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Environmental economics : an introduction

Barry C Field, Martha k Field Economia ambiental

Chapter 16

Federal Policy on Toxic and Hazardous Substances - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Handlers of hazardous wastes, that is, firms that accept hazardous materials and transport them for disposal, sometimes dispose of the materials illegally or in unapproved landfills. How might a deposit-refund system be designed to provide incentives to dispose of hazardous materials in approved ways?

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Problem 2

"The EPA has estimated that the chemical residues on a certain food most likely contribute to 14 excess deaths in the U.S. population each year. Thus, if use of the chemical is banned we can expect the number of excess deaths to decrease by this number." Comment.

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Problem 3

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the doctrine of strict, joint, and several liability for Superfund sites?

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Problem 4

What are the two primary alternative explanations for the demographic patterns found in the vicinity of many hazardous-waste dump sites?

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Problem 5

In conducting a "balancing" analysis for a particular chemical or pesticide, what role is played by people's attitudes toward risk?

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Problem 6

In what way does TSCA put the burden of proof for a chemical's safety on the EPA?

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