Environmental Compliance Handbook, Volume 3 Land

Environmental laws and regulations are extremely complex and difficult to understand. In order to comply with them, they need to be explained in layperson’s terms. The handbook identifies many changes in regulations and recommends ways to apply and implement them. Containing the latest environmental information, this third volume addresses environmental compliance with land and provides a historical perspective to help follow the logical growth and increased complexity of land regulations through time. Structured as a “step-by-step how-to” book, readers will find real-life examples for the most important aspects of language, permit terms, demonstrating compliance, and organization for land projects.

Features:

Introduces all land pollution control regulations and the requirements of any land pollution control permits available up to date Answers in depth all practical questions that arise when working on compliance projects in a "how-to" method Addresses a wider spectrum of issues that go beyond chemical-based contamination and environmental regulations and examines the impacts of climate change Includes many real-life examples and case studies from industry and institutions that comply with land use regulations It is global in coverage and very useful to companies that have expanded operations outside their country of origin

Chapter 1 Themes and Overview of Environmental Compliance Handbook: LAND, Chapter 2 History of Land Pollution and the Beginning of Environmental Regulations in the United States, Chapter 3 Land Contamination, Chapter 4 Nature’s Response to Land Contamination, Chapter 5 Resource, Conservation, and Recovery Act, Medical Waste, and Low-Level Radioactive Waste, Chapter 6 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Chapter 7 Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, Toxic Substance Control Act, Pollution Prevention Act, and the Brownfield Revitalization Act, Chapter 8 Land-related Environmental Regulations, Chapter 9 Global Assessments and Standards for Land Contamination, Chapter 10 Land Pollution Regulations of North America, Chapter 11 Land Pollution Regulations of Europe, Chapter 12 Land Pollution Regulations of Africa, Chapter 13 Land Pollution Regulations of Asia, Chapter 14 Land Pollution Regulations of Oceania, Chapter 15 Land Pollution Regulations of South America, Chapter 16 Current Status of Land Pollution and Land Regulations of the World, Chapter 17 Achieving and Maintaining Comp