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Date Aug. 21, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-109 Title

Agriculture and Food: National Academy of Sciences' Reports on Diet and Health--Are They Credible and Consistent?

I Ht U.S. General Accounting Office N ational AcademyJ3f Sciences’ Reports On Diet,A6d HealthAre They CredibleAnd Consistent? Two National Academy of Sciences’ reports sparked public controversy because they differed about whether the public should modify its diet to reduce cancer risk. Toward Healthful Diets (1980) concluded that no sound scientific basis existed for recommending dietary chan...
Date June 15, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-84 Title

Environmental Protection: Assessment of New Chemical Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act

__ --_-m--m -.r ---- -c --...Y OF THE UNITED STATES Assessment d f .New me Regulation Urtder;fh&@%x -r’-. , . COMPTROLLER GENERAL THE UNITEDSTATES OF WASHINGTON D.C 20648 B-214392 The Honorable James J. Florio Subcommittee on Commerce, Chairman, Transportation and Tourism Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Dave Durenberger Subcommittee on Toxic Substances Cha...
Date March 9, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-44 Title

Energy: Federal Efforts To Control the Environmental and Health Effects of Synthetic Fuels Development

BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Fossil And Synthetic Fuels Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives (‘/ ,,*; dxy I c: stg, / mm,% byt R&m Federal Efforts To Control The Environmental And Health Effects Of Synthetic Fuels Development Because the synthetic fuels Industry IS still relatively new with no commercial-scale projects lnltlate...
Date Nov. 30, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-50 Title

Energy: DOE's Safety and Health Oversight Program at Nuclear Facilities Could Be Strengthened

Report To The Honorable Patricia Schroeder House Of Representatives DOE’ Safety Ai7d Health Oversight s Program Ai Nuclear Facilities Could Be Strengthened The Department of Energy has made improvements in its safety and health program since GAO’ 1981 report on this subject. s However, these improvements have been made on an individual basis and the major cause of the problems has not been add...
Date June 15, 1983 Report No. 121653 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA and State Progress in Enforcing the National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. EDT., JUNE 15, 1983. STATEMENTOF HUGHJ. WESSINGER, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON OF THE HOUSECOMMITTEEON ENERGYAND COMMERCE ON EPA AND STATE PROGRESS ENFORCINGTHE IN NATIONAL INTERIM PRIMARY ...
Date Jan. 14, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-91 Title

Environmental Protection: Information on Three Hazardous and Solid Waste Disposal Sites in Maryland

UNITE= STATES GENERAL ACCOUNT1NG D.C. 2@%8 of !=lCE WASH1NGToN, ’ . ll~~~ll~llllllllll~lllllllll LM120446 AN,, RESOURCES, ECOFIOMIC DIV COMMUNITY. DEVELOPMEhT WON B-210383 JANUARY 74,1983 RELEASED The Honorable Barbara House of Representatives Dear Ms. Mikulski: Information on Three Waste Disposal Sites A. f4ikulski 120446 Subject: Hazardous and/or Solid in iMaryland (GAO/RCED-83-91) On June 23,...
Date May 5, 1982 Report No. CED-82-73 Title

Environmental Protection: Agenda for the 1980's

General Accounting*Office . Environmental Protection: Agenda For The 1980's Pollution of the Nation’s air, land, and water resources has been a major concern in the United States for many years. Since the 1970’s, environmental legislation has substantially enlarged and strengthened the regulatory and subsidy parts of Federal environmental policy. Periods of high inflation and unemployment, how...
Date May 4, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-63 Title

Energy: Nuclear and Coal Waste Disposal Hampered by Legal, Regulatory, and Technical Uncertainties

BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUi’JTir;;ic OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Energy Conservation And Power, House Committee On EnergyAnd Commerce Nuclear And Coal Waste Disposal Hampered By Legal, Regulatory, And Technical Uncertainties Numerous legal, regulatory, and technical problems and uncertainties are hampering disposal of nuclear and coal fuel cycle wastes. Although Federal agencies ar...
Date April 14, 1982 Report No. EMD-81-108S Title

