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El. knyga: Fundamentals of Environmental Law and Compliance [Taylor & Francis e-book]

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  • Išleidimo metai: 12-Aug-2022
  • Leidėjas: CRC Press
  • ISBN-13: 9781003175810
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  • Formatas: 428 pages, 35 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 32 Halftones, black and white; 46 Illustrations, black and white
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  • Leidėjas: CRC Press
  • ISBN-13: 9781003175810
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This textbook provides readers with the fundamentals and the intent of environmental regulations so that compliance can be greatly improved and streamlined. Through numerous examples and case studies, it explains concepts from how environmental laws are applied and work to why pollution prevention and sustainability are critical for the future of all life on Earth. It is organized to accommodate different needs of students with different backgrounds and career choices. It is also useful for site safety and environmental managers, researchers, technicians, and other young professionals with a desire to apply environmental regulations and sustainability measures to their facilities and stay up to date on recently changed regulations.

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Introduces students to issues of global environmental and sustainability challenges and policy Explains the science behind issues such as climate change, how environmental policy is made at the national and international levels, and what role politics play in determining environmental resource use Focuses on fundamental principles that are applicable in all nations and legal contexts Addresses the planet as one biosphere and briefly discusses environmental laws and regulations of more than 50 countries Provides numerous case studies that demonstrate major concepts and themes, examples, questions, and exercises to strengthen understanding and promote critical thinking, discussion, and debate

This book will benefit students in advanced undergraduate and graduate programs in environmental sciences and environmental engineering. It will also be of use to new practitioners who are entering the field of environmental management and need an introduction to environmental regulations.
Preface xxi
Author xxiii
Acknowledgments xxv
Acronyms, Elements, Symbols, Molecules, and Units of Measure xxvii
Chapter 1 Themes and Overview of Fundamentals of Environmental Law and Compliance
1(8)
1.1 Introduction
1(1)
1.2 Major Themes of This Book
2(6)
1.2.1 Theme 1: No Matter Where You Are, It's All the Same
2(1)
1.2.2 Theme 2: The Past: Addressing and Repairing Nature
2(1)
1.2.3 Theme 3: The Present: Environmental Compliance
3(3)
1.2.4 Theme 4: The Future: Improving Environmental Regulations and Embracing Sustainability
6(2)
1.2.5 Theme 5: The Importance of Conducting an Environmental Audit
8(1)
1.3 Summary
8(1)
References
8(1)
Chapter 2 The History of the Environmental Movement in the United States
9(16)
2.1 Introduction
9(1)
2.2 Donora Pennsylvania 1948 Air Pollution Incident
10(1)
2.3 Geography and Climate
11(2)
2.4 Overview of Environmental Regulations in the United States
13(1)
2.5 The Birth of the Environmental Movement and Regulations in the United States
14(2)
2.6 Formation of National Policy and the Environmental Protection Agency
16(1)
2.7 Environmental Laws of the United States
17(2)
2.8 National Environmental Protection Act
19(1)
2.9 Environmental Justice
20(1)
2.10 Environmental Enforcement
20(2)
2.11 Summary of the History of Environmental Regulations and Sustainability of the United States
22(3)
References
23(2)
Chapter 3 Nature's Response to Contamination
