BioChemical Disposal Corporation operates a hazardous waste storage facility. ChemCo Inc. buys BioChemical before it is discovered that the firm's disposal practices violated CERCLA. With respect to these violations, Superfund imposes on ChemCo
A) strict liability.
B) liability under the nuisance doctrine.
C) liability on a negligence theory.
D) no liability.

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Strict liability applies to hazardous waste violations under CERCLA, meaning that ChemCo is responsible for the violations even though they were not the ones directly responsible for them.

BioChemical Disposal Corporation Operates a Hazardous Waste Storage Facility