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Main Title Leaking underground storage tanks : a threat to public health & environment.
Publisher Sierra Club,
Year Published 2005
OCLC Number 59155148
Subjects Underground storage tanks--United States ; Drinking water--United States
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://www.sierraclub.org/toxics/Leaking_USTs/index.asp
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified
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Status
EJBM  TH6545.L43 2005 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 11/03/2009
Collation 38 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Notes
Overview of the problem: leaking USTs threaten drinking water -- Current administration fails to protect drinking water -- Severe slowdown in pace of cleanups -- More than $1 billion in under-funded cleanups nationwide -- Dangerous chemicals leak from USTs -- Contamination endangers communities across the country -- Vulnerable populations and contamination -- The tip of a toxic iceberg: reported contamination at USTs -- Solution: protect communities and drinking water -- Appendix: national charts, state fact sheets, Misc. Info. & Bibliography.