Regulations
protects pesticides consumers, applicators, and the environment. Makes sure that all pesticides are registered, approved, and labeled.
What is Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)?
The release of pollutants into the air is called
What is an Emission?
Established national standards for levels of contaminants in drinking water.
What is Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974?
Total suspended solids, soil particulates, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, oil/grease, heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides
What are sources of stormwater pollutants?
the acronym EPCRA
What is Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act
the two types of air pollutants defined by the CAA
What are Criteria and Hazardous/Toxic Air Pollutants?
term used to define any discernible discharge
What is a point source?
requires identification of potential sources of pollution, description of practices to reduce pollutant discharge at a construction site or major facility.
What is a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)?
entities responsible for Emergency Planning
What are Local Emergency Planning Commission (LEPC) and State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)?
requires risk-based cleanup standards, due diligence assessment, health & safety and emergency training
What is SARA-Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act?
Emissions that come from Stationary, Mobile, Major sites or Areas
What are the types of CAA sources?
established the mechanism for prevention of spills to surface waters
What is Section 311-Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasures Plan (SPCC)
established procedures, methods and equipment to prevent discharge of oil from fixed sites into waters
What is the Oil Pollution Act (OPA)?
details all-hazards emergency response equipment & personnel, develpement of evacuation plans, and training for municipalities
What is Local Emergency Operations Response Plans (LEOP)
requires certification of professionals working in the field of asbestos management
What is the AHERA- Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act?
uniform numerical standard criteria for clean air
What are National Ambient Air Quality Stnadards (NAAQS)?
Regulates discharges from point sources
What is the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit?
1320 gallons above ground, 42,000 gallons underground or 660 or more gallons in a single aboveground tank
What are the quantities were a Spill Prevention Countermeaures and Control (SPCC) Plan is required?
A pesticide or radionucleotide release that does not exit the property or is a continuous release release notification
What is exempted
regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. Controlled by the EPA.
What is the Toxic Substances Control Act?
SOx, PM10/2.5, Ozone, NOx, CO, and Lead
What are the criteria air pollutants?
regulates the discharge of dredged or fill material to surface water.
What is a Section 404 Permit?
What is Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures Plan.
What is the Community Right-to-Know Tier I form