Hazardous Waste: An Update on the Cost and Availability of Pollution Insurance
PEMD-94-16
Published: Apr 05, 1994. Publicly Released: May 09, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the availability of pollution insurance for hazardous waste facility owners and operators, focusing on the: (1) number of insurance companies that provide pollution liability and closure or postclosure insurance; (2) extent and cost of pollution insurance; (3) cost and availability of pollution insurance to land disposal facilities; and (4) impact on the insurance industry if state cleanup funds are made available to treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities for pollution cleanup.
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Hazardous substancesIndustrial accidentsIndustrial pollutionIndustrial wastesInsurance companiesInsurance cost controlLiability insurancePollution controlWaste disposalPollution