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The companies vary in size from small to large as mea-
sured by reported capital; the net sales in 1974 range from
a high of $18,929,033,000 to a low of $145,760,000. Data
from Standard and Poors show that several of the companies
issued "pollution control bonds" in 1974 as a means of finan-
cing the abatement efforts. All of the companies are in such
industries that the cost of pollution control efforts can be
passed on directly to the final consumers.
A questionnaire, a copy of which is shown in Appendix M,
was mailed to the eighteen businesses. Eight businesses
responded by mail; an additional four businesses responded
as a result of a telephone follow-up effort. This brought
the total number of respondents to twelve or 66.6 per cent.
The information obtained from this survey is presented in
this chapter.
Analysis of the Data
The first area of concern queried was which of the many
environmental laws has proven to be the most difficult with
which to comply. Responding companies found that the air
pollution laws have been most difficult for them to achieve
compliance. Comments indicated that adequate measurement
techniques were not always available and that the Environ-
mental Protection Agency did not always provide the kind of
information that was needed by the businesses.
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Thibodeaux, Mary Shepherd. The state of the art in environmental pollution control and impact analysis, dissertation, May 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332517/m1/94/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .