ELR Citation: ELR 20864
No(s). 85-3060 (E.D. Pa. May 25, 1989)

The court holds that asbestos is a hazardous substance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Asbestos is listed as a hazardous substance under CERCLA, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the Clean Air Act. Because asbestos is on one or more of the lists identified in CERCLA §101(14), it is a hazardous substance irrespective of the volume or concentration of the substance found at the site.

[Other decisions in this litigation are published at 17 ELR 21085, 21088, and 21091, 18 ELR 20845 and 21411, 19 ELR 21192, and 20 ELR 20866.]

Counsel for Plaintiff
David Street
Land and Natural Resources Division
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington DC 20530
(202) 514-1134

Susan Dein Bricklin, Virginia Gibson-Mason, Ass't U.S. Attorneys
3310 U.S. Courthouse, Independence Mall W., 601 Market St., Philadelphia PA 19106
(215) 597-1716

Counsel for Defendants
Jon Brooks
Richards & O'Neil
885 Third Ave., New York NY 10022-4802
(212) 207-1200

Joel Schneider
Manta & Welge
One Commerce Sq., 37th Fl., 2005 Market St., Philadelphia PA 19103
(215) 851-6600