scholarly journals Chicago Clean Air, Clean Water Project: Environmental Monitoring for a Healthy, Sustainable Urban Future

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
none, none ◽  
Nancy Tuchman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Water Project ◽  
Clean Air

On the issue of optimization of atmospheric air quality monitoring for the implementation of the Federal project «Clean Air»

2019 ◽  
pp. 931-936
Author(s):  
I. V. May ◽  
A. A. Kokoulina ◽  
S. Yu. Balashov
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Atmospheric Air ◽  
Monitoring Programs ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency ◽  
The City

Introduction. The city of Chita of Zabaikalsky region is one of the cities of Russia, priority on level of pollution of atmosphere. Of the order of 130 impurities emitted by the sources of the city, 12 are monitored at 5 posts of the Roshydromet network. Maximum monthly average concentrations are formed by benz (a) pyrene (up to 56.8 MPC), hydrogen sulfide (12.3 MPC), suspended particles (up to 4PDC), phenol (up to 3.6 MPC). Significant emissions (59.73 thousand tons in 2018) are aggravated by the use of coal as a fuel by heat and power enterprises and the private sector, climatic and geographical features. Within the framework of the Federal project “Clean Air” of the national project “Ecology”, it is envisaged to reduce the gross emission of pollutants into the atmosphere of Chita by 8.75 thousand tons by 2024, which should lead to a significant improvement in the safety and quality of life of citizens. It is necessary to identify the most “risky “components of pollution for health.It is important to understand: whether the environmental monitoring system reflects the real picture of the dangers posed by pollution of the city’s atmosphere; whether there is a need to optimize the monitoring system for the subsequent assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of measures; what impurities and at what points should be monitored in the interests of the population, administration and economic entities implementing air protection measures.The aim of the study is to develop recommendations for optimizing the program of environmental monitoring of air quality in the city of Chita, taking into account the criteria of danger to public health for the subsequent evaluation of the effectiveness and effectiveness of the Federal project “Clean Air”.Materials and methods. Justification of optimization of monitoring programs was carried out through the calculation of hazard indices, considering: the mass of emissions and toxicological characteristics of each chemical; the population under the influence. A vector map of the city with a layer “population density” was used as a topographic base. The indices were calculated for regular grid cells covering the residential area. For each cell, the repeatability of winds of 8 points from the priority enterprises and the population within the calculated cell were taken into account. As a result, each calculation cell was characterized by a total coefficient, taking into account the danger of potential impacts of emissions. Based on the results of the assessments, recommendations were formulated to optimize the placement of posts in the city and the formation of monitoring programs.Results. Indices of carcinogenic danger to the health of the population of Chita ranged from 584,805. 96 to 0.03 (priorities: carbon (soot), benzene, benz (a) pyrene); indices of non-carcinogenic danger — from 1,443,558. 24 to 0.00 (priorities: sulfur dioxide, inorganic dust containing 70–20% SiO2, fuel oil ash). The greatest danger to public health stationary sources of emissions form in the North-Western, Western and South-Eastern parts of the city. Roshydromet posts in these zones are absent.Conclusions. As part of the objectives of the project “Clean Air”, it is recommended to Supplement the existing state network of observations of atmospheric air quality in Chita with two posts; to include manganese, xylene, vanadium pentoxide in the monitoring programs, to carry out the determination of Benz(a)pyrene et all posts, which will allow to fully and adequately assess the danger of emissions of economic entities, as well as the effectiveness and efficiency of the provided air protection measures.

scholarly journals Commentary on “A possible trade-off between clean air and clean water” by Smith et al. (2017)

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 121A-122A
Author(s):  
Wayne Robarge ◽  
Owen Duckworth ◽  
Deanna Osmond ◽  
Jot Smyth ◽  
Mark River
Keyword(s):  
Clean Water ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Clean Air

A clean water project in Poland

1978 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 896-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Kiezkowski ◽  
Gilbert Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Clean Water ◽  
Water Project

scholarly journals Objective and subjective factors in the environmental safety concept of industrial territories of the Ural district

