When a cleanup standard is not a standard

Article Abstract:

The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act was intended to clarify CERCLA but the fields of environmental consulting and cleanup remain amorphous and unregulated. Property owners attempting to determine the extent of their liability can make faulty decisions to sell the property at a loss because of indefinite standards but, since liability is retained, that is not an effective solution. The standards are established on a site-by-site basis so landowners' should hire environmental consultants after confirming the qualifications and draft a multiple remedy cleanup plan.

Laws, regulations and rules, Pollution control industry, Environmental services industry, Landowners

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Phasing in the environmental site assessment business

Article Abstract:

Real estate owners and operators should know how to evaluate the environmental consultants on whom they must rely to avoid liability for clean up of contaminated property. The consulting industry's rapid growth and lack of regulation make it imperative that real estate people be aware of how consultants work. Consultants examine properties in three phases: a preliminary Phase 1, a Phase 2 site characterization and a Phase 3 report on decontamination. Prospective owners should insist that consultants be open in their methods and that their reports be easy to understand.

Evaluation, Prevention, Real estate industry, Consultants, Consultants (Persons)

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When the smoke clears: environmental restoration in Central and Eastern Europe

Article Abstract:

The topic of treating years of environmental abuse was considered at the International Symposium on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe held in Oct 1992. The use of legal measures that have proven successful in the US such as successor liability seemed unpopular in light of efforts to transfer industries to private hands. Other issues such as the distribution of pollution across national boundaries, the civil unrest caused by resurgent nationalism and allocation of cleanup resources to areas of greatest need were also discussed.

Interpretation and construction, International aspects, Eastern Europe, Pollution, Environmental law, Hazardous wastes

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