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Acknowledgments |
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Acronyms, Elements, Symbols, Molecules, and Units of Measure |
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Chapter 1 Themes and Overview of Fundamentals of Environmental Law and Compliance |
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1.2 Major Themes of This Book |
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1.2.1 Theme 1: No Matter Where You Are, It's All the Same |
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1.2.2 Theme 2: The Past: Addressing and Repairing Nature |
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1.2.3 Theme 3: The Present: Environmental Compliance |
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1.2.4 Theme 4: The Future: Improving Environmental Regulations and Embracing Sustainability |
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1.2.5 Theme 5: The Importance of Conducting an Environmental Audit |
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Chapter 2 The History of the Environmental Movement in the United States |
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2.2 Donora Pennsylvania 1948 Air Pollution Incident |
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2.3 Geography and Climate |
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2.4 Overview of Environmental Regulations in the United States |
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2.5 The Birth of the Environmental Movement and Regulations in the United States |
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2.6 Formation of National Policy and the Environmental Protection Agency |
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2.7 Environmental Laws of the United States |
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2.8 National Environmental Protection Act |
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2.9 Environmental Justice |
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2.10 Environmental Enforcement |
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2.11 Summary of the History of Environmental Regulations and Sustainability of the United States |
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Chapter 3 Nature's Response to Contamination |
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3.2 Subsurface Vulnerability and Vulnerability Map Development |
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3.4 Demonstrating the Significance of Vulnerability Mapping |
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3.4.1 Site 1 -- Low Vulnerability Site |
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3.4.2 Site 2 -- High Vulnerability Site |
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3.4.3 Site Comparison Analysis |
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3.5 Summary and Conclusion |
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Chapter 4 Conducting Science-Based Environmental Investigations |
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4.2 Subsurface Environmental Investigations, Studies, Plans, or Reports |
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4.2.1 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment |
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4.2.4 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment |
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4.2.5 Geophysical Investigation |
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4.2.6 Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment |
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4.2.8 Remedial Investigation |
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4.2.9 Natural Resource Damage Assessment |
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4.2.10 Environmental Impact Statement |
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4.2.11 Remedial Action Plan |
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4.2.12 Completion Evaluation Study or Closure Study |
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4.2.13 Summary of Environmental Investigations |
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4.3 Common Environmental Sampling Methods |
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4.3.1 Soil Sampling and Description |
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4.3.1.2 Excavating Test Pits |
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4.3.1.3 Drilling Using a Hand Auger |
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4.3.1.4 Mechanical Drilling Methods |
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4.3.1.5 High-Resolution Sampling |
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4.3.1.6 Sample Containers |
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4.3.2 Groundwater Sampling Methods |
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4.3.2.1 Installing a Monitoring Well |
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4.3.2.2 Groundwater Sampling |
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4.3.4 Surface Water Sampling |
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4.3.5.1 Indoor Air Sampling |
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4.3.5.2 Outdoor Air Sampling |
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4.4 Summary and Conclusion |
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Chapter 5 Methods and Cost of Restoring Historical Anthropogenic Damage to Nature |
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5.4 Common Soil Remediation Technologies |
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5.5 Common Groundwater Remediation Technologies |
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5.7 Surface Water Remediation |
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5.10 Summary and Conclusion |
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Chapter 6 The Challenges and Opportunities of Addressing Climate Change |
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6.2 The Challenges and History of Climate Science |
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6.3 History of GHGs and Climate Change Regulations in the United States |
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6.3.1 Global Climate Protection Act |
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6.3.3 Paris Climate Agreement |
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6.3.6 Summary of GHG Regulations in the United States |
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6.4.2 Opportunities for Change |
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6.6 Acid Rain and Smog Forming Air Pollution |
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6.7 Summary of Climate Change and Its influence on Sustainability Regulations |
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Chapter 7 Protecting the Air through Environmental Regulations |
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7.1 Introduction to Air Pollution Regulations |
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107 | (1) |
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7.2 Significance of the Clean Air Act |
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108 | (1) |
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7.3.1 Criteria Pollutants and NAAQS Standards |
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109 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Hazardous Air Pollutants |
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111 | (4) |
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7.3.3 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
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7.3.4.2 Minor Source and Synthetic Minor Source |
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7.3.4.4 Air Permitting Process for Stationary Sources |
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118 | (9) |
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7.3.4.5 Air Pollutant Capture from Stationary Sources |
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7.3.4.6 Compliance Testing of Air Emissions |
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128 | (4) |
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7.3.4.7 Demonstrating Air Permit Compliance |
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132 | (1) |
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7.3.6 Acid Rain Reduction |
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133 | (1) |
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7.3.7 Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change |
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7.3.8 Upper Atmospheric Ozone |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (2) |
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7.4 Summary of the Clean Air Act |
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Chapter 8 Protecting the Water through Environmental Regulations |
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144 | (10) |
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8.2.1 Point Source Surface Water Discharge |
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145 | (3) |
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8.2.4 Pollution Prevention and Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures |
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151 | (2) |
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8.3 Safe Drinking Water Act |
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154 | (4) |
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8.3.2 Maximum Contaminant Levels |
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155 | (1) |
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8.3.3 National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations |
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8.3.4 Lead and Copper Rule |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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8.3.6 Summary of the SDWA |
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158 | (1) |
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8.4 Summary of Water Regulations |
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158 | (3) |
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159 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Protecting the Land through Environmental Regulations |
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9.1 Introduction to Land Regulations |
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161 | (1) |
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9.2 Resource, Conservation, and Recovery Act |
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161 | (11) |
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9.2.1 Subtitle D -- Nonhazardous Waste |
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162 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Subtitle C -- Hazardous Waste |
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163 | (1) |
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9.2.2.1 Characteristic of Hazardous Waste |
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164 | (2) |
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9.2.2.2 Listed Hazardous Waste |
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166 | (1) |
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9.2.2.3 Universal Hazardous Waste |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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9.2.2.5 Contained-In Policy and Derived-From Rule |
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168 | (1) |
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9.2.2.6 Land Disposal Restrictions |
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168 | (1) |
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9.2.2.7 Analytical Methods |
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169 | (1) |
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9.2.2.8 Hazardous Waste Manifests |
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169 | (1) |
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9.2.3 Subtitle I -- Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks |
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170 | (1) |
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9.2.4 Summary of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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9.4 Low-Level Radioactive Waste |
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172 | (1) |
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9.5 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
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9.5.2 Potential Responsible Parties |
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9.5.3.4 Wells G&H Superfund Site in Woburn Massachusetts |
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176 | (1) |
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9.5.3.5 Ciba-Geigy and Reich Farm Site in Toms River New Jersey |
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176 | (1) |
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9.5.3.6 PG&E Hinkley Site in California |
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177 | (1) |
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9.5.3.7 Summary of CERCLA History |
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177 | (1) |
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9.5.5 Remediation Criteria |
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179 | (3) |
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9.5.6 Summary of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
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182 | (1) |
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9.6 Summary of Land Regulations |
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183 | (4) |
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184 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Protecting Living Organisms and Cultural and Historic Sites |
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187 | (28) |
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187 | (1) |
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10.2 Environmental Laws of the United States With Sustainability Implications |
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187 | (23) |
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10.2.1 Toxic Substance Control Act |
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188 | (1) |
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10.2.1.1 Restricting Chemicals |
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189 | (1) |
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10.2.1.2 Regulating PCBs under TSCA |
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190 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act |
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191 | (4) |
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10.2.3 Pollution Prevention Act |
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195 | (1) |
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10.2.4 Brownfield Revitalization Act |
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195 | (4) |
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199 | (1) |
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10.2.6 Antiquities Act of 1906 |
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199 | (1) |
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10.2.7 Migratory Bird Treaty Act 1916 |
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200 | (1) |
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10.2.8 National Parks Act of 1916 |
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200 | (1) |
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10.2.9 National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 |
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200 | (1) |
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10.2.10 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 |
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201 | (1) |
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10.2.11 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1968 |
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201 | (1) |
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10.2.12 Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 |
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201 | (1) |
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10.2.13 Marine Protection Act of 1972 |
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202 | (1) |
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10.2.14 Endangered Species Act of 1973 |
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202 | (2) |
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10.2.15 Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 1976 |
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204 | (1) |
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10.2.16 National Forest Management Act of 1976 |
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204 | (1) |
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10.2.17 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 |
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204 | (2) |
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10.2.18 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 |
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206 | (1) |
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10.2.19 Global Climate Protection Act of 1987 |
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207 | (1) |
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10.2.20 Ocean Dumping Act of 1988 |
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208 | (1) |
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10.2.21 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 1990 |
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208 | (1) |
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10.2.22 Energy Policy Act of 1992 and 2005 |
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209 | (1) |
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10.2.23 Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 |
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209 | (1) |
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10.2.24 Marine Mammal Protection Act of 2015 |
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210 | (1) |
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10.3 Summary of United States Environmental Regulations That Protect Living Organisms, Cultural, and Historically Significant Sites and Their Sustainability Relevance |
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210 | (5) |
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211 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 An Analysis of Global Pollution Assessments and Standards |
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215 | (14) |
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11.2 Global Assessments and Standards |
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217 | (12) |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (5) |
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224 | (1) |
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11.2.4 Summary of Global Assessments and Standards |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 Summary of Environmental Regulations of North and South America |
