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Radon and lung cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis. (1/348)
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the cost-effectiveness of general and targeted strategies for residential radon testing and mitigation in the United States. METHODS: A decision-tree model was used to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of preventing radon-associated deaths from lung cancer. RESULTS: For a radon threshold of 4 pCi/L, the estimated costs to prevent 1 lung cancer death are about $3 million (154 lung cancer deaths prevented), or $480,000 per life-year saved, based on universal radon screening and mitigation, and about $2 million (104 lung cancer deaths prevented), or $330,000 per life-year saved, if testing and mitigation are confined to geographic areas at high risk for radon exposure. For mitigation undertaken after a single screening test and after a second confirmatory test, the estimated costs are about $920,000 and $520,000, respectively, to prevent a lung cancer death with universal screening and $130,000 and $80,000 per life-year for high risk screening. The numbers of preventable lung cancer deaths are 811 and 527 for universal and targeted approaches, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest possible alternatives to current recommendations. (+info)Chemical wastes, children's health, and the Superfund Basic Research Program. (2/348)
Three to 4 million children and adolescents in the United States live within 1 mile of a federally designated Superfund hazardous waste disposal site and are at risk of exposure to chemical toxicants released from these sites into air, groundwater, surface water, and surrounding communities. Because of their patterns of exposure and their biological vulnerability, children are uniquely susceptible to health injury resulting from exposures to chemical toxicants in the environment. The Superfund Basic Research Program, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and directed by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is extremely well positioned to organize multidisciplinary research that will assess patterns of children's exposures to hazardous chemicals from hazardous waste disposal sites; quantify children's vulnerability to environmental toxicants; assess causal associations between environmental exposures and pediatric disease; and elucidate the mechanisms of environmental disease in children at the cellular and molecular level. (+info)Pesticides and inner-city children: exposures, risks, and prevention. (3/348)
Six million children live in poverty in America's inner cities. These children are at high risk of exposure to pesticides that are used extensively in urban schools, homes, and day-care centers for control of roaches, rats, and other vermin. The organophosphate insecticide chlorpyrifos and certain pyrethroids are the registered pesticides most heavily applied in cities. Illegal street pesticides are also in use, including tres pasitos (a carbamate), tiza china, and methyl parathion. In New York State in 1997, the heaviest use of pesticides in all counties statewide was in the urban boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Children are highly vulnerable to pesticides. Because of their play close to the ground, their hand-to-mouth behavior, and their unique dietary patterns, children absorb more pesticides from their environment than adults. The long persistence of semivolatile pesticides such as chlorpyrifos on rugs, furniture, stuffed toys, and other absorbent surfaces within closed apartments further enhances urban children's exposures. Compounding these risks of heavy exposures are children's decreased ability to detoxify and excrete pesticides and the rapid growth, development, and differentiation of their vital organ systems. These developmental immaturities create early windows of great vulnerability. Recent experimental data suggest, for example, that chlorpyrifos may be a developmental neurotoxicant and that exposure in utero may cause biochemical and functional aberrations in fetal neurons as well as deficits in the number of neurons. Certain pyrethroids exert hormonal activity that may alter early neurologic and reproductive development. Assays currently used for assessment of the toxicity of pesticides are insensitive and cannot accurately predict effects to children exposed in utero or in early postnatal life. Protection of American children, and particularly of inner-city children, against the developmental hazards of pesticides requires a comprehensive strategy that monitors patterns of pesticide use on a continuing basis, assesses children's actual exposures to pesticides, uses state-of-the-art developmental toxicity testing, and establishes societal targets for reduction of pesticide use. (+info)Chloroform: An EPA test case. (4/348)
In March 1998, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposal to raise the drinking water maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) for chloroform, a suspected human carcinogen, from zero to 300 parts per billion. The proposal marked a departure from the agency's traditional reliance on linear dose-response models in performing risk assessment, and reflected the new thinking contained in the 1996 draft update to the agency's cancer risk assessment guidelines. The updated guidelines emphasize mechanisms of action and descriptions of the conditions under which carcinogenic hazards are likely to be expressed. (+info)Emergency planning and the acute toxic potency of inhaled ammonia. (5/348)