Energy: Better Oversight Needed for Safety and Health Activities at DOE's Nuclear Facilities

a*, 1 ,,*. /rsoQt5 SUPPLEMENTTOAREPORTBY’THE ’ 1 Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Better Oversight Needed For Safety And Health Activities At DOE’s Nuclear Facilities This report supplement contains GAO’s analysis and response to the Department of Energy’s comments on the issued report. While disagreeing with many of GAO’s recommendations, DOE did not directly address, in GAO’...
Date March 3, 1982 Report No. CED-82-43 Title

Environmental Protection: States' Compliance Lacking in Meeting Safe Drinking Water Regulations

oq7/ BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTIN; Report To The Administrator Environmental Protection Agency OFFICE States’ Compliance Lacking In Meeting Safe Drinking Water Regulations The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 represents the first national commitment to provide safe drinking water. Yet, during fiscal year 1980, over 146,000 violations of the drinking water regulations were recorded against communit...
Date Dec. 30, 1981 Report No. CED-82-21 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA Slow in Controlling PCB's

BY-THE S GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE U Report To The Administrator Environm ntal Protection Agency EPASlow In Controlling PCBs In 1976 the Congress required that the Envl ronmental Protectlon Agency control the wide ly used chcmlcals, polychlorlnated blphenyls (PCBs) Slow In Implemenlmy the mandate, however, EPA can offer only limited assurance that Its control measures are being followed Its enforce...
Date Sept. 28, 1981 Report No. CED-81-158 Title

Environmental Protection: Hazardous Waste Facilities With Interim Status May Be Endangering Public Health and the Environment

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES HiJzardous Waste Facilities With Interim Status May Be Endangering Public HealthlAnd The Environment The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has little assurance that hazardous waste facilities with interim status -- the period between application and issuance of the final permit -- meet the minimum national requirements for acceptable managem...
Date Sept. 21, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-132 Title

Energy: Coal and Nuclear Wastes--Both Potential Contributors to Environmental and Health Problems

* General Accounting Office Coal And Nuclear Wastes -- Both Potential Contributors To Environmental And Health Problems The Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy COnWvation and Power, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, asked GAO to answer eight questions regarding waste produced by coal and nuclear fuels during the generation of electricity. This report primarily discusses the first two items in t...
Date May 28, 1981 Report No. PLRD-81-28 Title

Delays in Disposing of Former Communication Sites in Alaska: Millions in Property Lost and Public Safety Jeopardized

’ ‘BY THE ti.s. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Air Force Delays In Disposing Of Former Communication Sites In Alaska: --Millions In Property Lost --Public Safety Jeopardized In the 1950s the Air Force spent over $250 million to establish the White Alice Communication System in Alaska--a network of 69 sites that provided communications for defense activities. Made obso...
Date April 24, 1981 Report No. CED-81-57 Title

Environmental Protection: Hazardous Waste Sites Pose Investigation, Evaluation, Scientific, and Legal Problems

, RELEASED . OF THE UNITEDSTATES Hazardous Waste Sites Pose Investigation, Evaluation, Scientific, And Legal Problems Not much is known about the possible adverse health and environmental effects associated with the thousands of hazardous waste disposal sites now being discovered throughout the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency is finding it difficult to carry out its mandate to p...
Date Jan. 1, 1981 Report No. 091236 Title

Special Publications: Government Regulation of New Technologies and Substances

Date Jan. 1, 1981 Report No. OISS-81-8 Title

A Bibliography of Documents Issued by the GAO on Matters Related to: Health

* -1 - i GAO United States General Accounting Office A Bibliography of Documents Issued bv the GAO on Matters Related to: llllllllllllllllllllll 1lI 11 11l l l1 Y 115740 Requests for copies o f this publication (OlSS-81-8)should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and In formation Services Facility P. 0. Box 6 0 1 5 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone 12021 275-624 1 The fir...
Date Oct. 23, 1980 Report No. EMD-81-5 Title