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229 | (26) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (10) |
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12.2.1.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Canada |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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12.2.1.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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233 | (1) |
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12.2.1.5 Remediation Standards |
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233 | (1) |
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12.2.1.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Canada |
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234 | (1) |
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12.2.2.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Mexico |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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12.2.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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237 | (1) |
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12.2.2.5 Remediation Standards |
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238 | (1) |
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12.2.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Mexico |
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239 | (1) |
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12.3.1.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Argentina |
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240 | (1) |
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12.3.1.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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241 | (1) |
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12.3.1.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Argentina |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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12.3.2.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Brazil |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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12.3.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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12.3.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Brazil |
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245 | (1) |
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12.3.3.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Chile |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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12.3.3.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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12.3.3.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Chile |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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12.3.4.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Peru |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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12.3.4.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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250 | (1) |
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12.3.4.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Peru |
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250 | (1) |
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12.4 Summary and Conclusion |
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251 | (4) |
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Chapter 13 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Europe and Africa |
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255 | (38) |
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13.2.1 European Union Countries Environmental Regulatory Structure and Approach |
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255 | (3) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (1) |
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13.2.1.3 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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261 | (1) |
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13.2.1.5 Summary of Environmental Regulations of the European Union |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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13.2.2.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview and History of Russia |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (1) |
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13.2.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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266 | (1) |
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13.2.2.5 Environmental Impact Assessment |
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267 | (1) |
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13.2.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations and Protection in Russia |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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13.2.3.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Norway |
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268 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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13.2.3.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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269 | (1) |
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13.2.3.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Norway |
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270 | (1) |
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13.2.4.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Switzerland |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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13.2.4.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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272 | (1) |
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13.2.4.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Switzerland |
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272 | (1) |
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13.2.5.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Turkey |
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273 | (1) |
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13.2.5.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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13.2.5.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations in Turkey |
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274 | (1) |
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13.3.1.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of South Africa |
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275 | (2) |
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13.3.1.2 Air Quality Standards |
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277 | (1) |
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13.3.1.3 Water Quality Standards |
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277 | (1) |
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13.3.1.4 Waste Management |
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277 | (1) |
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13.4.1.5 Remediation Standards |
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278 | (1) |
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13.3.1.6 Summary of South Africa Environmental Regulations |
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279 | (1) |
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13.3.2.1 Kenya Environmental Regulations |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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13.3.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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281 | (1) |
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13.3.2.5 Remediation Standards |
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282 | (1) |
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13.3.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Kenya |
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283 | (1) |
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13.3.3.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Tanzania |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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13.3.3.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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284 | (1) |
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13.3.3.5 Remediation Standards |
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285 | (1) |
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13.3.3.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Tanzania |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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13.3.4.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Egypt |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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13.3.4.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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287 | (1) |
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13.3.4.6 Summary of Egyptian Environmental Regulations |
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13.4 Summary and Conclusion |
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Chapter 14 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Asia and Oceania |