Ammonia is present in agriculture and commerce in many if not most communities. This report evaluates the toxic potency of ammonia, based on three types of data: anecdotal data, in some cases predating World War 1, reconstructions of contemporary industrial accidents, and animal bioassays. Standards and guidelines for human exposure have been driven largely by the anecdotal data, suggesting that ammonia at 5,000-10,000 parts per million, volume/volume (ppm-v), might be lethal within 5-10 min. However, contemporary accident reconstructions suggest that ammonia lethality requires higher concentrations. For example, 33,737 ppm-v was a 5-min zero-mortality value in a major ammonia release in 1973 in South Africa. Comparisons of secondary reports of ammonia lethality with original sources revealed discrepancies in contemporary sources, apparently resulting from failure to examine old documents or accurately translate foreign documents. The present investigation revealed that contemporary accident reconstructions yield ammonia lethality levels comparable to those in dozens of reports of animal bioassays, after adjustment of concentrations to human equivalent concentrations via U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) procedures. Ammonia levels potentially causing irreversible injury or impairing the ability of exposed people to escape from further exposure or from coincident perils similarly have been biased downwardly in contemporary sources. The EPA has identified ammonia as one of 366 extremely hazardous substances subject to community right-to-know provisions of the Superfund Act and emergency planning provisions of the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act defines emergency planning zones (EPZs) around industrial facilities exceeding a threshold quantity of ammonia on-site. This study suggests that EPZ areas around ammonia facilities can be reduced, thereby also reducing emergency planning costs, which will vary roughly with the EPZ radius squared. (+info)Proposal to boost children's health. (6/348)
In a bid to provide better protection for children's health, U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-California) and Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey) introduced the Children's Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), on 24 May 1999. CEPA is an amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 and seeks to protect children from exposures to hazardous substances such as toxic air pollutants and pesticides sprayed in schools. The act would also provide parents with the information necessary to make decisions about how to protect their children against such health threats. (+info)Audit-privilege laws: the right to know nothing? (7/348)
In theory, environmental audit-privilege laws grant immunity to companies that uncover environmental problems during self-audits and that take steps to correct them so that information gleaned from such audits cannot be used against the company in a lawsuit. Supporters of audit-privilege laws believe these laws encourage more audits and more disclosures of regulatory violations because of the greatly reduced chances that audit findings will result in penalties. Opponents argue that in actuality, the level of audit activity in states that have audit-privilege or immunity laws is no different from that in the states without them and that companies in states with the laws are no more likely to disclose violations than companies in states without them. In addition, some citizens' groups, as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, continue to criticize the worst of the audit-privilege laws as measures that protect potential polluters. (+info)Closer to a compromise on the direction of environmental research. (8/348)
The Committee for the National Institute for the Environment (CNIE) was created in 1990 "to improve the scientific basis for making decisions on environmental issues," possibly through the establishment of a separate institute devoted to the environmental sciences. But while the goals proposed for the National Institute for the Environment were universally applauded, Congress was averse to adding a new agency to the federal bureaucracy. Recently, a compromise plan has been proposed that could expand the science base without having to create a new agency. On 29 July 1999, the National Science Board approved an interim report recommending an expanded program of environmental research and research planning, education, and scientific assessment with a funding target of an additional $1 billion over five years. The report stresses the importance of environmental research in formulating environmental protection programs and contains 12 recommendations intended to enhance and complement existing research activities in environmental sciences and engineering. If the National Science Foundation implements the recommendations in the report and if Congress appropriates funds for that purpose, the need for additional funding for new science activities identified by the CNIE should be satisfied. (+info)The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not a medical term or concept. However, I can provide you with a general definition:
The EPA is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States, responsible for protecting public health and the environment by enforcing regulations based on federal laws. The agency conducts environmental assessment, education, research, and regulation of various voluntary and compulsory programs in the US to address issues related to toxic substances, air and water quality, solid waste management, radiation protection, and hazardous waste management.
