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Define:
- EA - FONSI - EIS |
EA = environmental assessment
FONSI = finding of no significant impact EIS = environmental impact statement |
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considerations found in an EIS are:
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1. unavoidable adverse impacts
2. potential alternatives 3. weighing of short-term impact versus long-term gain 4. irreversible use of environmental resources |
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Who is subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
(mentioned in industrial hygiene section) |
all employers/employees of all 50 states, except companies with < 10 workers
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What does the Clean Air Act (1970) do?
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controls air pollution by:
- implementing point-source control of pollution - establishing max pollutant levels |
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What did the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments do?
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- acid rain control
- tighten permit requirements - harsher criminal consequences |
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What is the RCRA and what does it do?
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- regulates permits for creating, managing, and destroying solid and hazardous waste |
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What is a main goal of the Clean Water Act?
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issue and regulate permits for anyone who discharges pollutants into any US waters
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Who regulates provisions of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, and CERCLA ??
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EPA
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what is CERCLA?
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CERCLA = Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- regulates environmental pollution and cleanup |
