Environmental services

Acid Rain

deposition of acidic components in rain, snow fog or dew

Bubble standard

it is the total amount of air pollution that can come from a given factory

Clean Air Act

Clean Air Act Command and control strategy –

a strategy to improve air and water quality, it sets a detailed set of rules and regulations

Earth day

April 22, a day dedicated to saving the earth

Environmental impact statement

a report that evaluates the environmental impact of a project

Environmental protection agencies

Created in 1970,a agency for the protection of environment by control of pollution

National environmental

policy act

the mandate of any federal agency for the protection of the environment

Offsets

a rule that a company in an area with pollution can offset its own pollution from anther source in an area

Pollution allowances or

banks

a government issue to allow a certain amount of pollutant

Scrubber

industrial pollution control device that removes sulfur gas and other harmful agents from chimneys

Water quality improvement act