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Air Pollution
Air quality
15
Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 2
10/09/2013

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Term
What sparked the environmental protection movement?
Definition
Great London Smoke of 1952
Term
Define Temperature Inversion
Definition

A blanket of trapped air

 

 

Dangerous bc it traps pollution

Term
Define Foliar Injury
Definition
Damage to plants because of air pollution/Smog
Term
What causes Acid Rain
Definition
Sulfur & Nitrogen being released into the air.
Term

Normal PH of rain

 

PH of acid rain

Definition

5.6

 

 

 

As low as 2

Term

Air Pollution Control Act was  the ___ legislation of its kind.

 

 

 

 

Definition

First

 

 

 

 

 

Provided research, NOT controls

Term

What did the Motor Vehicle Pollution Act do?

 

 

Was it effective?

Definition

Created new standards for emissons and MPG.

 

 

 

No.

Term

What did the Air Quality Act accomplish?

 

 


Was it effective?

Definition

1st attempt to legislate control

 

 

 

No.

Term

What did the Clean Air Act accomplish?

 

hint. 4 items

Definition
  1. Feds gave responsibility to EPA to enforce standards
  2. Created NAAQS (background air = ambient air)
  3. States must submit implatation plans
  4. New limit emissions for industrial plans and vehicles

 

 

Term
What was the Clean Air Act's goal?
Definition
Clean air by 1975
Term
Define Primary air quality standards
Definition

Set to protect public health

(persons most susseptible) old, young

Term

Define Secondary air quality standards

 

 

Give example

Definition

Set at levels that protect public wellfare

 

 

 

Structures, animals, crops

Term

Define emmsion offset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean air act amendment

Definition
A reduction in air pollution of existing sources to make up for new sources of emmsions
Term

Define Lowest Achieveable Emmsion Rate

 

 

 

 

 

Clean air act amendment

Definition
Regardless of cost or energy impacts industries must install the lastest technology to fight against air pollution
Term

1990 ammendments

 

3 items

Definition
  1. Barter system for emmsion allowances
  2. National emmsion standards for hazrdous air pollutants
  3. Phase out CFS
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