Pollution Protocols
Set the standard for clean water in the United States.
Clean Water Act
Executive agency of the federal government that deals with environmental matters.
EPA
Site that was the cause of DuPont's lawsuit
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Classification for a lethal dose of a toxin
LD50
Clean Water Act
1972
Set a standard for drinking water safety for U.S. residents.
Regulates agriculture standards in the United States
Proposed site for the disposal of radioactive wastes in the U.S.
Yucca Mountain
CAFE verification
CERCLA
1980
Regulative act that set standards for corporations and the disposal of their wastes.
CERCLA
Manages all national parks and monuments with recreational properties.
National Park Service
River in New York that is contaminated with PCBs.
Hudson River
Certification for a "Green Building"
LEED Certified
Clean Air Act
1963
Governs the disposal of solid hazardous wastes.
RCRA
Fish and Wildlife Service
Aquifer in the midwest that was left non-renewable in many parts due to its overuse by farmers.
Ogallala Aquifer
Pollutant-regulative device that converts NO produced from emissions into O2 and N2, while also taking CO and hydrocarbons and having them react to produce CO2 and H2O
Catalytic converter
DuPont Lawsuit
1998
International treaty signed in Sweden for the regulation of pollutants globally.
Stockholm Convention
Scientific agency that studies natural resources and the landscape of the U.S.
U.S. Geological Survey
Site in Florida that was managed by the Army Corps of Engineers but was still polluted.
Kissimmee River
Protest or regulation for the establishment of an industrial waste disposal site near largely populated areas.
NIMBY
Not in my backyard
Ban of leaded gasoline
1996