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| What sparked the environmental protection movement? |
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| Great London Smoke of 1952 |
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| Define Temperature Inversion |
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Definition
A blanket of trapped air
Dangerous bc it traps pollution |
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| Damage to plants because of air pollution/Smog |
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| Sulfur & Nitrogen being released into the air. |
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Normal PH of rain
PH of acid rain |
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Air Pollution Control Act was the ___ legislation of its kind.
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First
Provided research, NOT controls |
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What did the Motor Vehicle Pollution Act do?
Was it effective? |
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Definition
Created new standards for emissons and MPG.
No. |
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What did the Air Quality Act accomplish?
Was it effective?
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1st attempt to legislate control
No. |
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What did the Clean Air Act accomplish?
hint. 4 items |
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- Feds gave responsibility to EPA to enforce standards
- Created NAAQS (background air = ambient air)
- States must submit implatation plans
- New limit emissions for industrial plans and vehicles
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| What was the Clean Air Act's goal? |
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Definition
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| Define Primary air quality standards |
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Definition
Set to protect public health
(persons most susseptible) old, young |
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Define Secondary air quality standards
Give example |
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Definition
Set at levels that protect public wellfare
Structures, animals, crops |
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Define emmsion offset
Clean air act amendment |
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Definition
| A reduction in air pollution of existing sources to make up for new sources of emmsions |
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Define Lowest Achieveable Emmsion Rate
Clean air act amendment |
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Definition
| Regardless of cost or energy impacts industries must install the lastest technology to fight against air pollution |
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Definition
- Barter system for emmsion allowances
- National emmsion standards for hazrdous air pollutants
- Phase out CFS
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