Accession Number:

ADA280817

Title:

Protecting Parks and Wilderness from Nearby Air Pollution Sources

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC RESOURCES COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIV

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1990-03-09

Pagination or Media Count:

25.0

Abstract:

The PSD program was authorized, in part, to ensure that new development would not cause any significant deterioration of air quality in relatively clean air areas. Although the Clean Air Act established minimum air quality standards for the entire country, the PSD program went beyond this to maintain the quality of air that was already cleaner than required by the standards. The act gave the highest level of protection to 158 national parks and wilderness areas, designating them Class I areas.

Descriptors:

• *AIR POLLUTION
• *ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
• *LAND USE
• *EMISSION CONTROL
• REQUIREMENTS
• CONTAMINANTS
• RECREATION
• WILDERNESS
• SULFUR OXIDES
• OZONE
• PARTICULATES
• CARBON MONOXIDE
• INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
• NITROGEN OXIDES

Subject Categories:

• Air Pollution and Control

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE