Question

41 what is the central goal of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (cercla)?
multiple choice
to monitor, test, and regulate chemicals being manufactured
to set up a fund via taxes on chemical companies that provides for the cleanup of contaminated sites
to remove toxic chemicals that have been released into the environment
to restore ecosystems that have been damaged by the release of toxic substances

Explanation:

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund, was enacted to address hazardous waste sites. It established a fund (financed by taxes on chemical and petroleum industries) to clean up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. The first option is more related to the Toxic Substances Control Act. The third option is part of the process but not the central goal. The fourth option is more about ecological restoration which is not the main focus of CERCLA. CERCLA's main aim is to set up the Superfund for cleanup of contaminated sites.

Answer:

to set up a fund via taxes on chemical companies that provides for the cleanup of contaminated sites