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Author | : James E. McCarthy |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 15 |
Release | : 2011-04 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1437938361 |
NAAQS are standards for outdoor (ambient) air that are intended to protect public health and welfare from harmful concentrations of pollution. EPA has concluded that protecting public health and welfare requires lower concentrations of ozone pollution than it previously judged to be safe. Under the proposed standards, as many as 96% of the counties that currently monitor ozone might need to take action to reduce emissions. The proposal effect would be to call attention to the negative effects of ozone on forests and agricultural productivity. Contents of this report: Intro.; What are NAAQS?; The NAAQS Process; The Ozone, Primary and Secondary Standard; Controlling Ozone Pollution; Costs and Benefits of Control; Issues. Illus. A print on demand publication.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment |
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Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Science |
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Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Air |
ISBN | : 1428902481 |
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Law |
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Author | : Weltgesundheitsorganisation |
Publisher | : World Health Organization |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2021-09-07 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9240034226 |
The main objective of these updated global guidelines is to offer health-based air quality guideline levels, expressed as long-term or short-term concentrations for six key air pollutants: PM2.5, PM10, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. In addition, the guidelines provide interim targets to guide reduction efforts of these pollutants, as well as good practice statements for the management of certain types of PM (i.e., black carbon/elemental carbon, ultrafine particles, particles originating from sand and duststorms). These guidelines are not legally binding standards; however, they provide WHO Member States with an evidence-informed tool, which they can use to inform legislation and policy. Ultimately, the goal of these guidelines is to help reduce levels of air pollutants in order to decrease the enormous health burden resulting from the exposure to air pollution worldwide.
Author | : United States. National Air Pollution Control Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Air |
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Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 147 |
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ISBN | : 1428904492 |
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment |
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Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Law |
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Author | : Congressional Research Service |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2015-01-05 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781507543313 |
On November 26, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone. If finalized, the proposal would set more stringent standards, lowering both the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) standards from the current 75 parts per billion (ppb) to somewhere in a range of 65 to 70 ppb. This report discusses the standard-setting process, the specifics of the current and past reviews, and issues raised by the proposal. NAAQS are standards for outdoor (ambient) air that are intended to protect public health and welfare from harmful concentrations of pollution. If EPA changes the primary standard for ozone to a lower level, it would be concluding that protecting public health requires lower concentrations of ozone pollution than were previously judged to be safe. In high enough concentrations, ozone aggravates heart and lung diseases and may contribute to premature death. Ozone also can have negative effects on forests and crop yields, which the secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS is intended to protect. NAAQS do not directly limit emissions of a pollutant; rather, they set in motion a long process in which states and EPA identify areas that do not meet the standards, and states prepare implementation plans to demonstrate how emissions will be lowered sufficiently to reach attainment. Ground-level ozone, or “smog,” is a widespread pollutant: as of July 2014, 123 million people (40% of the U.S. population) lived in areas classified “nonattainment” for the current 75 ppb ozone NAAQS. A more stringent standard might affect more areas. If the nonattainment designations were made using current data, 358 counties would be in nonattainment with a 70 ppb NAAQS (rather than 155 counties at 75 ppb); at 65 ppb, 558 counties would have monitors showing nonattainment. Emission sources in these areas might have to adopt more stringent controls. EPA maintains that most areas will be able to reach attainment of the new standards—whether at 65 or 70 ppb—as a result of already promulgated regulations for gasoline, autos, power plants, and other sources of emissions. Thus, the agency's estimates of the cost of NAAQS compliance are substantially lower than many earlier estimates. EPA estimates the cost of meeting a 70 ppb standard in all states except California at $3.9 billion annually in 2025; the cost of meeting a 65 ppb standard in the same states is estimated at $15 billion annually. Because most areas in California would have until the 2030s to reach attainment, EPA provided separate cost estimates for California ($0.80 billion to $1.6 billion annually in 2038). EPA's cost estimates are substantially less than one from the National Association of Manufacturers that was widely circulated before the release of EPA's proposal.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Law |
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