Industry says proposed victim compensation bills are premature
Several victim compensation bills have been introduced in Congress to offset the costs the chemical industry will incur in damage payments to chemical waste victims or either to tax the chemical industry to support an administrative fund set up to pay such claims. The Chemical Manufacturers Association is urging that no legislation be passed until the results of a 1 million dollar, 10-month study by the Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology on the health effects linked to exposure to hazardous dump sites are known. A spokesman for the industry recommended that a tax on waste end products rather than the existing Superfund practice of taxing feedstocks would serve to encourage the chemical industry to reduce the volume of waste to be landfilled. Dioxin and asbestos were cited as having the greatest potential for actual or perceived risk. 1 figure.
- OSTI ID:
- 5789920
- Journal Information:
- Chem. Eng. News; (United States), Vol. 61:29
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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