National Ambient Air Quality Standards

rate or level for the long term; the ingredients of this formulation and its applications, however, vary widely, as do their disciplinary roots and practical implications. In the context of natural resources, sustainability can be defined as the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance. Murray Rutherford (2009) views resource management as decision making about how to conserve, allocate and use the goods…

As you prepare this assignment what is the quality of the air you are currently breathing? What is the air quality of your location? Air pollution is not relegated to the developing nations of our world. The Kingdom of Bahrain is an arid archipelago, consisting of many small islands and reclaimed land, situated in the western central Arabian Gulf. The estimated population of the affluent nation was 1.3 million people in 2014 (Whiting, 2014). According to the World Health Organization, this…

The Clean Air Act of 1963 was similar to the 1955 Air Pollution Control Act in that it did not place heavy restrictions on industry. Rather, it promoted the recognition of the issue of pollution and the threats it faced to the public’s health. It did place emissions standards upon sources such as power generators and manufacturing facilities, however the act neglected mobile sources such as vehicles. The act itself allocated $95 million, about $740 million today, towards research and…

The Clean Air Act (CAA) is an environmental law made by the U.S. government. This federal law aims at regulating air emissions from stationary sources such as industries and mobile sources such as vehicles. It was established to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) that protects the public health through regulation of emissions that have a hazardous effect on air (Sueyoshi & Goto, 2010). The CAA was established in 1963…

Imagine a time when, “a factory could spew black clouds of toxic (gases) into the air or dump tons of toxic waste into a nearby stream, and that be perfectly legal. They could not be taken to court to stop it. How was this possible? There were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect the environment” (EPA History). The EPA is an environmental group that has made a substantial difference in protecting wildlife and the Earth. The Environmental Protection Agency has benefitted the environment…

the Mexican side would devastate the infrastructure of the city of Hondo and would continue to put contaminants into the air on the U.S. side. George would have to make a decision that would impact many people lives, giving him the most interest in this…

Air Pollution Policy and Controversy Rachel Carson boldly warned the American people in 1962 that if the United States continued its agricultural and industrial practices, songbirds would cease to exist. Losing an important part of the ecological food chain would have repercussions, possibly worse than we could imagine. While literature like Silent Spring helped bring attention to environmental concerns in the mid to late 1900s, several fatal disasters struck a stronger chord. Smog in…

emissions from shipping freighters is a large source of air pollution all over the world. The Great Lakes region of the United States has very high concentrations of air pollution from these toxic emissions. The air quality in this region is considered poor. Several studies have been done linking increased rates of lung cancer to these emissions. These large vessels (shipping freighters) rank second only to power plants as to the health risk their air pollution poses. Lynderson and…

Air pollution is a serious issue that affects the entire world. Motor vehicle use, factory output of sulfur-dioxide and carbon monoxide from burning fossil fuels, and the use of pesticides in agriculture which leads to high levels of ammonia, all contribute to the amount of air pollution in the atmosphere (Air pollution, n.d.). Not only are air pollutants depleting our ozone layer, they are also affecting the health of people. As nurses, it is important to be aware of the causes of illnesses…

Air Pollution Most people died from lung cancer because of their unhealthy habits; however, nowadays more people suffer from this malignant disease regardless of their lifestyle. This is due to the widespread of environmental problems, especially air pollution, which is produced by pollutants including sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matters (such as PM2.5 and PM10). “Each 10-µg/m3 of pollutants was associated with approximately ... 8% increased risk of lung…