25(14)
3.1 Introduction
25(1)
3.2 Subsurface Vulnerability and Vulnerability Map Development
25(2)
3.3 Methods
27(1)
3.4 Demonstrating the Significance of Vulnerability Mapping
27(7)
3.4.1 Site 1 -- Low Vulnerability Site
28(2)
3.4.2 Site 2 -- High Vulnerability Site
30(4)
3.4.3 Site Comparison Analysis
34(1)
3.5 Summary and Conclusion
34(5)
References
36(3)
Chapter 4 Conducting Science-Based Environmental Investigations
39(22)
4.1 Introduction
39(1)
4.2 Subsurface Environmental Investigations, Studies, Plans, or Reports
39(11)
4.2.1 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
40(3)
4.2.2 Health and Safety
43(2)
4.2.3 Demolition
45(1)
4.2.4 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
45(1)
4.2.5 Geophysical Investigation
46(1)
4.2.6 Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment
47(1)
4.2.7 Feasibility Study
48(1)
4.2.8 Remedial Investigation
48(1)
4.2.9 Natural Resource Damage Assessment
48(1)
4.2.10 Environmental Impact Statement
49(1)
4.2.11 Remedial Action Plan
49(1)
4.2.12 Completion Evaluation Study or Closure Study
49(1)
4.2.13 Summary of Environmental Investigations
50(1)
4.3 Common Environmental Sampling Methods
50(7)
4.3.1 Soil Sampling and Description
51(1)
4.3.1.1 Surface Sampling
51(1)
4.3.1.2 Excavating Test Pits
51(1)
4.3.1.3 Drilling Using a Hand Auger
51(1)
4.3.1.4 Mechanical Drilling Methods
51(1)
4.3.1.5 High-Resolution Sampling
52(1)
4.3.1.6 Sample Containers
52(1)
4.3.1.7 Documentation
53(1)
4.3.2 Groundwater Sampling Methods
54(1)
4.3.2.1 Installing a Monitoring Well
54(1)
4.3.2.2 Groundwater Sampling
54(1)
4.3.3 Sediment Sampling
55(1)
4.3.4 Surface Water Sampling
55(1)
4.3.5 Air Sampling
56(1)
4.3.5.1 Indoor Air Sampling
56(1)
4.3.5.2 Outdoor Air Sampling
57(1)
4.4 Summary and Conclusion
57(4)
References
58(3)
Chapter 5 Methods and Cost of Restoring Historical Anthropogenic Damage to Nature
61(26)
5.1 Introduction
61(1)
5.2 Overview
62(1)
5.3 Remediation Criteria
63(4)
5.4 Common Soil Remediation Technologies
67(4)
5.5 Common Groundwater Remediation Technologies
71(3)
5.6 Sediment Remediation
74(1)
5.7 Surface Water Remediation
75(1)
5.8 Air Remediation
76(1)
5.9 Cost of Remediation
77(6)
5.10 Summary and Conclusion
83(4)
References
83(4)
Chapter 6 The Challenges and Opportunities of Addressing Climate Change
87(20)
6.1 Introduction
87(1)
6.2 The Challenges and History of Climate Science
87(1)
6.3 History of GHGs and Climate Change Regulations in the United States
88(12)
6.3.1 Global Climate Protection Act
91(3)
6.3.2 Kyoto Protocol
94(1)
6.3.3 Paris Climate Agreement
95(2)
6.3.4 The Clean Air Act
97(1)
6.3.5 Energy Policy Act
98(1)
6.3.6 Summary of GHG Regulations in the United States
99(1)
6.4 Global Involvement
100(2)
6.4.1 GHG Protocol
101(1)
6.4.2 Opportunities for Change
101(1)
6.5 High Altitude Ozone
102(1)
6.6 Acid Rain and Smog Forming Air Pollution
102(1)
6.7 Summary of Climate Change and Its influence on Sustainability Regulations
103(4)
References
104(3)
Chapter 7 Protecting the Air through Environmental Regulations
107(36)
7.1 Introduction to Air Pollution Regulations
107(1)
7.2 Significance of the Clean Air Act
108(1)
7.3 Clean Air Act
108(30)
7.3.1 Criteria Pollutants and NAAQS Standards
109(2)
7.3.2 Hazardous Air Pollutants
111(4)
7.3.3 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
115(1)
7.3.4 Stationary Sources
115(1)
7.3.4.1 Major Source
116(1)
7.3.4.2 Minor Source and Synthetic Minor Source
116(1)
7.3.4.3 Area Source
116(2)
7.3.4.4 Air Permitting Process for Stationary Sources
118(9)
7.3.4.5 Air Pollutant Capture from Stationary Sources
127(1)
7.3.4.6 Compliance Testing of Air Emissions
128(4)
7.3.4.7 Demonstrating Air Permit Compliance
132(1)
7.3.5 Mobile Sources
132(1)
7.3.6 Acid Rain Reduction
133(1)
