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This volume provides an overview of environmental law, including a discussion of important environmental issues such as: air pollution, hazardous materials and wastes, wetlands preservation, and endangered species. Efforts to bring industry into compliance with environmental mandates, including incentives available for self-auditing, are discussed. The roles of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its subdivisions are also defined. The Legal Almanac series serves to educate the general public on a variety of legal issues pertinent to everyday life and to keep readers informed of their rights and remedies under the law. Each volume in the series presents an explanation of a specific legal issue in simple, clearly written text, making the Almanac a concise and perfect desktop reference tool. All volumes provide state-by-state coverage. Selected state statutes are included, as are important case law and legislation, charts and tables for comparison.

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• About the Author(p. vii)
• Introduction(p. ix)
• Chapter 1 The Environmental Protection Agency
• In General(p. 1)
• The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance(p. 1)
• Compliance Assistance(p. 1)
• CCAR-GreenLink(p. 2)
• National Metal Finishing Resource Center(p. 2)
• ChemAlliance(p. 2)
• Paints and Coatings Resource Center(p. 2)
• Federal Facilities Compliance Assistance Center(p. 2)
• Printed Wiring Board Resource Center(p. 2)
• Local Government Environmental Assistance Network(p. 3)
• Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center(p. 3)
• National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center(p. 3)
• Transportation Environmental Resource Center(p. 3)
• Regulatory Enforcement(p. 3)
• The Air Enforcement Division(p. 3)
• The Water Enforcement Division(p. 4)
• Hazardous Wastes and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Enforcement Division(p. 4)
• The Toxics and Pesticides Enforcement Division(p. 4)
• The Multimedia Enforcement Division(p. 4)
• The Federal Facilities Enforcement Office(p. 5)
• The National Enforcement Investigations Center(p. 5)
• The Criminal Investigations Division(p. 6)
• The Office of Administrative Law Judges(p. 6)
• The Environmental Appeals Board(p. 7)
• Epa Complaint Hotlines(p. 7)
• Chapter 2 Outdoor Air Quality
• In General(p. 9)
• Major Outdoor Air Pollutants(p. 9)
• Ozone(p. 9)
• Particulate Matter(p. 10)
• Carbon Monoxide(p. 10)
• Lead(p. 10)
• Nitrogen Dioxide(p. 10)
• Sulfur Dioxide(p. 10)
• The Air Quality Index(p. 11)
• The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)(p. 11)
• State Involvement(p. 12)
• Title I Air Pollution Prevention and Control(p. 12)
• Title II National Emissions Standards - Mobile Sources of Pollution(p. 13)
• Title III Toxic Air Pollutants(p. 15)
• Title IV Acid Air Pollutants(p. 16)
• Title V Permit Program(p. 16)
• Title VI Stratospheric Ozone and Global Climate Protection(p. 17)
• Title VII Enforcement(p. 18)
• Chapter 3 Indoor Air Quality
• In General(p. 19)
• Sources of Indoor Air Pollutants(p. 20)
• Common Indoor Air Pollutants(p. 20)
• Radon(p. 21)
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke(p. 21)
• Biological Contaminants(p. 22)
• Combustion Gases and Particles(p. 22)
• Organic Chemicals(p. 23)
• Formaldehyde(p. 23)
• Pesticides(p. 24)
• Asbestos(p. 24)
• Lead(p. 25)
• Chapter 4 Water Quality
• In General(p. 27)
• The Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)(p. 27)
• Types of Regulated Pollutants(p. 28)
• Conventional Pollutants(p. 28)
• Toxic Pollutants(p. 28)
• Nonconventional Pollutants(p. 29)
• Major Provisions of Clean Water Act(p. 29)
• The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(p. 29)
• The NPDES Permit Program(p. 29)
• The NPDES Watershed Program(p. 29)
• The Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)(p. 30)
• The Safe Drinking Water Act(p. 31)
• Testing Requirements(p. 33)
• Common Water Contaminants(p. 33)
• Chapter 5 Hazardous Materials and Solid Wastes
• In General(p. 35)
• The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)(p. 35)
• Emergency Response(p. 36)
• Non-Emergency Situations(p. 36)
• Early Action(p. 37)
• Long-Term Cleanups(p. 37)
• Superfund Participants(p. 38)
• The Technical Assistance Grant Program(p. 38)
