Cleaning up oil spills
Journal Article
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· Environment; (United States)
OSTI ID:6190086
Cleaning up oil spills has become big business according to a report in the Wall Street Journal (7/20/78). An estimated 50 or 60 contractors specializing in water cleanup now gross approximately $50 million/yr. They expect their business to take another jump now that the US Environmental Protection Agency has designated 271 chemicals as hazardous and subject to the same reporting and cleanup procedures as oil spills.
- OSTI ID:
- 6190086
- Journal Information:
- Environment; (United States), Journal Name: Environment; (United States) Vol. 20:7; ISSN ENVTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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