7.3.7 Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change
134(1)
7.3.8 Upper Atmospheric Ozone
135(1)
7.3.9 Enforcement
136(2)
7.4 Summary of the Clean Air Act
138(5)
References
140(3)
Chapter 8 Protecting the Water through Environmental Regulations
143(18)
8.1 Introduction
143(1)
8.2 Clean Water Act
144(10)
8.2.1 Point Source Surface Water Discharge
145(3)
8.2.2 Stormwater
148(3)
8.2.3 Wetlands
151(1)
8.2.4 Pollution Prevention and Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures
151(2)
8.2.5 Summary of The CWA
153(1)
8.3 Safe Drinking Water Act
154(4)
8.3.1 Introduction
154(1)
8.3.2 Maximum Contaminant Levels
155(1)
8.3.3 National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations
155(2)
8.3.4 Lead and Copper Rule
157(1)
8.3.5 Corrosion Control
158(1)
8.3.6 Summary of the SDWA
158(1)
8.4 Summary of Water Regulations
158(3)
References
159(2)
Chapter 9 Protecting the Land through Environmental Regulations
161(26)
9.1 Introduction to Land Regulations
161(1)
9.2 Resource, Conservation, and Recovery Act
161(11)
9.2.1 Subtitle D -- Nonhazardous Waste
162(1)
9.2.2 Subtitle C -- Hazardous Waste
163(1)
9.2.2.1 Characteristic of Hazardous Waste
164(2)
9.2.2.2 Listed Hazardous Waste
166(1)
9.2.2.3 Universal Hazardous Waste
166(1)
9.2.2.4 Used Oil
167(1)
9.2.2.5 Contained-In Policy and Derived-From Rule
168(1)
9.2.2.6 Land Disposal Restrictions
168(1)
9.2.2.7 Analytical Methods
169(1)
9.2.2.8 Hazardous Waste Manifests
169(1)
9.2.3 Subtitle I -- Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks
170(1)
9.2.4 Summary of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
171(1)
9.3 Medical Waste
172(1)
9.4 Low-Level Radioactive Waste
172(1)
9.5 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
173(10)
9.5.1 Introduction
173(1)
9.5.2 Potential Responsible Parties
173(1)
9.5.3 CERCLA History
173(1)
9.5.3.1 Times Beach
174(1)
9.5.3.2 Love Canal
175(1)
9.5.3.3 Valley of Drums
175(1)
9.5.3.4 Wells G&H Superfund Site in Woburn Massachusetts
176(1)
9.5.3.5 Ciba-Geigy and Reich Farm Site in Toms River New Jersey
176(1)
9.5.3.6 PG&E Hinkley Site in California
177(1)
9.5.3.7 Summary of CERCLA History
177(1)
9.5.4 Site Scoring
178(1)
9.5.5 Remediation Criteria
179(3)
9.5.6 Summary of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
182(1)
9.6 Summary of Land Regulations
183(4)
References
184(3)
Chapter 10 Protecting Living Organisms and Cultural and Historic Sites
187(28)
10.1 Introduction
187(1)
10.2 Environmental Laws of the United States With Sustainability Implications
187(23)
10.2.1 Toxic Substance Control Act
188(1)
10.2.1.1 Restricting Chemicals
189(1)
10.2.1.2 Regulating PCBs under TSCA
190(1)
10.2.2 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
191(4)
10.2.3 Pollution Prevention Act
195(1)
10.2.4 Brownfield Revitalization Act
195(4)
10.2.5 Lacey Act of 1900
199(1)
10.2.6 Antiquities Act of 1906
199(1)
10.2.7 Migratory Bird Treaty Act 1916
200(1)
10.2.8 National Parks Act of 1916
200(1)
10.2.9 National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
200(1)
10.2.10 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968
201(1)
10.2.11 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1968
201(1)
10.2.12 Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
201(1)
10.2.13 Marine Protection Act of 1972
202(1)
10.2.14 Endangered Species Act of 1973
202(2)
10.2.15 Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 1976
204(1)
10.2.16 National Forest Management Act of 1976
204(1)
10.2.17 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
204(2)
10.2.18 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
206(1)
10.2.19 Global Climate Protection Act of 1987
207(1)
10.2.20 Ocean Dumping Act of 1988
208(1)
10.2.21 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 1990
208(1)
10.2.22 Energy Policy Act of 1992 and 2005
