Keywords J Flashcards
Preservation
Protecting the environment from harmful human activities.
AQCR
Air Quality Control Region
NIOSH
National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
Allows the FDA to oversee the production of food, drugs, cosmetics, etc.
Soil and Water Conservation Act
Provides the USDA broad authority over the conservation, protection, and enhancement of soil, water, etc.
Stewardship Worldview
The belief that humans are responsible for the world, humanity, and the resources that have been entrusted to us.
love canal
an aborted canal project 4 miles south of Niagara Falls
CEQ
Council of Environmental Quality; federal agency that improves, preserves and protects America’s public health and environment
potable water
water that comes from ground/surface level that is treated in order to be drinkable
SARA
high-throughput economy
attempts to boost the economy by increasing the flow of resources through the system to produce more goods
environmental economists
people that study the cost-effective allocation, use and conservation of resources
Green Gross Domestic Product
economic growth index paired it’s environmental consequence
remediation
is the act of remedying or correcting something that has been corrupted or that is deficient
clean air act
the clean air act or caa is the comprehensive federal law that regulates air emissions
potw
regulations that prohibit reactive and gas/vapor-toxic discharges to potw.
epcra
the emergency planning and community right-to-know act of 1986 was created to help communities plan chemical emergencies
montreal protocol
is a global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of the ozone
greenwashing
involes making an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that a company’s products are environmentally friendly
CERLA
comprehensive environmental response compensation act
dioxin
a highly toxic compound produced as a byproduct is some manufacturing processes
PCB’s
polychlorinated biphenyls are a group of man made chemicals
resource conservation and recovery act
the public law that creates the framework for the proper management of hazardous and non hazardous solid waste
ecological economists
A field of study whose fundamental premise is that the economic system is embedded within a social system
existence value
this is the benefit of simply knowing that biodiversity exists
federal disaster area
a region heavly damaged by a disaster
NEPA
national environmental policy act - ensure agenecies to consider the enviornmental impacts of their actions
solid waste disposal act
first major federal law directed at waste disposal
neoclassical econmics
broad theory that focusses on supply and demand as the driving forces behind the production, pricing, and comsumption of goods and services
asthetic value
value that an object, event, or state of affairs (most paradigmatically an artwork or the natural environment) possesses in virtue of its capacity to elicit pleasure (positive value) or displeasure (negative value) when appreciated or experienced aesthetically.
Restoration
to return an ecosystem to its original state, restoring degradation/destroyed habitats.
Silent Spring
A famous book by Rachel Carson that highlights the environmental impact of using pesticides
SIPs
a measure of how much a disturbance can affect flows of energy and matter in an ecosystem
OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration - a regulatory agency that examines businesses and keeps labor conditions in check
Pollution Prevention Act
a piece of legislature designed to promote the prevention of pollution
Food Quality Protection Act
legislature regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture, and collected pesticide residue data on childrens/infants food
