Describes new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for airborne lead pollution. (SL)

Contained in this catalog is a complete listing of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports issued in the AP and APTD series and of selected reports in the EPA-R series. The AP group provides information of general interest in the field of air pollution control and is made available to the public through the Government Printing Office. The…

Discusses the complexities involved in the Environmental Protection Agency's implementations of the Toxic Substance Control Act. (SL)

The Environmental Protection Agency has assembled technical information into a School Asbestos Program. Immediate steps that can be taken are outlined. (Author/MLF)

Presented in tabular form are the air quality standards for gases and vapors required by the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Health and Safety Act. (CS)

This catalog is a compilation of training course and educational program descriptions in abatement and pollution control scheduled by the Environmental Protection Agency. Descriptions of programs include prerequisites, class size, and length of time with the content goals. Also given is general information concerning tuition fees, waiver requests,…

Reports on the ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia which set aside the Environmental Protection Agency's regulations on lead in gasoline. (GS)

Spurred by recent medical findings, the Environmental Protection Agency has initiated a program to help educators check their schools for asbestos-containing materials and correct any hazardous conditions which are found. (Author/RE)

Regulations recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency will require sources within certain specified source categories to install, operate and maintain continuous emission monitoring systems. Major comments received on these proposed regulations are discussed. (BT)

Outlines four alternative sets of regulations designed to prevent air pollution. These regulations are proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, acting under a court order to prevent significant deterioration of the nation's air quality. (JR)

The Methods Standardization Branch of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Environmental Research Center, has undertaken a program to standardize methods used in measuring air pollutants covered by the national primary and secondary air quality standards. This paper presents the results of a collective test of the method specified for…

Comments from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning three recommendations (in an article in a previous issue of this journal about inspecting schools for asbestos-containing materials) that are in direct conflict with those offered by EPA. (MLF)

This article reviews the emission standards for stationary sources and hazardous air pollutants imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency since 1970. Judicial guidelines and court cases are analyzed to anticipate future regulations. Proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act are also discussed. (MR)

An on-stack transmissometer system, that is designed to provide a precision measurement of the opacity of visible emissions, is described. The sources of error in opacity measurements with regard to recent Environmental Protection Agency emission monitoring requirements and planned specifications are discussed. (Author/BT)

Debates whether children are more susceptible to asbestos-related disease than adults. Addresses the issue of low-level exposure and disease. Discusses the regulatory measures taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Congress to protect children from the potential threat of asbestos exposure. (CW)