Acid rain program offers free-market incentives, portends future regulation

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Hazmat World; (United States)

OSTI ID:5666775

Cozza, A; Faulkner, K F ^[1]

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1. TRC Environmental Corp., Windsor, CT (United States)

The burning of fossil fuels, particularly coal and oil, results in emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO[sub 2]) and nitrogen oxide (NOx). Such emissions and their by-products damage ecosystems and man-made materials, and threaten human health. In 1985, 23 million tons of SO[sub 2] and 19 million tons of NOx were emitted from US sources. Nearly 70% of the SO[sub 2] and almost 40% of the NOx emissions originated from electric utilities. Title IV of the CAA Amendments requires EPA to establish an acid rain program designed to reduce SO[sub 2] and NOx emissions from electric utility plants.

• OSTI ID: 5666775
• Journal Information: Hazmat World; (United States), Vol. 6:5; ISSN 0898-5685
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
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