pollutant elimination
1National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System — (NPDES) USA A permit program created under the Clean Water Act. Municipal, industrial and other facilities that discharge pollutants into US waters must get a special permit to do so from the Environmental Protection Agency or authorized sta …
2Persistent organic pollutant — State parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes …
3Measures of pollutant concentration — NOEL redirects here. For other uses, see Noel (disambiguation). Measures of pollutant concentration are used to determine risk assessment in public health. Industry is continually synthesizing new chemicals, the regulation of which requires… …
4удаление загрязняющих веществ — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN pollutant elimination The process of completely removing a pollutant s source as well as the pollutant itself. (Source: ISEP) [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langc… …
5Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations — CAFO for cattle Sw …
6Clean Water Act — For Clean Water Act of Ontario, Canada, see Clean Water Act (Ontario). Clean Water Act Full title Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 Acronym CWA / Clean Water Act Enacted by the 92nd United …
7environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
8Mercury regulation in the United States — is a set of laws and regulations limiting the maximum concentrations of mercury (Hg) that is permitted in air, water, soil, food and drugs. These laws and regulations are promulgated by U.S. Federal Agencies such as the Environmental Protection… …
9poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.… …
10Mobile source air pollution — includes any air pollution that is emitted by motor vehicles, engines, and equipment that can be moved from one location to another. Many of these pollutants contribute to environmental degradation and negative human health effects. To prevent… …
