Main Title |
Measurement and the Law: Monitoring for Compliance with the Clean Air Amendments of 1970. |
Author |
Blacker, Stanley M. ;
Ott, Wayne R. ;
Stanley, Thomas W. ;
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CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development. |
Year Published |
1977 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-77/142; |
Stock Number |
PB-291 502 |
Additional Subjects |
Regulations ;
Air pollution control ;
Monitoring ;
Standards ;
Sites ;
Data analysis ;
Data acquisition ;
State government ;
Federal government ;
Air quality ;
Clean Air Amendments of 1970 ;
State Implementation Plans ;
Reprints
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Holdings |
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Additional Info |
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Last Modified |
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NTIS |
PB-291 502 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
19p |
Abstract |
The Clean Air Amendments of 1970 (P.L. 91-604) contains a large number of regulatory approaches designed to operate separately and in combination to improve air quality, thereby protecting the Nation's public health and welfare. These approaches include attainment of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) through State Implementation Plans, control of stationary sources, and control of mobile sources. The paper discusses the essential provisions in each regulatory approach so one can appreciate its underlying purpose and the rationale for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulatory actions in each area. Air monitoring constitutes one of the most important yardsticks available for judging the effectiveness of regulatory approaches. The paper focuses on one regulatory approach-control of air pollution through State Implementation Plans-depicting it as a feedback control system. The NAAQS are inputs to the system, the Plans are the control mechanism, and air monitoring is the 'feedback loop' by which to guage compliance with the NAAQS. Within the feedback loop are six component subsystems: monitoring site selection, sampling frequency, measurement methods, reference materials, data acquisition, and data analysis and presentation. The paper briefly describes the general operations and scientific requirements of each subsystem. (Copyright (c) Gordon and Breach Science Publishers Ltd., 1977.) |
Availability Notes |
Pub. in International Jnl. of Environmental Studies, v11 p169-185 1977. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Measurement and the Law: Monitoring for Compliance with the Clean Air Amendments of 1970. |
PUB Date Free Form |
c30 Apr 77 |
Category Codes |
13B; 68A; 43F |
NTIS Prices |
Not available NTIS |
Primary Description |
600/00 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
323757029 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |