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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity. Biodegradable : Used to describe substances and the ability of microorganisms (bacteria, algae) to break it down. Indoor air is anything contained with a building. Title III of the Act created EPCRA (see above).

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

On the positive side, to some degree, is the fact that our air is huge which gives us a lot of dilution. Regardless, places with high densities of emissions, such as industrialized cities, still have air pollution problems, and these are called “non-attainment areas” because those areas fail to attain one or more NAAQS.