Pollution control

Pollution control

Related to the measures implemented by a state, institution or community to manage and control environmental pollution.

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carbon monoxide (CO)

Pollution control; Air pollution

A colorless, odorless gas resulting from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels. CO interferes with the blood's ability to carry oxygen to the body's tissues and results ...

new source review (NSR)

Pollution control; Air pollution

A Clean Air Act requirement that State Implementation Plans must include a permit review, which applies to the construction and operation of new and modified stationary sources in ...

olefin

Pollution control; Air pollution

A class of unsaturated hydrocarbons having the general formula C n H 2n .

AB 1807 (Tanner)

Pollution control; Air pollution

A California state law (Health and Safety Code section 39650 et seq. ) which became effective in January of 1984 and established the framework for California's toxic air ...

carcinogen

Pollution control; Air pollution

A cancer-causing substance. (See also cancer. )

asthma

Pollution control; Air pollution

A chronic inflammatory disorder of the lungs characterized by wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and cough.

AB 2588 (Connelly) Air Toxics Hot Spots Informatio

Pollution control; Air pollution

A California program (Health and Safety Code Section 44300 et seq. ) which requires certain stationary sources to report the type and quantity of specific toxic substances they ...