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DEFINITION OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING SECONDARY NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
Citation:
Tingey, D., W. Hogsett, AND S. Henderson. DEFINITION OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING SECONDARY NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/D-89/166 (NTIS PB90116617).
Description:
Before the public can freely and fairly contribute to the environmental decision process, education on the importance of ecological and genetic diversity is needed. ducation will assist the public in assigning both cost and quality of live values to environmental effects as part of the process of assessing the adversity of an effect. nly when the value of an ecological good or service is understood can we determine whether or not to accept the impact or take action to prevent the adverse effect. he decision to prevent or limit adverse effects ultimately leads to regulatory policy.