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This year's resolution is: "Resolved, that any and all injury resulting from the disposal of hazardous waste should be the legal responsibility of the producer of that waste." One example of a "topical" plan would be to make all producers of toxic waste contribute to a hazardous waste compensation injury fund. Points are proved by reading quotations from experts in the field...
...available on the health hazards. But there is reason for concern. The fires produce some of the same carcinogens as cigarettes. They also give off" colorless, odorless carbon monoxide, which can be dangerous in a building sealed to prevent heat loss. Another troublesome emission is a family of toxic chemicals known as polycyclic organic matter, or POMS, which are to be studied by the Environmental Protection Agency...
...West German industries burn 3.5 million tons of coal a year, leading to heavy discharges of sulfur dioxide.) According to Professor Bernhard Ulrich, an expert on soil science at the University of Gottingen, acidic downpours can leach key nutrients, such as calcium and potassium, from the soil, or deposit toxic metals like aluminum. Acid rain might also prevent microorganisms in the soil from converting organic debris into fertilizer. Professor Peter Schiitt of the University of Munich believes that dry, airborne particles of metal are the culprits, along with acid rain. Says he: "What is shocking is that whole areas...
...interest ricocheted around Congress. By the time the scandal subsided, more than 20 Reagan Administration appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency had resigned under pressure. Last week one was found guilty in court: Rita Lavelle, former head of the agency's $1.6 billion Superfund to clean up toxic wastes, was convicted of perjury and obstructing a congressional investigation...
...reversed the EPA's policy on paying to clean up toxic-waste sites out of the $1.6 billion superfund that Congress appropriated for that purpose. Under Lavelle, the Government dickered endlessly with industry over who would bear the cost. Meanwhile, the dumps festered. Ruckelshaus' policy is "Clean now, worry about who pays later...