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Legal Issues in Pollution-Engendered Torts

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  • Robert K. Best

    (Pacific Legal Foundation)

  • James I. Collins

    (College of Public Interest Law)

Abstract

The end ofWorld War II marked the birth of the modern chemical industry. From that time synthetic rubbers, fibers, and complex organohalogens have been produced in large commercial quan- tities, such that each member of modern society is exposed to chemicals of exotic physiocheniical activity. For years, direct ex- posure to high concentrations of such compounds has resulted in tort claims...

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  • Robert K. Best & James I. Collins, 1982. "Legal Issues in Pollution-Engendered Torts," Cato Journal, Cato Journal, Cato Institute, vol. 2(1), pages 101-136, Spring.
    • Handle: RePEc:cto:journl:v:2:y:1982:i:1:p:101-136
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    1. Machan Tibor R., 1991. "Pollution, Collectivism And Capitalism," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter, vol. 2(1), pages 83-102, March.

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    Keywords

    law; property; pollution; tort; property rights; regulation; government;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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