Economics Of Envi Quality Flashcards

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Environmental medium

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Broad components of the natural system which together form The environment land, water and act

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Environmental medium

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Broad components of the natural system which together form The environment land, water and act

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Environmental quality

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General state of the natural system or some aspect of it

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Ambient qualify

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Amount of an undesirable substance in the environment

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Residuals

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Leftover energy after production,. Distribution or consumption that must be dealt with, unintended

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Residuals

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Leftover energy after production,. Distribution or consumption that must be dealt with, unintended

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Recycling

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Portion of residuals returned to the production distribution consumption process

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Emissions

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Portion of residuals that are released into The natural system

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Effluent

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Residuals released into water

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Source

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Place where emissions take place

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Damages

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Negative impacts experienced by humans of the environment due to degradation of that environment

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Pollution

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Results when any amount of a residual has been introduced into the environment

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Marginal damages

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Additional negative impacts stemming from a unit change in emissions

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Abatement costs

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The costs of reducing the quantityof residuals being emitted into the environment

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Marginal abatement cost

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Change in the abatement lost resulting from a unit change in the level of abatement

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