Energy: Further Analysis of Issues at Western New York Nuclear Service Center

Comptroller General 01 THE UNITEDSTATES Further Analysis Of Issues At Western New York Nuclear Service Center In J tus clea Chai Pow For GA for ne 1980, GAO issued a report on the staf efforts to clean up the shut down nuplant at West Valley, New York, to the man, Subcommittee on Energy and r, House Committee on Interstate and ign Commerce. The report presented what believes to be the most practic...
Date Oct. 2, 1980 Report No. 114024 Title

Energy: Coal Liquefaction

7- a UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 AM Thursday, October 2, 1980 STATEMENTOF F. KEVIN BOUND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SENIOR LEVEL ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION ,' BEFORE THE . CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION ON I COAL LIQUEFACTION r J Mr. Commissioner and Members of the Commission: ' We welcome the opportunity on synthetic These views...
Date Sept. 15, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-77 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The Department of Justice Can Do More To Help Improve Conditions at State and Local Correctional Facilities

c ’ . . ..-+++vu 33 s7 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES Report ToThe Congress The Department Of Justice Can Do More To Help Improve Conditions At State And Local Correctional Facilities Many State prisons and local jails are unsafe, unsanitary, and endanger the health and wellbeing of inmates, correctional staff, and visitors. Correctional officials maintain that inadequate funding...
Date Sept. 10, 1980 Report No. CED-80-124 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA Needs To Improve the Navajo Indian Safe Drinking Water Program

REPORT BY THE mw?v Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES EPANeeds To Improve The Navajo Indian Safe Drinking Water Program The safety of pubtic drinking water depends on compliance with national regulationswhich specify maximum contaminant levels. The Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to insure this safety on the Navajo Indian Reservation have not been effective because of its lack of...
Date Aug. 5, 1980 Report No. CED-80-116 Title

Environmental Protection: Need for a Formal Risk/Benefit Review of the Pesticide Chlordane

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGT0N.D.C. OF THE UNITED 20546 STATES ti-199618 AUGUST I’ 5,198O The Honorable Douglas M. Costle Administrator, Environmental Protection Ayency Dear Mr. Costle: SUBJECT: liteed For a Formal Risk/Benefit Review of the Pesticide Chlordane (CED-80-116) J We have been reviewing the adequacy of the Environmental p6p-4 Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulation of pesticides used ...
Date July 31, 1980 Report No. CED-80-102 Title

Natural Resources: Better Management of National Park Concessions Can Improve Services Provided to the Public

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Date July 28, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-14 Title

Health: Need To Clarify IHS Responsibilities for Maintaining Indian Water and Sanitation Facilities

. . .” COMPTROLLER GENERAL WA@NINOTON. Of O.C. TWL UNITED 2OS48 STATS8 B-199601 JULY 28,198O ~/The Honorable Morris K. Udall Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: /Need To Clarify IHS Responsibilities for Indian Water and Sanitation Maintainin Facilities (~~~-80-14) 4 we advised your office In a June 19, 1980, briefing, (IHS) water and th...
Date July 24, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-52 Title

Energy: Energy Health and Safety Issues Need a Coordinated Approach

OF THE UNITEDSTATES Energy Health And Safety IssuesNeed A Coordinated Approach Energy-related accidents over the last few years and growing concern with health problems resulting from the production and use of energy have heightened public concern about the effectiveness of the Government’s role in energy health and saftey. Numerous Federal agencies are involved in energy health and safety but o...
Date June 25, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-56 Title

Health: Problems Remain in Reviews of Medicaid-Financed Drug Therapy in Nursing Homes

