ABSTRACT
In 1989, the US manufacturing facilities released over 18 billion pounds of toxic chemicals directly into air, water, land or underground wells. The problems associated with toxic chemicals in the United States are not confined to their borders. The impact of toxic chemicals came to forefront of their nation with the 1978-80 struggles at Love Canal where 900 families fought for and won relocation after they had discovered that their neighbourhood was built next to 21,000 tons of toxic wastes. Recent tests by EPAs National Human Adipose Survey shown that most likely all Americans have toxic compounds stored in their fatty tissues; 100 per cent of peoples tissue samples in one recent test contained styrene, xylene isomers, 1,4-dichlorobenzene and ethylphenol. The environmental organisations from the Sierra Club to the World Wildlife Fund and Environmental Defense Fund have become part of the system where being reasonable is the driving force, and there is little consideration of the impact on people.
