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Clean Air Handbook

John C. Topping, Adrien Waller Helm

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This handbook provides an explanation of: the evolution of the Clean Air Act; National Ambient Air Quality Standards; State Implementation Plans, New Source Performance Standards; air toxics regulations; PSD, BACT, LAER, emissions trading, and visibility requirements; permits and preconstruction review; stationary source compliance and enforcement; mobile source regulation; how to deal effectively with EPA; major regulatory issues that are pending; emerging air quality issues; and the prospects for legislative change or international agreement concerning air quality. Also included is a table of acronyms and abbreviations for terminology associated with the clean air regulation.

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Key concepts: Clean Air Act, Enforcement, Air quality index, Legislature, Terminology, Major stationary source, Visibility, Quality (philosophy)