209(1)
10.2.23 Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
209(1)
10.2.24 Marine Mammal Protection Act of 2015
210(1)
10.3 Summary of United States Environmental Regulations That Protect Living Organisms, Cultural, and Historically Significant Sites and Their Sustainability Relevance
210(5)
References
211(4)
Chapter 11 An Analysis of Global Pollution Assessments and Standards
215(14)
11.1 Introduction
215(2)
11.2 Global Assessments and Standards
217(12)
11.2.1 Air
217(2)
11.2.2 Water
219(5)
11.2.3 Land
224(1)
11.2.4 Summary of Global Assessments and Standards
224(2)
References
226(3)
Chapter 12 Summary of Environmental Regulations of North and South America
229(26)
12.1 Introduction
229(1)
12.2 North America
230(10)
12.2.1 Canada
230(1)
12.2.1.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Canada
231(1)
12.2.1.2 Air
232(1)
12.2.1.3 Water
232(1)
12.2.1.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
233(1)
12.2.1.5 Remediation Standards
233(1)
12.2.1.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Canada
234(1)
12.2.2 Mexico
234(1)
12.2.2.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Mexico
234(1)
12.2.2.2 Air
235(1)
12.2.2.3 Water
236(1)
12.2.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
237(1)
12.2.2.5 Remediation Standards
238(1)
12.2.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Mexico
239(1)
12.3 South America
240(10)
12.3.1 Argentina
240(1)
12.3.1.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Argentina
240(1)
12.3.1.2 Air
240(1)
12.3.1.3 Water
240(1)
12.3.1.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
241(1)
12.3.1.5 Remediation
241(1)
12.3.1.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Argentina
241(1)
12.3.2 Brazil
242(1)
12.3.2.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Brazil
242(1)
12.3.2.2 Air
243(1)
12.3.2.3 Water
243(1)
12.3.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
244(1)
12.3.2.5 Remediation
244(1)
12.3.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Brazil
245(1)
12.3.3 Chile
245(1)
12.3.3.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Chile
245(1)
12.3.3.2 Air
246(1)
12.3.3.3 Water
247(1)
12.3.3.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
247(1)
12.3.3.5 Remediation
248(1)
12.3.3.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Chile
248(1)
12.3.4 Peru
248(1)
12.3.4.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Peru
249(1)
12.3.4.2 Air
249(1)
12.3.4.3 Water
249(1)
12.3.4.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
250(1)
12.3.4.5 Remediation
250(1)
12.3.4.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Peru
250(1)
12.4 Summary and Conclusion
250(5)
References
251(4)
Chapter 13 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Europe and Africa
255(38)
13.1 Introduction
255(1)
13.2 Europe
255(19)
13.2.1 European Union Countries Environmental Regulatory Structure and Approach
255(3)
13.2.1.1 Air Pollution
258(2)
13.2.1.2 Water
260(1)
13.2.1.3 Solid and Hazardous Waste
261(1)
13.2.1.4 Remediation
261(1)
13.2.1.5 Summary of Environmental Regulations of the European Union
262(1)
13.2.2 Russia
262(1)
13.2.2.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview and History of Russia
262(3)
13.2.2.2 Air
265(1)
13.2.2.3 Water
265(1)
13.2.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
266(1)
13.2.2.5 Environmental Impact Assessment
267(1)
13.2.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations and Protection in Russia
267(1)
13.2.3 Norway
268(1)
13.2.3.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Norway
268(1)
13.2.3.2 Air
268(1)
13.2.3.3 Water
269(1)
13.2.3.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
269(1)
13.2.3.5 Remediation
269(1)
13.2.3.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Norway
270(1)
13.2.4 Switzerland
270(1)
