[FormerLurker]

I think that if it can be shown that a polluter had knowledge that the substance he was dumping was indeed highly toxic, he (or they) should be forced to pay. In fact, even TODAY there are those who dump mercury into the environment. IN fact, those "representatives" that we now have in Washington are pushing to ease the restrictions on such dumping. That is unconsiousable.

[dila813]

Do you know how expensive mercury is?

No one is dumping mercury on purpose, even a long time ago noone dumped it on purpose.

When it was dumped was because it could not be reclaimed.

Mercury is very very expensive.