Perchlorate: A Scientific, Legal, and Economic Assessment is designed to educate and inform business, environmental, legal and academic audiences about the history of the perchlorate controversy and provide practical advice to those involved in perchlorate litigation, remediation and regulation. The book addresses legal, scientific, economic and health aspects of perchlorate. Starting with a discussion of perchlorate sources and paths of release into the environment, the authors cover potential health effects, trends in environmental regulation, methods of determining contamination levels and current remediation technologies. The book also identifies and discusses liability theories and damage claims asserted in perchlorate litigation. The authors explain theories environmental liability, identify tort claims most commonly asserted in environmental litigation, and provide an overview of environmental class actions.