B’r’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES m--w.’ Report ToThe Congress Problems Remain In Reviews Of Medicaid-Financed Drug Therapy In Nursing Homes The Department of Health and Human Services requires that medications financed by Medicaid for nursing home patients be reviewed monthly by a pharmacist or registered nurse. Monitoring of drug therapy for elderly people is particularly im...
Date June 25, 1980 Report No. 112630 Title

Health: Reviews of Medicaid-Financed Drug Therapy in Nursing Homes

UNITED mm -N, GlZNBGL ACCOL~ILVT OFFICE D.C. 20548 FURRELEASEOND-Y Expected at 13:OO a.m. m Wednesday, June 25, 1980 DR. .MURBAY GRANJ!,M.D., CHIT MEDICAL luxrrsOR HUMANRiES3m DIVISION EEI.EoREm SELECT ON AGIL\x; UNITED SIATES HXJSE OF REPRESE?JTATTVES ON .e-+ OF MfZDIC%ID-FI.-i.-i RUCTHEXPf INhVRSI~~XWS ~Nr.Chai.rmanand Members oftheCannittee, wearepleasedtobe here today to discuss our report on ...
Date March 26, 1980 Report No. 111912 Title

Agriculture and Food: The Child Care Food Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:00 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1980 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR s/' COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION ;,b f@ BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND &p, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION /' -) "+ 0 COMMITTEE CIN":D;::TION AND LABOR&fL. ,,,~i. ON ."," --, THE CHILD CARE FOOD PR...
Date Feb. 15, 1980 Report No. CED-80-32 Title

Health: Delays and Unresolved Issues Plague New Pesticide Protection Programs

The Environmental Protection Agency has several new programs to better regulate pesticides-chemicals which provide great benefits but which can threaten man and the environment. The most recent is a 10 to 15-year program to reassessthe safety of 35,900 federally registered pesticide products. However, the program, which started in October 1978, is already behind schedule and has many unresolved po...
Date Dec. 12, 1979 Report No. HRD-80-20 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Workplace Safety and Health Hazards at DOD Installations

%Z·RESTRICTED, Accounting Office exoept.n# the basis of specific approval by the Office of Congressional Relations. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 205B Not to be released outside *th61enera l Of B-163375 DECEMBER 12, 1979 The Honorable Jamie Whitten, Chairman Committee on Appropriations /!2 House of Representatives Subject: Workplace Safety and Health Hazards at B rama ...
Date Nov. 26, 1979 Report No. EMD-80-4 Title

Energy: Federal Efforts To Ensure the Effectiveness and Safety of Thermal Insulation Can Be Improved

. REPORTB’Y’ U.S. THE General Accounting Office Federal EffortsTo Ensure The Effectiveness And Safety Of Thermal Insulation Can Be Improved Federal energy conservation programs give considerable emphasis to the benefits of inHowever, in 1977 sulating existing homes. and 1978, questions arose as to the availability, effectiveness, and safety of insulation materials being installed. This report ...
Date Nov. 16, 1979 Report No. FPCD-80-23 Title

Government Operations: U.S. Ground Troops in South Vietnam Were in Areas Sprayed With Herbicide Orange

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Date July 27, 1979 Report No. CED-79-93 Title

Transportation: Passive Restraints for Automobile Occupants--A Closer Look

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL W9g6 OF THEUNITEDSTATES L s Report ToThe Congress k r . Passive Restraints For Automobile OccupantsA Closer Look Passive restraints be required in for front-seat all cars after occupants September will 1, 1983. Either an air bag or an automatic seat belt, the two prominent systems being considered, will serve this function. A solid chemical, sodium azide, will be used to g...
Date June 6, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-92 Title

Health: Use of Federal Funds To Finance HEW Employees' Participation in Smokenders

: _. IoqssY D.C. 20548 UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109554 B-164031(5) The Honorable United States Dear Senator John Warner Senate Warner: Your April 23, 1979, letterkequested our findings and views regarding a complaint from constituents about the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Smokenders program....
Date June 6, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-93 Title