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14.2.1.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of China |
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296 | (1) |
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14.2.1.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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14.2.1.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of China |
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14.2.2.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Japan |
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14.2.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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14.2.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Japan |
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301 | (1) |
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14.2.3.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of India |
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303 | (1) |
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14.2.3.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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14.2.3.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of India |
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305 | (1) |
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14.2.4.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of South Korea |
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306 | (1) |
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14.2.4.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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14.2.4.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Korea |
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309 | (1) |
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14.2.5.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Saudi Arabia |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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14.2.5.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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14.2.5.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Saudi Arabia |
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312 | (1) |
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14.2.6.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Indonesia |
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313 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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14.2.6.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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314 | (1) |
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14.2.6.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Indonesia |
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14.2.7.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Malaysia |
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315 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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14.2.7.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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14.2.7.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Malaysia |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (7) |
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317 | (1) |
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14.3.1.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of Australia |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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14.3.1.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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14.3.1.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of Australia |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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14.3.2.1 Environmental Regulatory Overview of New Zealand |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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14.3.2.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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14.3.2.6 Summary of Environmental Regulations of New Zealand |
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323 | (1) |
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14.4 Summary and Conclusion |
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323 | (6) |
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324 | (5) |
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Chapter 15 Evaluation and Status of Global Environmental Regulations |
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329 | (10) |
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329 | (1) |
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329 | (2) |
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15.2.1 Pollution in Antarctica |
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330 | (1) |
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15.2.2 Environmental Regulations of Antarctica |
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331 | (1) |
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15.2.3 Summary of Environmental Regulations in Antarctica |
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331 | (1) |
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331 | (2) |
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15.3.2 Environmental Regulations of the Oceans |
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332 | (1) |
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15.3.3 Summary of Environmental Regulations of the Oceans |
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333 | (1) |
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15.4 Summary of Environmental Regulations and Pollution of the World |
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333 | (6) |
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15.4.1 Evaluating and Ranking Each Country's Regulatory Effectiveness |
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15.4.2 Environmental Challenges of Each Country |
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335 | (2) |
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15.4.3 Summary and Conclusion |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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Chapter 16 Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the Global Level |
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339 | (22) |
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339 | (1) |
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16.2 Defining Sustainability |
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339 | (1) |
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16.3 Sustainability Impediments and Challenges |
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340 | (1) |
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16.3.1 Power and Responsibility |
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340 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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16.4 United Nations Global Sustainability Goals |
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341 | (1) |
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16.5 Cohesive Policy Actions from the Global Community |
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342 | (3) |
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16.5.1 Building a Global Community |
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342 | (1) |
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16.5.2 Cohesive Environmental Policy, Regulations, and Enforcement |
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343 | (1) |
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16.5.3 Controlling the Human Population |
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343 | (1) |
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16.5.4 Modifying the Human Diet |
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343 | (1) |
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16.5.5 Financial Fairness and Equity Distribution |
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344 | (1) |
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16.5.6 Modifying Business Models |
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344 | (1) |
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16.5.7 Improving Our Relationship with Nature |
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345 | (1) |
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16.6 Coordinating and Prioritizing Sustainability Initiatives at the Global Level |
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345 | (11) |
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16.6.1 Science-Based Regulation Improvements |
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346 | (1) |
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16.6.2 Modify Environmental Enforcement Emphasis and Policy |
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346 | (1) |
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16.6.3 Ecological Restoration and Preservation |
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347 | (1) |
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16.6.4 Managing Natural Resources |
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347 | (1) |
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16.6.5 Improving Water Quality |
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347 | (1) |
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16.6.6 Improving the Quality of the Oceans |
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348 | (1) |