I'm sorry for any confusion, but "water supply" is not a medical term per se. It is a general term used to describe the system or arrangement providing water for consumption or use, such as a public water supply system or a private well. However, in a medical context, it could refer to the source of water used in a healthcare facility for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and patient care, which must meet certain quality standards to prevent infection and ensure safety.
Environmental exposure refers to the contact of an individual with any chemical, physical, or biological agent in the environment that can cause a harmful effect on health. These exposures can occur through various pathways such as inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact. Examples of environmental exposures include air pollution, water contamination, occupational chemicals, and allergens. The duration and level of exposure, as well as the susceptibility of the individual, can all contribute to the risk of developing an adverse health effect.
Environmental monitoring is the systematic and ongoing surveillance, measurement, and assessment of environmental parameters, pollutants, or other stressors in order to evaluate potential impacts on human health, ecological systems, or compliance with regulatory standards. This process typically involves collecting and analyzing data from various sources, such as air, water, soil, and biota, and using this information to inform decisions related to public health, environmental protection, and resource management.
In medical terms, environmental monitoring may refer specifically to the assessment of environmental factors that can impact human health, such as air quality, water contamination, or exposure to hazardous substances. This type of monitoring is often conducted in occupational settings, where workers may be exposed to potential health hazards, as well as in community-based settings, where environmental factors may contribute to public health issues. The goal of environmental monitoring in a medical context is to identify and mitigate potential health risks associated with environmental exposures, and to promote healthy and safe environments for individuals and communities.
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Exposure6
- Lead is widely recognized as one of the most pervasive environmental health threats in the United States, and there is increased concern over adverse health impacts at levels of exposure once considered safe. (researchgate.net)
- Lead contamination of tap water was once a major cause of lead exposure in the United States and, as other sources have been addressed, the relative contribution of lead in water to lead in blood is expected to become increasingly important. (researchgate.net)
- In the United States, Pb is one of the most significant environmental health risks, and there are increasing concerns regarding health hazards at the levels of exposure that were previously deemed safe [79] , even with a drastic decline in public and local use over the past decades. (researchgate.net)
- The Environmental Protection Agency, which is saddled with the responsibility of protecting human These regulations were enacted to guard individuals and families in the United States against Pb exposure as a public health priority with Part 35 of the Title X authorizing the HUD and EPA to demand disclosure of adequate information on hazardous effects of leadbased paints prior to the sale or lease of houses developed before 1978 [81]. (researchgate.net)
- ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, evaluates the potential for adverse human health effects due to exposure to hazardous substances in the environment. (cdc.gov)
- Background: A growing body of research has examined relationships between neighborhood characteristics and exposure to air toxics in the United States. (cdc.gov)
President Richa3
- The "EPA" or "Environmental Protection Agency" was created in 1970 by President Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States, to protect human health and the environment. (seg.org)
- To start of the 1970's, president Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act. (seg.org)
- On December 2, 1970, president Richard Nixon signed an executive order that thereby established the Environmental Protection Agency which is led by a presidentially appointed administrator. (seg.org)
Centers1
- Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama , United States, and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area . (wikipedia.org)
ATSDR4
- The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is a federal public health agency with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and 10 regional offices in the United States. (cdc.gov)
- ATSDR is not a regulatory agency, unlike the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is the federal agency that develops and enforces environmental laws to protect the environment and human health. (cdc.gov)
