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ts19998

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As a result of the lessons learned from the 1984 Bhopal, India, disaster, the 1986 EPCRA requires
 
  A) all companies handling toxic wastes to be located at least one mile from any city border.
  B) emergency response teams in every company that makes a product in the United States.
  C) companies that handle more than 5 tons of hazardous materials to provide detailed information to local emergency planning committees.
  D) all companies to purchase HAZMAT insurance.

Question 2

List and explain the hazards associated with earthquakes.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


nicoleclaire22

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

Hazards include ground shaking and liquefaction, mass movements, and tsunami resulting from submarine earth movement.


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