Industrial Air Pollution: Effects and Efforts to Contain
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published 05/06/2008
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Summary
As a capitalist nation, we are constantly seeking to foster the growth of our economy and overall development. Our industrious nature has led to an industrial presence that makes the burning of fossil fuels our pinnacle source of energy, and a requirement for fueling our economic stability. Power plants and all other industrial sites employing smokestacks, have had an incredible impact on the capability of our economy, yet they have been effective at more than just energy production. Through the burning of fossil fuels, the rise of industry has generated the epiphany of air quality control. Industrial air emissions have been and continue to be a pervasive threat to our nation’s health that cannot be justified by their economic benefits. Much of our industry is characterized by an enormous dependence on combustion-related energy sources. Paper product manufacturing, for example, rely heavily on the smokestack design for effectiveness. Power plants are the model representation of converting fossil fuel energy resources into electricity on a large scale.
Table of Contents
- Much of our industry is characterized by an enormous dependence
- One of the EPA's most influential accomplishments
- The formation of the EPA helped alert the nation to the reality of air quality
- The provisions of the CAA emphasized the need for improved technology to clean up emission sources
- In 1990, the EPA revisited the CAA
- The 1990 revisions demonstrated America's changing priorities
- In 2003, the EPA made another determined attempt to improve air quality
- Criteria air pollutants have taken a significant and irreversible toll on America's health
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