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16.6.7 Modifying Agriculture Practices |
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348 | (1) |
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16.6.8 Limits on Herbicide and Pesticide Use |
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349 | (1) |
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16.6.9 Controlling the Use of Fertilizers |
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349 | (1) |
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16.6.10 Forest Management |
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350 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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16.6.12 Urban Air Quality |
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351 | (1) |
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16.6.13 Banning Harmful Chemicals |
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351 | (1) |
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16.6.14 Emerging Contaminants |
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351 | (1) |
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16.6.15 Addressing Invasive Species |
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351 | (1) |
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16.6.16 Limiting Species Extinction |
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352 | (1) |
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16.6.17 Improving Pollution Prevention |
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353 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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16.6.21 Non-Point Source Pollution |
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354 | (1) |
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16.6.22 Consumer Products and Packaging |
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354 | (1) |
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16.6.23 Addressing Climate Change |
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354 | (1) |
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16.6.24 Sustainability Legislation |
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355 | (1) |
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16.6.25 Measuring Sustainability Progress |
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355 | (1) |
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16.6.26 Summary of Improving or Need of New Regulations |
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356 | (1) |
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16.7 Summary and Conclusion |
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356 | (5) |
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358 | (3) |
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Chapter 17 Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the National Level |
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361 | (16) |
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361 | (1) |
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17.2 Improving the Natural Setting of Urban Areas |
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361 | (3) |
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17.2.1 Geologic Vulnerability |
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362 | (1) |
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17.2.2 Physical Chemistry of Pollutants |
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362 | (1) |
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17.2.3 Smart Urban Development |
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362 | (2) |
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364 | (1) |
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17.3 Upgrading Infrastructure |
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364 | (2) |
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17.3.1 Replacing Outdated Water Supply Lines |
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365 | (1) |
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17.3.2 Upgrading Water Treatment of Potable Water |
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365 | (1) |
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17.3.3 Upgrading Waste Water Treatment Systems |
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365 | (1) |
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17.3.4 Improving Municipal Landfills |
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365 | (1) |
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17.3.5 Improving Erosion Controls |
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365 | (1) |
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17.3.6 Upgrading Mass Transit |
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366 | (1) |
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17.4 Improving Environmental Regulations of the United States |
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366 | (5) |
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17.4.1 Modify Environmental Enforcement Emphasis and Policy |
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366 | (1) |
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17.4.2 Science-Based Regulation Improvements |
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366 | (1) |
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17.4.3 Improving Urban Air Quality |
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366 | (1) |
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17.4.4 Banning Harmful Chemicals |
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367 | (1) |
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17.4.5 Dealing with Emerging Contaminants |
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368 | (1) |
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17.4.6 Addressing Invasive Species |
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368 | (1) |
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17.4.7 Improving Pollution Prevention |
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368 | (1) |
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17.4.8 Improving Urban Land Use |
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369 | (1) |
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17.4.9 Regulating Noise Pollution |
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369 | (1) |
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17.4.10 Non-Point Source Pollution Improvements |
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369 | (1) |
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17.4.11 Consumer Products and Packaging Improvements |
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370 | (1) |
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17.4.12 Improving the Safe Drinking Water Act |
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370 | (1) |
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17.4.13 Summary of Improving Environmental Regulations |
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370 | (1) |
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17.5 Enacting New Environmental Regulations |
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371 | (2) |
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17.5.1 Addressing Agriculture |
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371 | (1) |
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17.5.2 Regulations of Public Land |
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371 | (1) |
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17.5.3 Single Family and Multiple Family Households |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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17.5.3.3 Private Household Water Wells |
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372 | (1) |
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17.5.3.4 Home Heating Oil Tanks |
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372 | (1) |
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17.5.3.5 Construction Materials |
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372 | (1) |
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17.5.3.6 Improve Landscaping |
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372 | (1) |
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17.5.4 Climate Change Regulations |
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373 | (1) |
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17.6 Developing Sustainability Regulations |
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373 | (1) |
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17.7 Summary and Conclusion |
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373 | (4) |
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375 | (2) |
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Chapter 18 Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the Individual Level |
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377 | (16) |
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377 | (1) |
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18.2 Smart Urban Development |
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377 | (1) |
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18.3 Pollution Prevention at the Local, Parcel, and Individual Level |
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378 | (9) |
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18.3.1 Implementing Pollution Prevention Techniques -- Point Sources |
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379 | (1) |
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18.3.1.1 Step 1: Establishing Objectives and Gathering Background Data |
