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Voluntary Programs for More Efficient Wood-Burning Appliances

Description of BurnWise voluntary programs available to wood burning appliance manufacturers

Wood-Burning Changeout Resources for Tribes

Information for tribal communities about changeout programs and residential wood smoke.

Documents, Reports and Photographs for Dana Automotive Systems Group LLC in Reading, Pennsylvania

RCRA Corrective Action Documents and Reports,Dana Automotive Systems Group LLC in Reading, Pennsylvania EPA ID PAD002343630

Documents, Reports and Photographs for Carpenter Technology Corporation in Reading, Pennsylvania

RCRA Corrective Action Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading PA, Documents and Reports

Documents, Reports and Photographs for Griffin Pipe Products Company in Lynchburg, Virginia

RCRA Corrective Action Griffin Pipe Products Co., Lynchburg VA, Documents and Reports

Where Nutrient Pollution Occurs

Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution affects air, rivers, streams, lakes, coasts, bays and groundwater in all fifty states.

The Effects: Environment

Nutrient pollution fuels the growth of harmful algal blooms which devastate aquatic ecosystems.

Nutrient pollution has diverse and far-reaching effects on the U.S. economy, impacting tourism, property values, commercial fishing, recreational businesses and many other sectors that depend on clean water.

The Effects: Human and Animal Health

Drinking, accidentally swallowing or swimming in water affected by a harmful algal bloom can cause serious health problems.

The Effects

Nutrient pollution and harmful algal blooms cause major environmental damage as well as serious health problems in people and animals.
They also take a toll on the economy, hurting industries and sectors that depend on clean water.

Sources and Solutions

Nutrient pollution in the water and air is often the direct result of a range of human activities including agriculture, stormwater and fossil fuel use.

EPA RCRA ID: CTD052704335

CTD052704335, SCHICK MANUFACTURING INC, 10 LEIGHTON RD, Milford, CT

EPA Emissions Factors Archive Guidance and Resource Material

Proposed Rulemaking: Guidelines for Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) Determinations Under the Regional Haze Rule and Amendments to the Regional Haze Rule

Proposal to amend regional haze rule to provide guidelines to states and tribes for determining how to set pollution limits for older facilities.

Emissions Trading Could Satisfy Best Available Retrofit Technology Requirements Under EPAs Regional Haze Program

EPA has proposed an emissions trading program to help state and tribal governments improve visibility in national parks and wilderness areas.

Guidance for Clinicians on the Recognition and Management of Health Effects Related to Mold Exposure and Moisture Indoors

The Guide for Clinicians was designed to help the healthcare provider address patients with illnesses related to mold in the indoor environment by providing background understanding of how mold may be affecting patients.