- The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comment on a health consultation released July 22, 2015 for the 35th Avenue site in North Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. (cdc.gov)
- ATLANTA, GA) - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released its final report, an "Evaluation of Surface Soil and Garden Produce Exposures" for the 35th Avenue site in North Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. (cdc.gov)
International Agency2
- Prevention of occupational cancer : international symposium , proceedings of the International Symposium on the Prevention of Occupational Cancer, Helsinki, 21-24 April 1981 / organised by the Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, in collaboration with the International Labour Office, the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. (who.int)
- Handbook of resolutions of the Governing Council of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. (who.int)
Organization1
- A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. (state.gov)
Department5
- This proposal included merging pollution control programs from a number of departments, such as the combination of pesticide programs from the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of the Interior. (wikipedia.org)
- The Deputy Director, Liu Wen-Hui, of the Department of Information and Technology Education of MOE said that this program not only enhanced students' environmental sustainability knowledge and relevant affective education, global perspectives, and multi-cultural viewpoints, but also simultaneously cultivated their communicative competencies in foreign languages, environmental fulfillment, as well as carrying out diverse core literacies of the 12-Year Basic Education Curriculum Guidelines. (gov.tw)
- Department of Environmental Conservation. (nypl.org)
- Dahl, T. E. Wetlands Losses in the United States 1780's to 1980's (US Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington DC, 1990). (nature.com)
- Her prior experience includes freelance writing and research projects with environmental, energy, transportation, and health organizations and publications such as Union for Concerned Scientists, EM Magazine of the Air & Waste Management Association, and the District of Columbia Department of Transportation's goDCgo program that encourages the use of sustainable transportation. (asja.org)
Pollution4
- The agency also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts. (wikipedia.org)
- From PHS, EPA absorbed the entire National Air Pollution Control Administration, as well as the Environmental Control Administration's Bureau of Solid Waste Management, Bureau of Water Hygiene, and part of its Bureau of Radiological Health. (wikipedia.org)
- A district court dismissed environmental groups' CAA citizen suit against EPA for failing to respond to their 2011 petition concerning ammonia gas pollution. (elr.info)
- In the 1960's, attention toward the growing concerns of environmental pollution were being drawn to the public. (seg.org)
Impacts4
- NEPA required that a detailed statement of environmental impacts be prepared for all major federal actions significantly affecting the environment. (wikipedia.org)
- [1] By early February, several state and national agencies were collaborating to "minimize [the drought's] social, economic and environmental impacts. (bioedonline.org)
- [5-7] And since California is one of the nation's most important food producers, the impacts reach far beyond state borders. (bioedonline.org)
- [12 ] National governments around the world, and state/local governments in the US already are taking steps to prepare for the impacts of shifting conditions. (bioedonline.org)
Sciences1
- Environmental chemists draw on a range of concepts from chemistry and various environmental sciences to assist in their study of what is happening to a chemical in the environment . (wikipedia.org)
19941
- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) Northeast Lakes 1991-1994. (usgs.gov)
Arab Emirates1
- It was revealed that there is a lack of human health assessment studies on most indoor air pollutants in almost all GCC countries, except the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, where few attempts were made for some specific pollutants. (degruyter.com)
Local governments1
- It has the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with state, tribal, and local governments. (wikipedia.org)
Committee1
- In 1968, a joint House-Senate colloquium was convened by the chairmen of the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Senator Henry M. Jackson, and the House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Representative George P. Miller, to discuss the need for and means of implementing a national environmental policy. (wikipedia.org)
Council3
- The bill would have established a Council on Environmental Quality in the Executive Office of the President, declared a national environmental policy, and required the preparation of an annual environmental report. (wikipedia.org)
- The law created the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in the Executive Office of the President. (wikipedia.org)
