New Approaches on Energy and the Environment

Index

abandoned properties, 3, 82–86

accidents, motor vehicle, 53–55, 56

acid rain, 14–15, 47

advance recycling fee (ARF), 60

agricultural runoff, 124–125

air pollution, 2–4

carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, 4, 13–15, 21, 31

fine particulates, 68–72

mercury emissions, 4, 48–52, 70

nitrogen oxide (NO_x) emissions, 4, 21, 47, 69, 73

power plant emissions, 47–52

reduction of, 68–72, 73–77

regional air management partnerships (RAMPs), 75–77

sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions, 4, 39, 47–52, 69–72, 73–75, 117

see also ozone

airsheds, 76–77

alternative energy sources. See renewable energy

alternative-fuel technologies, 23, 25

antibiotics, 110–113

ARF (advance recycling fee), 60

asthma attacks, 69, 142

atmospheric particulates, 3

carbon tax, 21

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