13.2.4.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Switzerland
270(1)
13.2.4.2 Air
271(1)
13.2.4.3 Water
271(1)
13.2.4.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
272(1)
13.2.4.5 Remediation
272(1)
13.2.4.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Switzerland
272(1)
13.2.5 Turkey
272(1)
13.2.5.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Turkey
273(1)
13.2.5.2 Air
273(1)
13.2.5.3 Water
274(1)
13.2.5.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
274(1)
13.2.5.5 Remediation
274(1)
13.2.5.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations in Turkey
274(1)
13.3 Africa
274(14)
13.3.1 South Africa
275(1)
13.3.1.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of South Africa
275(2)
13.3.1.2 Air Quality Standards
277(1)
13.3.1.3 Water Quality Standards
277(1)
13.3.1.4 Waste Management
277(1)
13.4.1.5 Remediation Standards
278(1)
13.3.1.6 Summary of South Africa Environmental Regulations
279(1)
13.3.2 Kenya
279(1)
13.3.2.1 Kenya Environmental Regulations
280(1)
13.5.2.2 Air
280(1)
13.3.2.3 Water
281(1)
13.3.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
281(1)
13.3.2.5 Remediation Standards
282(1)
13.3.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Kenya
283(1)
13.3.3 Tanzania
283(1)
13.3.3.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Tanzania
283(1)
13.3.3.2 Air
284(1)
13.3.3.3 Water
284(1)
13.3.3.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
284(1)
13.3.3.5 Remediation Standards
285(1)
13.3.3.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Tanzania
285(1)
13.3.4 Egypt
286(1)
13.3.4.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Egypt
286(1)
13.3.4.2 Air
286(1)
13.3.4.3 Water
287(1)
13.3.4.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
287(1)
13.3.4.5 Remediation
288(1)
13.3.4.6 Summary of Egyptian Environmental Regulations
288(1)
13.4 Summary and Conclusion
288(5)
References
288(5)
Chapter 14 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Asia and Oceania
293(36)
14.1 Introduction
293(1)
14.2 Asia
293(23)
14.2.1 China
293(1)
14.2.1.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of China
294(1)
14.2.1.2 Air
295(1)
14.2.1.3 Water
296(1)
14.2.1.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
297(1)
14.2.1.5 Remediation
298(1)
14.2.1.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of China
298(1)
14.2.2 Japan
298(1)
14.2.2.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Japan
299(1)
14.2.2.2 Air
300(1)
14.2.2.3 Water
300(1)
14.2.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
300(1)
14.2.2.5 Remediation
301(1)
14.2.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Japan
301(1)
14.2.3 India
302(1)
14.2.3.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of India
302(1)
14.2.3.2 Air
303(1)
14.2.3.3 Water
303(1)
14.2.3.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
303(1)
14.2.3.5 Remediation
304(1)
14.2.3.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of India
305(1)
14.2.4 South Korea
305(1)
14.2.4.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of South Korea
306(1)
14.2.4.2 Air
306(1)
14.2.4.3 Water
306(1)
14.2.4.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
307(2)
14.2.4.5 Remediation
309(1)
14.2.4.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Korea
309(1)
14.2.5 Saudi Arabia
310(1)
14.2.5.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Saudi Arabia
310(1)
14.2.5.2 Air
310(1)
14.2.5.3 Water
311(1)
14.2.5.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
311(1)
14.2.5.5 Remediation
312(1)
14.2.5.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Saudi Arabia
312(1)
14.2.6 Indonesia
312(1)
14.2.6.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Indonesia
313(1)
14.2.6.2 Air
313(1)
14.2.6.3 Water
313(1)
14.2.6.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