- To address these concerns, the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors, a group of academic environmental program leaders operating under the auspices of the National Council for Science and the Environment, launched a study to learn more about extant program curricula and investigate the potential for reaching consensus on core competence areas. (cambridge.org)
Congress1
- In the colloquium, some members of Congress expressed a continuing concern over federal agency actions affecting the environment. (wikipedia.org)
Assessment2
- The agency conducts environmental assessment, research, and education. (wikipedia.org)
- Methods: We obtained lifetime air toxics cancer risk data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Air Toxic Assessment and sociodemographic data from the American Community Survey. (cdc.gov)
Regions3
- The EPA separated the US into ten different regions, each region consisting of several states. (seg.org)
- Many streams in the western United States that are in arid or semi-arid regions are ephemeral or intermittent. (varnumcontinental.com)
- [8-10] As a result, some regions are receiving-and will continue to receive-more rain than usual, while drought-stricken states like California likely will experience continued record low rainfall totals. (bioedonline.org)
Guidelines2
- The National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) and other constituencies have advocated the development of core competency guidelines for environmental educational programs for many years. (cambridge.org)
- In the midst of the state's driest period in recorded history, on January 14, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency, outlining a series of steps and guidelines to manage the ongoing water shortage crisis. (bioedonline.org)
Guidance1
- Grant guidance to states for FY 2020 multipurpose grant funding, which provides details about eligible recipients, eligible uses, and administrative information. (epa.gov)
Pollutants3
- These paved the way for the 1970 Clean Air Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that required the newly created Environmental Protection Agency to use the best available science to set and enforce limits on six major pollutants at levels that would allow "an adequate margin of safety…requisite to protect the public health. (nybooks.com)
- Environmental chemistry is used by the Environment Agency (in England and Wales ), the Environmental Protection Agency (in the United States ) the Association of Public Analysts , and other environmental agencies and research bodies around the world to detect and identify the nature and source of pollutants. (wikipedia.org)
- The United States' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that the following pollutants are the most common: ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and lead. (gerson.org)
Threats1
- As our planet faces more frequent and severe environmental threats due to climate change (including threats to biodiversity), environmental justice will be essential to ensure that the costs and burdens of combating these threats are shared equally, borne by all people worldwide in a fair and equitable manner. (mdpi.com)
19702
- On July 9, 1970, Nixon proposed an executive reorganization that consolidated many environmental responsibilities of the federal government under one agency, a new Environmental Protection Agency. (wikipedia.org)
- The 22nd of April in 1970 marked the first earth day, which consisted of around 20 million Americans spending the day outside celebrating environmental reform. (seg.org)
NEPA1
- The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) was modeled on the 1959 RCA bill. (wikipedia.org)
Environment4
- In the years following, similar bills were introduced and hearings were held to discuss the state of the environment and Congress's potential responses. (wikipedia.org)
- The EPA created and instilled laws in the United States to highlight the growing concerns of climate change in our environment [1] . (seg.org)
- The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) (Canada 1999) requires the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health (the Ministers) to categorize substances on the Domestic Substances List (DSL). (gc.ca)
- Environmental chemistry starts by understanding how the uncontaminated environment works. (wikipedia.org)
Sustainability2
- Sandi Schwartz is an award-winning environmental author and freelance journalist with over 20 years of experience effectively and creatively communicating to various audiences in the areas of sustainability, green living, home and garden, and nature. (asja.org)
- A review of employer and employee surveys and reports from environmental professionals also point toward participation in and understanding of sustainability processes as increasingly important components of practice. (cambridge.org)
Office3
- The Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Jane Nishida, of the Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA) of the US EPA, said that this program is equipped with broad international vision, which has been a great contribution to the cultivation of international youth leadership of environmental education. (gov.tw)
