Reducing the Averages: The Founding and Development of the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency

by James Pearson

Book Overview

In 1967, the public clamor for more stringent air pollution control had increased throughout the nation. As a result, the Puget Sound Region was granted a new multi-county air control agency. After staffing it and developing regulations, personnel began ticketing pollution sources, beginning with the most onerous. A real-time monitoring network was installed and the staff began routine dispersion modeling. Indirect source controls

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595011578
• ISBN13: 9780595011575
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"