314(1)
14.2.6.5 Remediation
315(1)
14.2.6.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Indonesia
315(1)
14.2.7 Malaysia
315(1)
14.2.7.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Malaysia
315(1)
14.2.7.2 Air
315(1)
14.2.7.3 Water
316(1)
14.2.7.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
316(1)
14.2.7.5 Remediation
316(1)
14.2.7.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Malaysia
316(1)
14.3 Oceania
316(7)
14.3.1 Australia
317(1)
14.3.1.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Australia
317(1)
14.3.1.2 Air
318(1)
14.3.1.3 Water
318(1)
14.3.1.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
319(1)
14.3.1.5 Remediation
320(1)
14.3.1.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Australia
320(1)
14.3.2 New Zealand
320(1)
14.3.2.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of New Zealand
320(1)
14.3.2.2 Air
321(1)
14.3.2.3 Water
321(1)
14.3.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste
321(1)
14.3.2.5 Remediation
322(1)
14.3.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of New Zealand
323(1)
14.4 Summary and Conclusion
323(6)
References
324(5)
Chapter 15 Evaluation and Status of Global Environmental Regulations
329(10)
15.1 Introduction
329(1)
15.2 Antarctica
329(2)
15.2.1 Pollution in Antarctica
330(1)
15.2.2 Environmental Regulations of Antarctica
331(1)
15.2.3 Summary of Environmental Regulations in Antarctica
331(1)
15.3 Oceans
331(2)
15.3.1 Ocean Pollution
331(1)
15.3.2 Environmental Regulations of the Oceans
332(1)
15.3.3 Summary of Environmental Regulations of the Oceans
333(1)
15.4 Summary of Environmental Regulations and Pollution of the World
333(6)
15.4.1 Evaluating and Ranking Each Country's Regulatory Effectiveness
334(1)
15.4.2 Environmental Challenges of Each Country
335(2)
15.4.3 Summary and Conclusion
337(1)
References
338(1)
Chapter 16 Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the Global Level
339(22)
16.1 Introduction
339(1)
16.2 Defining Sustainability
339(1)
16.3 Sustainability Impediments and Challenges
340(1)
16.3.1 Power and Responsibility
340(1)
16.3.2 Economic
340(1)
16.3.3 Religion
341(1)
16.4 United Nations Global Sustainability Goals
341(1)
16.5 Cohesive Policy Actions from the Global Community
342(3)
16.5.1 Building a Global Community
342(1)
16.5.2 Cohesive Environmental Policy, Regulations, and Enforcement
343(1)
16.5.3 Controlling the Human Population
343(1)
16.5.4 Modifying the Human Diet
343(1)
16.5.5 Financial Fairness and Equity Distribution
344(1)
16.5.6 Modifying Business Models
344(1)
16.5.7 Improving Our Relationship with Nature
345(1)
16.6 Coordinating and Prioritizing Sustainability Initiatives at the Global Level
345(11)
16.6.1 Science-Based Regulation Improvements
346(1)
16.6.2 Modify Environmental Enforcement Emphasis and Policy
346(1)
16.6.3 Ecological Restoration and Preservation
347(1)
16.6.4 Managing Natural Resources
347(1)
16.6.5 Improving Water Quality
347(1)
16.6.6 Improving the Quality of the Oceans
348(1)
16.6.7 Modifying Agriculture Practices
348(1)
16.6.8 Limits on Herbicide and Pesticide Use
349(1)
16.6.9 Controlling the Use of Fertilizers
349(1)
16.6.10 Forest Management
350(1)
16.6.11 Cooking Fuels
350(1)
16.6.12 Urban Air Quality
351(1)
16.6.13 Banning Harmful Chemicals
351(1)
16.6.14 Emerging Contaminants
351(1)
16.6.15 Addressing Invasive Species
351(1)
16.6.16 Limiting Species Extinction
352(1)
16.6.17 Improving Pollution Prevention
353(1)
16.6.18 Urban Land Use
353(1)
16.6.19 Noise Pollution
353(1)
16.6.20 Household Waste
353(1)
16.6.21 Non-Point Source Pollution
354(1)
16.6.22 Consumer Products and Packaging
354(1)
16.6.23 Addressing Climate Change
354(1)
16.6.24 Sustainability Legislation
355(1)
16.6.25 Measuring Sustainability Progress
355(1)
16.6.26 Summary of Improving or Need of New Regulations
