Chapter 14 Terms
Management 211 with Swim at Texas A&M University
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Acid Rain
a broad term referring to a mixture of wet and dry deposition (deposited material) from the atmosphere containing higher than normal amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids.
AQCR
Air Quality Control Regions
groups of states responsible for air quality control
part of the State Implementation Plan
BACT
Best Available Control Technology
pollution control device for stationary sources (AIR)
a) for new stationary sources
b) can be required, if part of state plan
c) more expensive than RACT
pollution control for point sources (WATER)
a) for new plants
b) cost not a factor
BPCT
Best Practical Control Technology
pollution control for point sources
a) all previously existing sources
b) for existing plants, cost severity and time were factors to be considered
Externalities
the effect of a purchase or use decision by one party on others who did not have a choice and whose interests were not taken into account.
GreenPeace
worldwide non-governmental environmental interest group
political pressure
MACT
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
must be installed be companies emitting toxic air pollutants
Mobile Source
mobile sources of air pollution:
Primary source: automobiles
new cars must meet EPA emissions standards
standards are continually updated
NAAQS
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
2 levels:
Primary level- Protect human beings
Secondary level- 1) vegetation, 2) climate, 3) visibility, 4) property (buildings, statutes, etc.)
National Resources Defense Council
a non-profit, non-partisan international environmental advocacy group that works to protect wildlife and wild places and to ensure a healthy environment for all life on earth.
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
1972
predecessor of Clean Water Act
a) still requires a permit
b) EPA can deny permit or set restrictions
c) expanded waterways: normal navigable waterways, streams and intrastate lakes, coastal waterways, freshwater wetlands
Point Sources
Point sources of water pollution: point from which pollution comes
Polluters must:
1) install water control standards: BPCT, BACT
2) keep records, maintain monitoring equipment, and keep samples for review
RACT
Reasonably Available Control Technology
pollution control device for stationary sources
a) normally for previously existing sources
b) lower cost (but not low cost)
Sierra Club
environmental interest group
political pressure
America's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
SIP
State Implementation Plan:
1) divided states into air quality control regions
2) those not in compliance:
a) non-attainment areas, b) state must develop plan to bring them into compliance, c) penalties if they don't: loss of highway funds, limitation on new sources of pollution
Stationary Sources
Stationary sources of air polution
Superfund
CERLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act)
1980, amended in 1986
creates fund to pay for cleanup of hazardous waste sitesEPA responsible for identifying sites, ranking in order of severity, and putting those with greatest risk on the National Priority List
Toxic
can cause serous illness or death to humans
asbestos, mercury, benzene
EPA sets emission standards regarding toxic air pollutants
Toxic Release Inventory
an EPA program
a database containing information about the disposal/release of toxic waste
Wetlands
1) areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water that support vegetation adapted fro life in saturated soil conditions
2) swamps, marshes, bogs, etc
3) owner is forbidden from filling, dredging, or draining
4) must have permit from the Army Corps of Engineers
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Textbook: The Legal Environment of Business
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