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New air quality: Standards are tighter but compliance is distant

James William Anderson

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The nation`s latest air quality standards will tighten pollution emissions rules. But they also contain careful compromises, postponing compliance. And the margin of health safety to be ensured remains as hazy as ever, thanks to a flaw in the Clean Air Act that remains uncorrected. This article covers the following topics in discussion; new standards; long lead time on PM 2.5; Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG) option on Ozone; type of control: command and control or flexibility to work out their own ways of meeting goals; problems of mandated risks and health effects.

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Key concepts: Flexibility (engineering), Air quality index, Clean Air Act, Risk analysis (engineering), Work (physics), Quality (philosophy), Air pollution, Control (management)