Health: Use of Federal Funds To Finance HEW Employees' Participation in Smokenders

~NITEDSTATFC:GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION JUNE 6, 1979 B-164031(5) The Honorable Joseph Fisher House of Representatives Dear Mr. Fisher: 109553 I requested our findings and ',, z-L Your April 26, 1979, letter views regarding a complaint from constituents about the t‘ I "ii d Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Smokenders program. An April 16...
Date May 7, 1979 Report No. 109285 Title

Health: Emergency Preparedness Around Nuclear Powerplants

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 STATEMENTOF 3. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGYAND NATURAL RESOURCES ON HOUSECOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS $p ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AROUNDNUCLEAR POWERPLANTS c 3 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: We welcome the opportunity emergency preparedness around to ...
Date April 9, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-48 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: How Effective Are OSHA's Complaint Procedures?

BY THE&h’i’TROLLER Gi!f-JERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES / orolct;3,i., Report To The Congress How Effective Are OSHA’s Complaint Procedures? Virtually every complaint the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and States receive alleging workplace hazards results in an inspection. However, inspectors find that most of these a,lleged hazards do not violate safety or health standards and invol...
Date Feb. 14, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-32 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Food Salvage Industry Should Be Prevented From Selling Unfit and Misbranded Food to the Public

OF THEUNITEDSTATES Food Salvage Industry Should Be Prevented From SeHing Unfit And Misbranded Food To The Public Potentially adulterated food in dirty, rusted, swollen, and severely dented cans or torn packages is being sold to the public and to health care facilities. Product labels are often missing or incomplete. These conditions in the food salvage industry are the same as those GAO reported i...
Date Jan. 18, 1979 Report No. LCD-79-405 Title

Health: Difficulties in Evaluating Public Affairs Government-Wide and at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED Not to I.362relmmed outs’de the General ACCo@aMW Office except on the balris of specific approval by the Offke of Congraooiorrapl Relations. kESJRIICTED I Difficulties In Evaluating Public Affairs ! Government-Wide And’At i The Department Of Health, Education, And Welfare Evaluating the effectiveness of public affairs activities and...
Date Nov. 30, 1978 Report No. HRD-79-7 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: More Protection From Microwave Radiation Hazards Needed

DOCUINT BBSU 07978C33884701 f-AC- / // 7 More Protection from icrowave Radiation Hazards eeded. HRD-79-7; B-164031(2). November 30, 1978. Released Decesber 11, 1978. 46 pp. + 3 arTpendices (29 pp.). Report to Rep. John E. oss, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccaptrcller eneral. Issue Area: Consumer and Wor...
Date Nov. 21, 1978 Report No. HRD-79-9 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Occupational Health Efforts of the Department of Defense

DOCUMENT RESUME 01977 - C32688384] (Occupational Health Efforts of the epartent of Defense]. HRD-79-9; B-163375. November 21, 1978. 6 p. Report to Harold Brown, Secretary, Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div. Department of Defense; by Issue Area: Consuser and Worker Protection: Eploy.ra Cop.liance with Occupational Health Standards (912). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: ...
Date Aug. 16, 1978 Report No. CED-78-158 Title

Environmental Protection: Use of Agent Orange in Vietnam

DOCUHENT RESUAM 06840 - [B23073831 rUse of Agent Orange in VietnaR]. 16, 1978. Released August 25, 197a.CE£-78-158; 5-159451. August 6 pp. + 4 enclosures (114 PP.). Report to Rep. Ralph H. Retcalfe; by Henry aschuege# Director, Community and Sconomic Development tie, Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs: Harmful rE.ticides and Toxic Substances (2211; Programs: Quality Care and its Assura...
Date Aug. 8, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-139 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Lack of Authority Hampers Attempts To Increase Cosmetic Safety

DOCUMENT BESUBZ 06839 - [B2227260J Lack of Authority Hampers Attempts To Increase Cosmetic Safety. HRD-78-139; B-164031(2). August 8, 1578. 106 pp. + 7 appendices (30 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Eluer B. Staats, Ccoptrcller General. Issue Area: Consumer and Worker Protection: Identification of Uazardous Consumer Products (909). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budqet Function: .ealth: Prevention...
Date July 13, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-94 Title

Environmental Protection: Major Unresolved Issues Preventing a Timely Resolution to Radioactive Waste Disposal

DCCUMENT 06508 - [ B1986996] ESUME Major Unresolved Issues Preventing a Tinmewy Resoluticn to Radioactive Waste Dispeoal. ED-78-94; -164052. July 13, 1978. 10 pp. Staff study by Minerals Div. oLte Canfield, Jr., Lirector, Energy and Issue Area: Enerqgy: Making Nuclear Fisscn a Substantial Energy Source (1608). Enerqy and tinerals Div. Contac:: Budqet Function: atural Resources, Environnent, and En...
Date June 27, 1978 Report No. 095408 Title

Energy: Cleaning Up Inactive Uranium Mill Tailings Sites

Date June 20, 1978 Report No. 106237 Title

Energy: Cleaning Up Inactive Uranium Mill Tailings Sites

DOCUMENT RESUME 06237 - iB1746778] Cleaning 11 pp. Up Inactive Uranium Mill Tailings Sites. June 20, 1978. Testimony before the House Committee cc Irterstate and Foreign Commerce: Energy and Power Subcommnittee; by Mcnte Canfield, Jr., Director, Enerqy ard Minerals Div. Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Organization Concerned: Department of Energy; buclear Regulatory Commissi :n. Congressional Rel...
Date June 20, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-90 Title

The Uranium Mill Tailings Cleanup: Federal Leadership at Last?

DCCUMENT RESUME 06233 B1846862 ]1 The Uranium hill Tailings Cleanup. Federal Leadership at Last? EMD-78-90; B-164052. June 20, 1978. 25 pp. + 2 appendices (14 pp.) Report to Rep. John D. Dingell, Chairman, Rouse Ccmaittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Energy alri Power Subcommittee; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Enerqy: Making Nuclear Fissicn a Sutstantial EPer...
Date June 16, 1978 Report No. CED-78-120 Title

Waste Disposal Practices: A Threat to Health and the Nation's Water Supply

DOCUMENT 06240 - [ B1706750 ] IfBSt waste Disposal Practices: A Threat tc Health and the Nationes water Supply. CgD-78-120: B-166506. June 16, 1978. 31 pp. + 2 appendices (3 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Robert P. seller, Acting Cosptzcller General. Issue Area: Environmental Protectica Pregrams: Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery (2206); Environmental Protection Programs: Bnvironmental ...
Date May 19, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-34 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Workplace Inspection Program Weak in Detecting and Correcting Serious Hazards

DOCUHB!T RESURB 05990 - (BD1426462 workplace Inspection Program weak in Detecting and Correcting Serious Hazards. HRD-78-34; B-163375. Hay 19, 1978. 33 pp. + 3 appendices (11 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Bluer B. Stuats, Comptroller General. I'sue Area: Consumer and Worker Protection: Death and Serious Disability Caused by workplace Safety Hazards (910). Contact: Human Resources Div. Organizat...
Date May 18, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-13 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Health Hazard Evaluation Program Needs Improvement

[OCUIENT RESUME 05989 - [B1426447] Health Hazard Evaluation Program Needs improvement. HRD-78-13: B-163375. Hay 18, 1978. 27 pp, + 4 appendices (10 pp.). Report to the congress: by Elmer B. Staats, Comptrollez General. Issue Area: Consumer and worker Protection: Development and Promulgation of Necessary Health Standards (S11). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: Health: Prevention and C...