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Polluter Liable Despite Not Knowing Cause
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1990.tb06942.x
Subject(s) - trench , business , law , liability , forensic engineering , environmental planning , law and economics , environmental science , engineering , political science , economics , finance , chemistry , organic chemistry , layer (electronics)
The owner of a swine farm was found liable for pollution even though there was no evidence that the owner or his employees dug a trench that allowed waste to flow into a stream, according to an Illinois appellate court.