356(1)
16.7 Summary and Conclusion
356(5)
References
358(3)
Chapter 17 Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the National Level
361(16)
17.1 Introduction
361(1)
17.2 Improving the Natural Setting of Urban Areas
361(3)
17.2.1 Geologic Vulnerability
362(1)
17.2.2 Physical Chemistry of Pollutants
362(1)
17.2.3 Smart Urban Development
362(2)
17.2.4 Respecting Nature
364(1)
17.3 Upgrading Infrastructure
364(2)
17.3.1 Replacing Outdated Water Supply Lines
365(1)
17.3.2 Upgrading Water Treatment of Potable Water
365(1)
17.3.3 Upgrading Waste Water Treatment Systems
365(1)
17.3.4 Improving Municipal Landfills
365(1)
17.3.5 Improving Erosion Controls
365(1)
17.3.6 Upgrading Mass Transit
366(1)
17.4 Improving Environmental Regulations of the United States
366(5)
17.4.1 Modify Environmental Enforcement Emphasis and Policy
366(1)
17.4.2 Science-Based Regulation Improvements
366(1)
17.4.3 Improving Urban Air Quality
366(1)
17.4.4 Banning Harmful Chemicals
367(1)
17.4.5 Dealing with Emerging Contaminants
368(1)
17.4.6 Addressing Invasive Species
368(1)
17.4.7 Improving Pollution Prevention
368(1)
17.4.8 Improving Urban Land Use
369(1)
17.4.9 Regulating Noise Pollution
369(1)
17.4.10 Non-Point Source Pollution Improvements
369(1)
17.4.11 Consumer Products and Packaging Improvements
370(1)
17.4.12 Improving the Safe Drinking Water Act
370(1)
17.4.13 Summary of Improving Environmental Regulations
370(1)
17.5 Enacting New Environmental Regulations
371(2)
17.5.1 Addressing Agriculture
371(1)
17.5.2 Regulations of Public Land
371(1)
17.5.3 Single Family and Multiple Family Households
371(1)
17.5.3.1 Household Waste
371(1)
17.5.3.2 Septic Tanks
372(1)
17.5.3.3 Private Household Water Wells
372(1)
17.5.3.4 Home Heating Oil Tanks
372(1)
17.5.3.5 Construction Materials
372(1)
17.5.3.6 Improve Landscaping
372(1)
17.5.4 Climate Change Regulations
373(1)
17.6 Developing Sustainability Regulations
373(1)
17.7 Summary and Conclusion
373(4)
References
375(2)
Chapter 18 Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the Individual Level
377(16)
18.1 Introduction
377(1)
18.2 Smart Urban Development
377(1)
18.3 Pollution Prevention at the Local, Parcel, and Individual Level
378(9)
18.3.1 Implementing Pollution Prevention Techniques -- Point Sources
379(1)
18.3.1.1 Step 1: Establishing Objectives and Gathering Background Data
380(1)
18.3.1.2 Step 2: Inventory of Hazardous Substances
381(1)
18.3.1.3 Step 3: Assessing CRFs
381(1)
18.3.1.4 Step 4: Preliminary Assessment of Geologic Vulnerability
382(1)
18.3.1.5 Step 5: Preventing Pollution through ESPM Methods
382(2)
18.3.1.6 Step 6: Assessing Results
384(1)
18.3.1.7 Financial Incentives
385(1)
18.3.2 Implementing Pollution Prevention Techniques -- Non-Point Sources
385(1)
18.3.3 Plying the Source Control Framework to Non-Point Sources
386(1)
18.4 Building and Maintaining a Sustainability Model
387(1)
18.5 Sustainability at the Individual Level
388(2)
18.6 Summary and Conclusion
390(3)
References
391(2)
Chapter 19 Achieving and Maintaining Compliance with Environmental Regulations
393(28)
19.1 Introduction
393(1)
19.2 Compliance Overview
394(1)
19.3 USEPA Audit Policy
394(2)
19.4 The Audit Process
396(1)
19.5 Conducting an Environmental Audit
397(17)
19.5.1 Categories of Findings
397(1)
19.5.2 Document List
398(1)
19.5.3 Opening Meeting
399(1)
19.5.4 Environmental Audit Checklist
399(1)
19.5.5 General Air Background
400(1)
19.5.5.1 Air Operating Permit
400(1)
19.5.5.2 Construction Permits
400(1)
19.5.5.3 Air Compliance Documentation
401(1)
19.5.5.4 Air Toxics/Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
401(1)
19.5.5.5 Compliance with Ozone Depleted Substance (ODS) Requirements
401(1)
19.5.5.6 Asbestos Compliance
401(1)
19.5.6 General Water Background
401(1)
