Toxic Release Control Act of 1985: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session on H.R. 2576 ... June 11 and 19, 1985U.S. Government Printing Office, 1985 - 1105 pages |
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Page 269 - Relevant evidence" means evidence having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence.
Page 621 - Agency's required peer and policy review, and therefore does not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency and no official endorsement should be inferred.
Page 296 - ... the prevention and control of air pollution at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments; and (4) that Federal financial assistance and leadership is essential for the development of cooperative Federal, State, regional, and local programs to prevent and control air pollution.
Page 784 - New York University Medical Center, Institute of Environmental Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
Page 206 - Honorable Henry A. Waxman, Chairman Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Honorable Edward R. Madigan, Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Honorable Lee M.
Page 395 - The Air Toxics Problem in the United States; An Analysis of Cancer Risks for Selected Pollutants...
Page 705 - On behalf of the State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (STAPPA) and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (ALAPCO...
Page 287 - Act defines a hazardous air pollutant as: ... an air pollutant to which no ambient air quality standard is applicable and which in the judgment of the Administrator causes, or contributes to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to result in an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness [sec.
Page 34 - Act. Specific source categories whose emissions contain POM, such as coke ovens, automobiles, wood stoves, and diesel vehicles, are being or will be considered for regulation (see Coke Oven Emissions) under various provisions of the CAA.
Page 286 - To protect the public health and welfare from the adverse effects of air pollutants in...