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Ind. Code § 13-11-2-75

"Exposure assessment"

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Shell Oil Co. v. Meyer (1997)

Most recently applied in Wickens v. Shell Oil Co. (August 2008)

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1

Sec. 75. "Exposure assessment", for purposes of IC 13-23, means an assessment to determine the extent of exposure, or potential for exposure, of individuals to any regulated substance from a release from an underground storage tank or aboveground storage tank based on factors such as the following:

(1) The nature and extent of contamination and the existence of or potential for pathways of human exposure, including ground or surface water contamination, air emissions, and food chain contamination.

(2) The size of the community within the likely pathway of exposure.

(3) The comparison of expected human exposure levels to the short term and long term health effects associated with identified contaminants and any available recommended exposure or tolerance limits for those contaminants.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.