ENSP 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Municipal Solid Waste, National Emissions Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants, Tropospheric Ozone
15 Mar 2018
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Ground level ozone is a criteria under caa. Not costs to be considered (caa and supreme court confirmed) Stratospheric ozone protects us from uv rays. Hole in ozone controlled by banning cfcs under an international treaty (montreal protocol) switched to hfcs which are a greenhouse gas - these are now being phased out through kigali. Costs to be considered in deciding whether to regulate (caa, as confirmed by supreme court) Waste is discarded materials - municipal solid waste (household trash), commercial and industrial waste, waste from energy production and mining, nuclear waste, agricultural waste, sewage. California mudslide 2017 - workers dumped debris from the ca mudslide on goleta beach and could have lead to water contamination. Most waste is disposed of on land and may pose a threat to human health and the environment with improper handling, storage, and disposal. Leads to soil, air, water, chemical soul with cumulative health effects.
