Prevention of significant deterioration of air quality

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5030969

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 (PL 95-95, -91 Stat. 731) established a national program to prevent significant deterioration of air quality (PSD) where the air is relatively clean. The amendments also mandated two independent studies of the PSD provisions of the Act, one to be performed by the National Commission on Air Quality and one by the National Academy of Sciences. This report contains the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Academy's study. The objective of our study was to examine the implementation of the PSD provisions, with special emphasis on the extent to which they make sense in light of current scientific and technical knowledge. This report therefore examines what is known about the air quality related values that the PSD provisions were established to protect (Chapter 2); describes the applicability and limitations of air quality models for use in preconstruction review (Chapter 3); discusses the potential effects of the PSD provisions on siting of major emitting facilities and on industrial development (Chapter 4); addresses the availability of control technology for PSD purposes (Chapter 5); and reviews alternatives within and to the current program for achieving PSD objectives (Chapter 6). In Chapter 1 we describe the elements of the PSD program contained in the Act and elaborated in the federal regulations.

• OSTI ID: 5030969
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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