- Although headquarters occupy one office in Washington D.C., the EPA has ten regional offices that govern different units that consist of several states. (seg.org)
- In line with the recommendations of the Asia Pacific technical Advisory Group (tAG) on Emerging Infectious Diseases and in response to requests from Member States, the WHO Western Pacific regional office has developed the following guide for the design of event-based surveillance systems. (who.int)
Fisheries3
- In total, an estimated 37,000 fishing trips are taken each year to Bristol Bay freshwater fisheries, contributing $60 million annually to the state. (nwf.org)
- In fact, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the hardrock mining industry is the single largest source of toxic waste and has caused enormous damage to rivers and fisheries around the world. (nwf.org)
- Mangrove forests are among the world's most productive habitats providing essential ecosystem services including coastal protection, fisheries, nutrient cycling and nursery habitat. (frontiersin.org)
Water14
- In the ruling opinion of Sackett v. EPA , the majority of justices have more narrowly interpreted the definition of " waters of the United States ," or WOTUS, in the Clean Water Act. (varnumcontinental.com)
- But the agency had informed the Sacketts that the couple would be fined for developing their property because the land contains wetlands that are protected under the definition of WOTUS in the Clean Water Act. (varnumcontinental.com)
- The new interpretation basically goes back to the late Justice Antonin Scalia's interpretation of the Clean Water Act, which also was the basis for the Trump administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule. (varnumcontinental.com)
- In the same case in 2006, Rapanos v. United States , in which Scalia argued for the adjacency criterion, former Justice Anthony Kennedy argued that a "significant nexus" between a navigable water and another waterway needs to exist for the federal government to have jurisdiction. (varnumcontinental.com)
- I think a bias exists that implies familiarity with the more humid eastern United States and water systems in the East. (varnumcontinental.com)
- The water consumption dataset for this study is provided by PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, under a non-disclosure agreement for the current study. (nature.com)
- We evaluated lake water quality, using physical, chemical, and microbiological indicators, and heavy metals in surficial sediment and fish tissue to evaluate the potential environmental risk. (mdpi.com)
- We also find that new participants in the field of water monitoring, mainly large environmental NGOs integral to the operations of centralized networks, are shifting monitoring programs towards more advocacy-oriented objectives. (springer.com)
- Many of these emerging groups, such the Sierra Club's Atlantic Chapter Water Sentinels program, are located in New York State where, at the time of this paper, a moratorium remains in place against hydraulic fracturing. (springer.com)
- Therefore, systematic protocols were introduced for protection and its maximum allowable limit in water is set at 10 μg/l [4]. (researchgate.net)
- Organochlorine contaminants, such as Triclosan (TCS), are present in drinking water sources across the United States. (scirp.org)
- The Safe Drinking Water Act requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set and enforce standards to protect public drinking water systems. (medlineplus.gov)
- In the United States, the EPA set the maximum allowable concentration of lead in public drinking water at 15 mcg/L (micrograms per liter). (medlineplus.gov)
- In the United States, cholera was prevalent in the 1800s but has been virtually eliminated by modern sewage and water treatment systems. (cdc.gov)
Science4
- 6-9 : Phoenix EMF Science Review Symposium (3rd : 1998, United States. (upenn.edu)
- We argue that this reflects neoliberal tendencies toward increased public responsibility for environmental science. (springer.com)
- Environmental chemistry is an interdisciplinary science that includes atmospheric , aquatic and soil chemistry , as well as uses analytical chemistry . (wikipedia.org)
- It is related to environmental and other areas of science. (wikipedia.org)
Implementation5
- In its rule, the EPA has called for Utah to revise its State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the federal Clean Air Act (CAA). (findlaw.com)
- A state's failure to respond to the SIP Call can result in a federal takeover of CAA implementation in the state and the loss of significant federal funds. (findlaw.com)
- For states and territories, this funding is available to support implementation of state-defined high priority activities. (epa.gov)
- For tribes, MPG funds are to be used to support treatment-as-a-state (TAS)-delegated and other approved program implementation activities performed by a tribe pursuant to the authority provided to that tribe. (epa.gov)