2020 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 04010
Author(s):  
Yu.V. Lebedev ◽  
I.A. Tyabotov ◽  
V.V. Belov ◽  
A.A. Stikhin
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Area ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Safety Concept ◽  
Clean Air

The objective and subjective factors in the environmental safety concept are considered. The idea of environmental safety in an industrial area includes the following: to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and consume safely grown products. The ways (methods) of forming environmental safety are proposed.

scholarly journals Response to “Commentary on ‘A possible trade-off between clean air and clean water’ by Smith et al. (2017)”

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 123A-123A
Author(s):  
Douglas R. Smith ◽  
Kevin W. King ◽  
Helen P. Jarvie ◽  
Rick Haney ◽  
Mark R. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Clean Water ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Clean Air

ASSESSING THE FRAMEWORK OF POLICY OUTCOMES: THE CASE OF THE U.S. CLEAN AIR ACT AND CLEAN WATER ACT

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (04) ◽  
pp. 1450034 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUKE FOWLER
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Clean Water Act ◽  
Clean Air Act ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Assessment Criteria ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
The U.S

The Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) have been the lynchpins of the U.S. environmental policy for the last half century. Under both acts the federal government sets standards and the states implement, the outcomes of the CAA and CWA have not been the same however. While criteria air pollutants across the nation have been reduced or maintained under the management control strategies of the CAA, far less is known about the effects the CWA has had on water quality, even though, most agree water quality has improved since its implementation. These acts are built on similar frameworks, but the real difference lies on the embedded identification of assessment criteria. The CAA creates a rigid framework for the consistent identification and monitoring of air pollutants, while the CWA relies on a much more flexible system that varies over space and time. Thus, it is the embedded environmental assessment criteria within these acts that have led to different outcomes for similar policies.

scholarly journals Sustainable Living

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rellia ◽  
E. Savadi ◽  
M. Bantavanis ◽  
A. Spyropoulou ◽  
S. Livanos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transport ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Sustainable Living ◽  
The Future ◽  
Clean Air

When planning for the future, we must find ways to protect the environment and also meet our needs for energy, transport, food, clean water and clean air. Through a class survey among twenty-five students (boys and girls, aged 11-12) about our daily habits, we tried to check sustainability in our lives. We focused both on our own and on our family lifestyle in relation to sustainable living and answered different questions about it. We explored the idea of a greener home and suggested ways to make our lives better.

scholarly journals Literature Study on Community Participation in Community Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 09033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Robiah Nurbaiti ◽  
Azis Nur Bambang
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right ◽  
Water Supply And Sanitation

Clean water and proper sanitation are basic human needs, existing procurement in the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 7 of 2004 on Water Resources and Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 16 of 2005 on Development of Water Supply System, which the state guarantees the right of everyone water for basic daily minimum needs to meet the needs of a healthy, productive, and clean life. Norms every society has the right to get clean air to meet basic daily needs. One of the points in the goal of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the environment sector is the guarantee of the community to achieve universal access to clean water and sanitation. The SDG High Level Panel held in 2012 calls on countries around the world to do so in 2030. Fulfillment of clean air and sanitation in Indonesia is conducted through two sectoral approaches, the first through agencies, or related agencies and the second through a Society. In accordance with its community-based principles, the role itself is a key factor in the success of the program. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to find out the forms of community participation and the factors that influence participation in community-based water supply and sanitation programs in the field of literature studies of previous research such as research journals, theses, theses, dissertations and related books This literature study topic.

Measuring the Impact of Anti-SLAPP Legislation on Monitoring and Enforcement

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bevin Ashenmiller ◽  
Catherine Shelley Norman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Clean Air Act ◽  
State Legislation ◽  
Monitoring And Enforcement ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Enforcement Activity

Abstract We examine changes in environmental monitoring and enforcement activity in the presence of state legislation prohibiting Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (anti-SLAPP laws). Using data on the Clean Air Act from the Environmental Protection Agency’s ECHO database, we find evidence that state inspections increase by almost 50% after a state passes anti-SLAPP legislation. In addition, we find strong evidence that the ratio of findings of noncompliance to inspections more than doubles in the presence of anti-SLAPP legislation.

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