Research Reporting Series: Environmental protection technology, Numéro 670

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Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974
 

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Page ii - This report has been reviewed by the Environmental Protection Agency and approved for publication. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use...
Page ii - US Environmental Protection Agency, and approved for publication. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the US Environmental Protection Agency, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
Page 9 - No. 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered 15.
Page ii - FOREWORD Man and his environment must be protected from the adverse effects of pesticides, radiation, noise and other forms of pollution, and the unwise management of solid waste. Efforts to protect the environment require a focus that recognizes the interplay between the components of our physical environment — air, water, and land. The...
Page 14 - person' means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, State, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body. (6) The term 'pollutant' means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water. This term does not...
Page 15 - ... in any quantity into or upon the navigable waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines or the waters of the contiguous zone, present an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or welfare, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, wildlife, shorelines, and beaches.
Page 15 - Particulates and sulfur oxides were identified as the major air pollutants capable of generating solid wastes when treated; suspended solids and biological oxygen demand were identified as the principle sources for the impact of water pollution control on solid wastes.
Page 7 - Recent Developments in the Chemistry of Odour in Water: The Cause of Earthy/Musty Odour".
Page 105 - Block computes the stormwater runoff and its characteristics for a given storm for each sub-catchment and stores the results in the form of hydrographs and pollutographs at inlets to the main sewer system. The Transport Block sets up pre-storm conditions by computing dry weather flow and infiltration.
Page 74 - The effects of air and water pollution controls on solid waste generation were evaluated. The solid wastes from pollution control were identified for individual industrial sectors by their original air or water pollutant constituents, and the treatment process applied.

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