19.5.6.1 Water Source(s)
402(1)
19.5.6.2 Waste Water Streams
402(1)
19.5.6.3 Direct Discharges
402(1)
19.5.6.4 Indirect Discharges (to Sanitary Sewer or POTW)
403(1)
19.5.6.5 Wastewater Monitoring
403(1)
19.5.6.6 Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity
403(1)
19.5.7 Hazardous Waste
404(1)
19.5.7.1 General Background Information
404(1)
19.5.7.2 Point of Generation Analysis
404(1)
19.5.7.3 Inventory of Hazardous Waste
405(1)
19.5.7.4 90-Day Storage
405(1)
19.5.7.5 Treatment and Disposal
405(1)
19.5.7.6 Biennial Reports
405(1)
19.5.7.7 Manifests
405(1)
19.5.7.8 Storage Areas
405(1)
19.5.7.9 Personnel Training
405(1)
19.5.7.10 Training Records
406(1)
19.5.7.11 Contingency Plans
406(1)
19.5.7.12 Emergency Coordinators
406(1)
19.5.7.13 Containers
406(1)
19.5.7.14 Labels
407(1)
19.5.7.15 Satellite Accumulation
407(1)
19.5.7.16 Restricted Wastes
407(1)
19.5.7.17 Record Keeping
407(1)
19.5.7.18 Agency Inspections
407(1)
19.5.8 Solid Waste
407(1)
19.5.8.1 Non Hazardous Waste Determination
407(1)
19.5.8.2 Point of Generation Analysis
408(1)
19.5.8.3 Inventory of Solid Waste
408(1)
19.5.8.4 Storage
408(1)
19.5.8.5 Labels
408(1)
19.5.8.6 Transportation
408(1)
19.5.8.7 Disposal
408(1)
19.5.8.8 Record Keeping
408(1)
19.5.8.9 Agency Inspections
408(1)
19.5.9 Used Oil
409(1)
19.5.9.1 Storage
409(1)
19.5.9.2 Labels
409(1)
19.5.9.3 Transportation
409(1)
19.5.9.4 Recycle
409(1)
19.5.10 Universal Waste
409(1)
19.5.10.1 Identification
409(1)
19.5.10.2 Storage
409(1)
19.5.10.3 Labels
409(1)
19.5.10.4 Training
409(1)
19.5.10.5 Transportation
409(1)
19.5.11 Company Owned or Operated Landfill
410(1)
19.5.11.1 Landfill Permit
410(1)
19.5.11.2 Compliance Documentation
410(1)
19.5.11.3 Other Landfill Related Documents
410(1)
19.5.11.4 Beneficial Reuse Efforts
410(1)
19.5.11.5 Recycling and Pollution Prevention
410(1)
19.5.12 Spills
410(1)
19.5.12.1 SPCC Plan
410(1)
19.5.12.2 Spill History
411(1)
19.5.13 PCBs
411(1)
19.5.14 Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT)
411(1)
19.5.15 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know-Act (EPCRA)
411(1)
19.5.16 Site Inspection
412(1)
19.5.17 Closing Meeting
413(1)
19.5.18 Report Preparation
413(1)
19.6 Agency Inspections
414(1)
19.7 Environmental Audits and Sustainability
415(1)
19.8 Summary of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability
415(6)
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Daniel T. Rogers is Director of Environmental Affairs at Amsted Industries Incorporated in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Rogers participates in environmental due diligence for acquisitions and divestitures, investigation and remediation of contamination, creating and evaluating environmental compliance and sustainability programs, and providing environmental advice, oversight, training, and negotiation strategies at various levels within the organization. Mr. Rogers has published over 100 research papers in professional and academic publications and peer-reviewed journals on subjects including environmental geology, hydrogeology, geologic vulnerability and mapping, contaminant fate and transport, urban geology, environmental site investigations, contaminant risk, brownfield re-development, remediation, pollution prevention, environmental compliance and management, and sustainable development. He has authored Environmental Compliance and Sustainability: Global Challenges and Perspectives (2019), Urban Watersheds: Geology, Contamination, Environmental Regulations, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition (2020). He has taught geology and environmental chemistry at Eastern Michigan University and The University of Michigan and has presented guest lectures at several colleges and universities both in the United States and internationally.