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national primary ambient air quality standard [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- national primary ambient air quality standard
1, record 1, English, national%20primary%20ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- primary ambient air quality standard 1, record 1, English, primary%20ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
correct, United States
- primary standard 1, record 1, English, primary%20standard
correct, United States
- national primary standard 2, record 1, English, national%20primary%20standard
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A national primary ambient air quality standard promulgated pursuant to section 109 of the Clean Air Act. Intended to establish a level of air quality that, with an adequate margin of error, will protect public health. 1, record 1, English, - national%20primary%20ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[NAAQS is] a federally promulgated maximum level of an air pollutant which can exist in the ambient air without producing adverse effect on humans (primary standard) or the public welfare (secondary standard). 3, record 1, English, - national%20primary%20ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Économie environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- norme primaire de qualité d'air ambiant
1, record 1, French, norme%20primaire%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20d%27air%20ambiant
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Norme américaine faisant partie des normes nationales de qualité d'air ambiant (NAAQS), et qui définit le niveau de pollution qu'il est nécessaire de maintenir pour protéger la santé publique. 2, record 1, French, - norme%20primaire%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20d%27air%20ambiant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les États-Unis, pour leur part, ont précisé leur manière de voir en définissant deux types de normes; il s'agit là d'une distinction qui n'est pas encore adoptée par les autres pays : La norme primaire définit : Les niveaux de qualité d'air que l'Administrateur de l'Agence de Protection de l'Environnement (E.P.A.) juge nécessaire, avec une certaine marge de sécurité, pour protéger la santé publique. 1, record 1, French, - norme%20primaire%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20d%27air%20ambiant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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