Profile of the Ground Transportation Industry - Railroad, Trucking and Pipeline
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Publication#: EPA/310-R-97-002 SIC Code: 40,42,46 and 49
Downloadable Files:
Entire Document (PDF) (134 pp, 775K)- First Section (PDF) (45 pp, 324K)
- Table of Contents
- Chapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
- Chapter II - Introduction to the Ground Transportation Industry
- Chapter III - Rail Transportation
- Chapter IV - Trucking Transportation
- Second Section (PDF) (54 pp, 245K)
- Chapter V - Pipelines
- Chapter VI - Pollution Prevention/Waste Minimization
- Chapter VII - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
- Third Section (PDF) (34 pp, 161K)
- Chapter VIII - Compliance and Enforcement History
- Chapter IX - Review of Major Legal Actions
- Chapter X - Compliance Activities and Initiatives
- Chapter XI - Resource Materials/Bibliography
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