Some impacts of the 1990 Clean Air Act and state clean-air regulations on the fertilizer industry

Conference · Thu Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:10160937

Breed, C E; Kerns, O S

The Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 will intensify national efforts to reduce air pollution. They will have major impacts on governmental agencies and on industrial and commercial facilities throughout the country. As with other industries, it is essential for fertilizer dealers and producers to understand how these changes to the Clean Air Act can significantly change the way they do business. This paper is proffered as an overview of ways in which the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act may impact the fertilizer industry. The nonattainment, toxics, and permit provisions of the amended act will be three areas of particular concern to the fertilizer industry. Implementation of the new regulatory requirements of this legislation promises to be a long and onerous process for all concerned. However, it appears that state and local regulations may have a much more profound impact on the fertilizer industry than the new Clean Air Act.

• Research Organization: National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center, Muscle Shoals, AL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10160937
• Report Number(s): TVA-Circ.--Z-321; CONF-920815--23; ON: DE93014197
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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AIR POLLUTION
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COMPLIANCE
ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
FERTILIZER INDUSTRY
FERTILIZERS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MARKETERS
PLANNING
REGULATIONS
STATE GOVERNMENT
US CLEAN AIR ACT