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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. environmental law
  3. polluter pays principle

Preferred term

polluter pays principle

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The requirement that the cost of environmental damage, pollution control or remediation be borne by the person, organization or business responsible for the pollution-causing activity.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • producer pays principle

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137758

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