drinking water acts
- Regulating disposal of hazardous wastes: the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Introduction to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
- CERCLA: cleanup performed by government
- CERCLA: cost recovery actions brought by government
- CERCLA: cleanup mandated by government
- CERCLA: actions brought by private parties
- Additional hazardous waste cleanup options under RCRA and CERCLA
- Common law approaches to hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Avoiding liability for hazardous substance cleanup costs