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This casebook provides a political, economic, and scientific context for toxic substance and hazardous waste law, along with key toxics statutes. The text of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act are included, and different approaches to toxics regulation are suggested.

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• Preface(p. v)
• Acknowledgments(p. ix)
• Glossary of Acronyms(p. xix)
• Part 1 Foundations
• 1. Introduction(p. 1)
• 2. Toxicology and Risk Assessment(p. 39)
• A. The Science of Toxic Substances(p. 41)
• B. Quantitative Risk Assessment(p. 80)
• 3. Economics and Regulatory Analysis(p. 131)
• A. Introduction: Economic Criteria for Evaluating Success of Regulatory Responses to Environmental Problems(p. 132)
• B. The Choice of Means: Market or Government?(p. 136)
• C. Regulatory Analysis: "Fine-Tuning" Government Regulation(p. 164)
• 4. The Judicial Role in Toxics Regulation(p. 217)
• A. Forms of Agency Action: The Vermont Yankee Litigation(p. 219)
• B. The Methodology of Judicial Review(p. 227)
• C. Asbestos: A Case Study of Judicial Deference to Administrative Judgment(p. 242)
• 5. Toxic Torts(p. 277)
• A. Special Characteristics of a Toxic Tort Case(p. 278)
• B. The Plaintiff's Case(p. 317)
• C. The Defendant's Response(p. 358)
• Part 2 Toxic Substances and Toxic Pollution
• 6. Toxics Regulation in Public Health and Pollution Control Statutes(p. 371)
• A. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act(p. 372)
• B. The Occupational Safety and Health Act(p. 390)
• C. The Atomic Energy Act(p. 418)
• D. The Safe Drinking Water Act(p. 443)
• E. The Clean Water Act(p. 461)
• F. The Clean Air Act(p. 488)
• G. A Summary and a Look Ahead(p. 515)
• 7. Pesticides: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act(p. 521)
• A. Economic Poisons(p. 521)
• B. Environmental Regulation(p. 551)
• C. The Licensing Strategy(p. 584)
• D. Pesticide Regulation and Agriculture Policy(p. 593)
• 8. Manufacture: The Toxic Substances Control Act(p. 601)
• A. Toward Comprehensive Regulation(p. 601)
• B. Information Gathering(p. 609)
• C. The "Unreasonable Risk" and "Least Burdensome" Standards(p. 629)
• D. TSCA's Potential(p. 650)
• Part 3 The Disposal and Clean-up of Hazardous Wastes
• 9. Disposal: The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(p. 661)
• A. Introduction(p. 661)
• B. A Closer Look at the Subtitle C Regulatory Program(p. 680)
• C. Regulation of Generators, Transporters, and Exporters of Hazardous Waste(p. 728)
• D. Regulation of Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities(p. 743)
• E. Land Disposal Restrictions(p. 771)
• F. Enforcement(p. 793)
• 10. The Siting of Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities: A RCRA Case Study(p. 833)
• A. The Siting Dilemma in the United States(p. 833)
• B. The Canadian Experience(p. 842)
• C. New Approaches in the United States(p. 847)
• D. The Assurance vs. the Prisoners' Dilemma Approach(p. 855)
• 11. Clean-Up: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act(p. 867)
• A. Overview(p. 869)
• B. CERCLA in Context(p. 883)
• C. The Clean-up Cornerstones(p. 892)
• D. Liability(p. 917)
• E. Cost-Recovery Actions and Apportionment of Liability(p. 990)
• F. The Future of CERCLA(p. 1023)
• 12. Federal Facilities: A CERCLA Case Study(p. 1027)
• A. Cleaning Up Federal Facilities(p. 1029)
• B. Public Participation at Federal Facilities(p. 1068)
• C. Remediation, Future Use, and Stewardship(p. 1086)
• Part 4 Emerging Issues
• 13. Environmental Justice(p. 1097)
• A. Introduction(p. 1097)
• B. Statistical Studies Related to the Siting of Hazardous Waste Facilities(p. 1103)
• C. Environmental Justice Claims by Individuals and Citizen Groups(p. 1113)
• D. Government Responses to the Environmental Justice Movement(p. 1126)
• 14. Alternative Control Strategies(p. 1138)
• A. The Right to Know: The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)(p. 1138)
• B. Pollution Management and Prevention(p. 1159)
• Index(p. 1181)