ABSTRACT
Environmental Protection —the cleanup/elimination of pollutants in air, soil, and water is a topic of continuous discussion today. It is a gut issue —the subject of untold editorials, articles, debates, and television specials. In the United States alone, the current level of spending for pollution control is about $70 billion per year, with almost $50 billion of that spent by industry. The Environmental Control Agency (EPA) estimates that up to 275 million metric tons of waste per year covered under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act are generated in the United States.