- Develop a regulation under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) focusing on additional practices and technologies, or the improved implementation of existing requirements, for reducing fugitive emissions from petroleum facilities (such as refineries, upgraders and natural gas processing facilities). (gc.ca)
Studies2
- Quantitative chemical analysis is a key part of environmental chemistry, since it provides the data that frame most environmental studies. (wikipedia.org)
- She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies at The George Washington University, a Master of Arts in Government with an Environmental Focus at Johns Hopkins University, and a Specialization Certificate in Foundations of Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. (asja.org)
Citizen-suit1
- Approved SIPs are enforceable as federal law and may be enforced by the state, the EPA, or individuals under the CAA citizen-suit provision. (findlaw.com)
Content1
- She has also written numerous content marketing articles about wellness and environmental topics for private company clients such as an organic clothing brand. (asja.org)
Rule1
- US Magnesium seeks review of a recent final rule from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (findlaw.com)
Enforcement2
- It delegates some permitting, monitoring, and enforcement responsibility to U.S. states and the federally recognized tribes. (wikipedia.org)
- States were responsible for enforcement, overseeing permitting and issuing fines-but if states failed to meet air quality standards, the federal government could take over with its own plan. (nybooks.com)
Waters1
- The warm ocean waters cause increased rainfall in the southwestern United States and Peru. (bioedonline.org)
Angeles1
- During the same period, people across the United States, from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh to New York, were growing tired of chronic coughs, driving with headlights on during noontime haze, and perpetually dusting soot from their windowsills. (nybooks.com)
Bodies1
- It was decided that an independent agency was necessary in order to avoid bias other bodies of government may have in decision making. (seg.org)
Program2
- The bilateral youth student exchange program was implemented by National Kaohsiung Normal University, the Chinese Society for Environmental Education, and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). (gov.tw)
- The lack of a clearly defined identity has threatened program legitimacy and raised concerns about how well these programs are preparing students for entry into the environmental profession. (cambridge.org)
Authors1
- the guide to protecting yourself and your family from radon Corporate Authors(s) : United States, Environmental Protection Agency. (cdc.gov)
Federal1
- Our approach combines an understanding of the marketplace and the role of state and federal regulation and policies. (lbl.gov)
Carbon1
- Compounds of lead are usually found in the +2 oxidation state rather than the +4 state common with lighter members of the carbon group . (wikiversity.org)
Annually1
- In 2011 United States consumers spent nearly 1 billion dollars annually on products containing TCS ( Statista, 2019 ). (scirp.org)
Public2
- EPA's primary predecessor was the former Environmental Health Divisions of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS), and its creation caused one of a series of reorganizations of PHS that occurred during 1966-1973. (wikipedia.org)
- However, lead poisoning is still a major public health problem in cities on the East Coast of the United States as well as in other isolated cities. (msdmanuals.com)
Health2
- Brown P (2007) Toxic exposures: contested illnesses and the environmental health movement. (springer.com)
- It is not a complete dictionary of environmental health terms. (cdc.gov)
Lead2
- Better protecting populations at risk from this and from other lead sources is necessary, if the United States is to achieve its goal of eliminating elevated blood lead levels in children by 2020. (researchgate.net)
- Lead poisoning is far less common since paint containing lead pigment was banned (in 1978 in the United States) and lead was eliminated from automotive gasoline (in 1986 in the United States and by 2011 in all but 6 countries in the developing world). (msdmanuals.com)
Back2
Chemistry2
- Environmental chemistry is the scientific study of the chemical and biochemical phenomena that occur in natural places. (wikipedia.org)
- Common analytical techniques used for quantitative determinations in environmental chemistry include classical wet chemistry , such as gravimetric , titrimetric and electrochemical methods. (wikipedia.org)
Center1
- U.S. Reports: Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, 568 U.S. 597 (2013). (loc.gov)
Quality2
- States create their own SIPs to bring nonattainment areas into compliance with the NAAQS and to prevent deterioration of air quality in attainment areas. (findlaw.com)
- Institute for Environmental Quality, and Argonne National Laboratory. (upenn.edu)