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380 | (1) |
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18.3.1.2 Step 2: Inventory of Hazardous Substances |
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381 | (1) |
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18.3.1.3 Step 3: Assessing CRFs |
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381 | (1) |
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18.3.1.4 Step 4: Preliminary Assessment of Geologic Vulnerability |
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382 | (1) |
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18.3.1.5 Step 5: Preventing Pollution through ESPM Methods |
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382 | (2) |
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18.3.1.6 Step 6: Assessing Results |
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384 | (1) |
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18.3.1.7 Financial Incentives |
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385 | (1) |
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18.3.2 Implementing Pollution Prevention Techniques -- Non-Point Sources |
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385 | (1) |
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18.3.3 Plying the Source Control Framework to Non-Point Sources |
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386 | (1) |
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18.4 Building and Maintaining a Sustainability Model |
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387 | (1) |
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18.5 Sustainability at the Individual Level |
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388 | (2) |
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18.6 Summary and Conclusion |
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390 | (3) |
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391 | (2) |
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Chapter 19 Achieving and Maintaining Compliance with Environmental Regulations |
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393 | (28) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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394 | (2) |
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396 | (1) |
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19.5 Conducting an Environmental Audit |
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397 | (17) |
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19.5.1 Categories of Findings |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (1) |
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19.5.4 Environmental Audit Checklist |
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399 | (1) |
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19.5.5 General Air Background |
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400 | (1) |
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19.5.5.1 Air Operating Permit |
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400 | (1) |
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19.5.5.2 Construction Permits |
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400 | (1) |
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19.5.5.3 Air Compliance Documentation |
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401 | (1) |
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19.5.5.4 Air Toxics/Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) |
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401 | (1) |
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19.5.5.5 Compliance with Ozone Depleted Substance (ODS) Requirements |
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401 | (1) |
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19.5.5.6 Asbestos Compliance |
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401 | (1) |
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19.5.6 General Water Background |
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401 | (1) |
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402 | (1) |
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19.5.6.2 Waste Water Streams |
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402 | (1) |
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19.5.6.3 Direct Discharges |
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402 | (1) |
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19.5.6.4 Indirect Discharges (to Sanitary Sewer or POTW) |
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403 | (1) |
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19.5.6.5 Wastewater Monitoring |
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403 | (1) |
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19.5.6.6 Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity |
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403 | (1) |
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404 | (1) |
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19.5.7.1 General Background Information |
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404 | (1) |
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19.5.7.2 Point of Generation Analysis |
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404 | (1) |
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19.5.7.3 Inventory of Hazardous Waste |
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405 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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19.5.7.5 Treatment and Disposal |
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405 | (1) |
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19.5.7.6 Biennial Reports |
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405 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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19.5.7.9 Personnel Training |
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405 | (1) |
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19.5.7.10 Training Records |
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406 | (1) |
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19.5.7.11 Contingency Plans |
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406 | (1) |
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19.5.7.12 Emergency Coordinators |
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406 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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19.5.7.15 Satellite Accumulation |
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407 | (1) |
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19.5.7.16 Restricted Wastes |
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407 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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19.5.7.18 Agency Inspections |
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407 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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19.5.8.1 Non Hazardous Waste Determination |
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407 | (1) |
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19.5.8.2 Point of Generation Analysis |
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408 | (1) |
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19.5.8.3 Inventory of Solid Waste |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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19.5.8.9 Agency Inspections |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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19.5.11 Company Owned or Operated Landfill |
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410 | (1) |
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19.5.11.1 Landfill Permit |
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410 | (1) |
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19.5.11.2 Compliance Documentation |
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410 | (1) |
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19.5.11.3 Other Landfill Related Documents |
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410 | (1) |
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19.5.11.4 Beneficial Reuse Efforts |
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410 | (1) |
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19.5.11.5 Recycling and Pollution Prevention |
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410 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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411 | (1) |
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411 | (1) |
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19.5.14 Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) |
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411 | (1) |
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19.5.15 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know-Act (EPCRA) |
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411 | (1) |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
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19.5.18 Report Preparation |
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413 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
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19.7 Environmental Audits and Sustainability |
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415 | (1) |
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19.8 Summary of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability |
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415 | (6) |
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