• Community Advisory Group Program(p. 38)
• Costs(p. 39)
• The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.)(p. 39)
• The Office of Underground Storage Tanks (Oust)(p. 40)
• Federally Regulated Underground Storage Tanks(p. 40)
• UST Releases(p. 41)
• Prevention(p. 42)
• Cleanup(p. 42)
• Detecting UST Releases(p. 42)
• The Office of Site Remediation Enforcement(p. 43)
• The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response(p. 43)
• The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.)(p. 44)
• The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (42 U.S.C. 11001 et. seq.)(p. 44)
• Chapter 6 Biodiversity Conservation
• In General(p. 45)
• Wetlands(p. 45)
• Importance of Wetlands(p. 46)
• Identifying Wetlands(p. 46)
• Bogs(p. 47)
• Bottomland Hardwoods(p. 47)
• Fens(p. 48)
• Prairie Potholes(p. 48)
• Vernal Pools(p. 48)
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Wetlands Division(p. 49)
• Wetland Regulation Under the Clean Water Act(p. 49)
• The Section 404 Permit Program(p. 50)
• Section 404 Enforcement(p. 50)
• Administrative Enforcement(p. 51)
• Judicial Enforcement(p. 51)
• Criminal Enforcement(p. 51)
• Coral Reffs(p. 51)
• Estuaries(p. 52)
• Effects of Acid Rain(p. 53)
• Chapter 7 Endangered Species
• In General(p. 55)
• Marine Mammals Protection Act(p. 56)
• Findings and Purpose(p. 56)
• Jurisdiction(p. 56)
• Taking of Marine Mammals(p. 56)
• Marine Mammal Permits and Authorizations(p. 57)
• The Endangered Species Act(p. 58)
• The United States Fish and Wildlife Service(p. 58)
• The National Marine Fisheries Service(p. 59)
• Chapter 8 Ozone Depletion
• The Ozone Layer(p. 61)
• Types of Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation(p. 62)
• The Ultraviolet (UV) Index(p. 62)
• Health Effects of UV Radiation(p. 62)
• Chapter 9 Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
• Greenhouse Gases(p. 65)
• Climate Impact(p. 66)
• Health Impact(p. 66)
• Environmental Impact(p. 67)
• Wildlife Impact(p. 67)
• Government Action(p. 67)
• Chapter 10 Children's Health and the Environment
• In General(p. 69)
• Legislation(p. 69)
• National Agenda to Protect Children's Health from Environmental Threats(p. 69)
• Executive Order(p. 70)
• The EPA Office of Children's Health Protection(p. 70)
• Children and Air Quality(p. 70)
• Indoor Air Quality(p. 70)
• Secondhand Smoke(p. 71)
• Household Allergens(p. 71)
• Volatile Organic Compounds(p. 71)
• Lead Exposure(p. 71)
• Pesticides(p. 72)
• Outdoor Air Quality(p. 72)
• Ozone(p. 73)
• Particulate Matter(p. 73)
• Carbon Monoxide(p. 73)
• Lead(p. 73)
• Nitrogen Dioxide(p. 73)
• Sulfur Dioxide(p. 73)
• Children and Drinking Water(p. 74)
• Children and Food Pollutants(p. 74)
• Childhood Asthma and the Environment(p. 75)
• Asthma Triggers(p. 75)
• Allergic Triggers(p. 75)
• Non-Allergic Asthma Triggers(p. 75)
• Childhood Asthma Statistics(p. 76)
• Childhood Cancer and the Environment(p. 76)
• Appendices
• 1 Table of Acronyms and Abbreviations Commonly Used in Environmental Law(p. 77)
• 2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Regional Offices(p. 93)
• 3 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Investigation Division--Regional Offices(p. 95)
• 4 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Departmental Hotlines(p. 99)
• 5 Common Air Pollutants(p. 103)
• 6 National Information Sources for Indoor Air Quality(p. 105)
• 7 State Information Sources for Indoor Air Quality(p. 107)
• 8 Reference Guide of Major Indoor Air Pollutants in the Home(p. 117)
• 9 State Sources for Radon Information(p. 127)
• 10 The Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. [section] 300f et seq.)(p. 135)
• 11 Directory of Internet Addresses for State Underground Storage Tank Programs(p. 169)
• 12 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Wetlands Division--Regional Offices(p. 173)
• Glossary(p. 177)
• Bibliography and Additional Reading(p. 191)

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Margaret C. Jasper is an attorney engaged in the general practice of law in South Salem, New York, concentrating in the areas of personal injury and entertainment law. Ms. Jasper holds a Juris Doctor degree from Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, is a member of the New York and Connecticut bars, and is certified to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.