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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Environmental liability"”.
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Environmental liability, policy and technology in real estate development
Under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. [paragraph]9601 et seq., "owner/operators" of contaminated real property may face cleanup costs that greatly exceed the value of the property. CERCLA liability is retroactive, is imposed …
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'Blowing in the Wind?': Environmental Liability of Corporations for Atmospheric Damage in Chile
… and adversarial framework for finding liability and ordering remediation measures to redress environmental damage. In the last decade, citizens living and working in highly polluted areas have sued corporations owning power plants and mining establishments for causing atmospheric …
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Devising a Legal Framework for Environmental Liability and Regulation for Mitigating Risks of Shale Gas Extraction
… public health, and geopolitics. In fact, in environmental issue and regulation, it has become a norm in the minds of many that finding a model individual to do the right thing is a onerous task. One solution to this problem currently would be to realise the benefits energy resource extraction …
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An analysis of foreign statutes dealing with environmental liability with a view to the drawing up and promulgating of an environmental liability statute in South Africa to deal with the legal problems of civil liability for environmental damage
This essay concerns civil liability for environmental damage and has as its focus, the drawing up of an Environmental Liability statute for South Africa. The approach taken in the essay is largely a comparative one, with topics being approached first from a general perspective and then with …
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Liability for pollution damage from offshore oil spills: The CLC and fund conventions, the EU's Environmental Liability Directive and their implications for New Zealand law
… to ask how New Zealand’s offshore petroleum liability regime came to be created from a pair of international shipping liability and fund conventions, and explaining how the EU and Member States developed and implemented the Environmental Liability and Offshore Safety Directives. New Zealand’s …
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An experimental investigation of leachate generation predictions of waste from copper sulphide ore processing
The greatest environmental liability in the mineal processing industry is the prolonged environmental degredation of groundwater and land, resulting from Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) formation from mine wastes due to oxidation of sulphide minerals. AMD enhances the mobilisation of trace and minor …
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The effects of using process accountability and outcome accountability on susceptibility to directional goals: an examination of management's memory in financial reporting
… preference-inconsistent—regarding a potential environmental liability provided by both a more reliable source and a less reliable source. Compared to process-accountable participants, outcome-accountable participants: 1) make less accurate source attributions, 2) report a greater difference in …
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The Production of Low Ash Coals Using the Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Separation Process with Novel Developments
… impoundment failure, these impoundments pose an environmental liability. To address ultrafine coal rejection, researchers at Virginia Tech development the hydrophobic-hydrophilic separation (HHS) process. Unlike in froth flotation, HHS uses an organic solvent to separate and dewater hydrophobic …
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Sequencing Abandoned Wellsite Reclamations
… based on indicators of negative economic, environmental, and social impacts. This practical method can be adapted to similar problems elsewhere around the globe. Using publicly available data on wellsite reclamation costs, environmental liability as defined in Canadian accounting guidance …
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First update of the regional database of storage facilities (mining and mining-metallurgical waste deposits) in Sardinia
… 1. A critical review of the origin, typology, environmental impacts, and resource potential of Sardinian mining wastes. 2. A mineralogical and geochemical study of the Montevecchio district, focusing on Zn and REE enrichment in tailings and secondary biomineralizations. 3. A multi-analytical …
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The imposition of punitive damages: a comparative analysis
… the imposition of punitive damages in product liability and consumer protection cases. The main argument of this dissertation is based on the observation that the current Thai product liability and consumer protection system does not encourage plaintiffs to go to court to redress their harms, …
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Environmental risk assessment in financial institutions
Have the environmental risk assessment policies and procedures instituted by banks been successful in promoting the welfare of the environment? Have these policies and procedures succeeded in protecting banks from environment related liability? This thesis examines the impact of environmental risk …
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HYDROLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A SULPHIDE WASTE ROCK DUMP
… bearing waste rock dumps is the most serious environmental liability in the mining industry; believed to be $3.2 billion for 750 million tonnes of waste rock in Canada alone (Feasby et al., 1997). The understanding of the characteristics and quantity of water flow through waste rock has become …
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The energy business system: transformation, social innovation & disruptive smart grid business models
… escaping EBS lock-in include incorporation of environmental liability to shareholders, carbon taxation and other economic measurements to alter market conditions. The systems analysis presented here suggests that to ensure environmental resilience the EBS’s fundamental purpose and governance …
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A comparative review of German and South African environmental law with special reference to pollution control
… · and remedies of German and South African environmental law are examined, as far as they are relevant for pollution control. The purpose is to investigate whether the two countries can learn from each other. In the beginning three principles are discussed which have been formative on German …
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Hydrometallurgical processing of nickel sulfides with activated carbon in sulfuric acid medium
… dominant supply pathway, increasing scrutiny of environmental impacts, declining ore grades, and resource inefficiencies have intensified interest in secondary metal sources. Conversely, among these, sulfide‑rich mine flotation tailings are of particular significance, as they represent both a …
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Responsabilidade ambiental aplicada ao sector dos resíduos sólidos urbanos : caso de estudo : Aterro Sanitário de Mato da Cruz
A crescente contaminação de locais na Europa passou a ser uma preocupação transversal a todos os sectores da sociedade, desde a opinião pública, comunidade científica ao debate político. A situação traduz-se em riscos significativos para a saúde e numa crescente perda da biodiversidade. Estes …