Clean Air Act: hearings before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982 |
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Page 629 - ... (A) cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or (B) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of. or otherwise managed.
Page 636 - For the purpose of subparagraphs (A) (i) and (ii) and (B), a standard of performance shall reflect the degree of emission limitation and the percentage reduction achievable through application of the best technological system of continuous emission reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of achieving such emission reduction, any nonair quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated.
Page 599 - The purposes of this title are (1) to protect and enhance the quality of the Nation's air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of its population...
Page 33 - Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here this morning and give testimony on a new start for 1975 in NASA, SEASAT-A.
Page 600 - National primary ambient air quality standards, prescribed under subsection (a) shall be ambient air quality standards the attainment and maintenance of which in the judgment of the Administrator, based on such criteria and allowing an adequate margin of safety, are requisite to protect the public health.
Page 670 - At 16 ppm more severe liver damage was observed but was not associated with hepatoma. No hepatotoxic effects were noted at 0.5 ppm or below. In this respect, selenium is no different from a number of foods and drugs available in the marketplace today. Beverage alcohol, for example, is associated with a higher Incidence of liver cirrhosis, which, in turn, is associated with a higher incidence of liver cancer.
Page 342 - ... from 1966 to 1977. The average return on investment had declined dramatically from 1973 to 1977. Prior to that, it had fluctuated from year to year with no clear trend. (See table 7.) Also, during the 12-year period, the companies increased their reliance on borrowed funds as sources of capital. Thus, for every $10 of equity in 1966, these firms had slightly less than $1 of debt; by 1977 they had over $5 of debt for every $10 of equity. 30...
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