TY - BOOK AU - Sprankling,John G. AU - Weber,Gregory S. TI - The law of hazardous wastes and toxic substances in a nutshell T2 - West nutshell series SN - 9780314167309 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - KF3945 .S685 2007 U1 - 344.0462 S767L 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - Thomson/West KW - Hazardous substances KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Hazardous wastes N1 - Includes index; 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 the 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 ER -