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Appendix A: Web-Based Resources on Energy and Air Quality
Appendix A: Web-Based Resources on Energy and Air Quality
Pages 339-346
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Appendix A Web-Based Resources on Energy and Air Quality Data Sources for Policies, Laws, Regulations, and Guidelines Title/Source Description Evaluation SEPA index of Environmental Laws Catalogues Chinese Useful index http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/law.php3 environmental laws for laws prior to through 2004, some in 2004, but is not English being updated EPA's Guide to Clean Air Act Comprehensive guide to Organized well http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/peg_caa/ 1990 Clean Air Act and by category; pegcaain.html subsequent changes plain language and figures make this a useful site for non-technical readers EPA's Office of Air and Radiation The Office of Air Links lead to http://www.epa.gov/oar/ and Radiation (OAR) information on develops technical Clean Air Act policies and regulations as well as other for controlling air policies and pollution regulations 339
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chanel=3&column=2 3 text; many recent regulations Cleaner Production in China- NDRC maintained Provides extensive Environmental Legislation website (in English) information http://www.chinacp.com/eng/cnenvleg.html with information related to cleaner pertaining to its production laws in programs China Energy Information Sources Title/Source Description Evaluation Energy Information Administration Official energy Starting point for http://www.eia.doe.gov/ statistics from the U.S.
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EPA AirData Provides air quality Easy, step-byhttp://www.epa.gov/air/data/geosel.html maps, data, and reports step website for for specific regions of gathering air the United States quality data and maps
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National Emissions Inventory National database of air Data and http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/net/index.html emissions information emissions factors with input from contained on this numerous state and site are used for local air agencies as purposes such as well as industry regulation setting and modeling. Year 2002 data was posted in February 2006 World Bank Air Quality Standards for Standards for SO2, Data is provided Select Countries NOx, PM, and other in easy to http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/em/ pollutants in Asian understand power/standards/airqstd.stm countries, with tables for quick comparisons to select reference and OECD countries comparison South Coast Air Quality Management South Coast AQMD is Good resource District the air pollution control for understanding http://www.aqmd.gov agency for Southern how air quality California, including management Los Angeles districts work and the future plans for SCAQMD
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Dalian Environmental Protection Bureau Dalian EPB's website Basic Chinese http://www.dlepb.gov.cn/English/index.aspx site (English available) with daily air quality predictions Huainan Environmental Protection Bureau Huainan EPB's website Contains http://www.hnhb.gov.cn/hnhb1/index.asp information collected at Environmental Monitoring Center, including air quality data U.S.
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Documents download, include analytical including guidance and reports economic on conducting analysis analysis models of costs, benefits, and and emissions economic impacts of growth models air quality management strategies, programs, and regulations Center for Energy, Environmental, and CEEESA is part of Free modeling Economic Systems Analysis Argonne National programs http://www.dis.anl.gov/ceeesa/programs/ Lab, responsible for available for environment_analysis.html GHG projections and download, analysis, emissions ranging from inventories, and power to environmental environmental externalities system analysis World Bank, Environmental Management A collaborative Useful for Power Development program coordinated information http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/em/ by the World Bank to including support the integration downloadable of environmental software but in concerns into project need of updating and power system planning in developing countries Allowance Trading Information on EPA Starting point http://www.epa.gov/airmarkt/trading/index. Clean Air Market's if considering html trading concepts, a cap-and-trade program design scheme as part considerations, and of a clean air tracking of allowances market program.
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APPENDIX A 345 Industrial Source Emission Control Measures Title/Source Description Evaluation New and Emerging Environmental On-line repository Excellent resource Technology for information on for finding http://neet.rti.org/ technologies that technologies prevent, remove, sample, monitor, or model emissions RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse Provides information Good initial portal http://cfpub.epa.gov/rblc/htm/bl02.cfm on "best available" for guiding the technologies for user to additional controlling air pollution resources on the from stationary sources best technologies for reducing air pollution from stationary sources Environmental Protection Institute of Research institute Extension of the Light Industry concentrating on earlier Chinese http://www.chinacp.com/eng/cporg/cporg_ technology development, cleaner production nlia.html pollution control, and website focused on environmental protection light industry for light industry Mobile Source After-Engine Emission Control Measures and Mobile Source Fuels Title/Source Description Evaluation U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and This program is charged Very rich site with Air Quality with regulating air links to key topic http://www.epa.gov/otaq pollution from motor areas surrounding vehicles, engines, and air quality and the fuels used to operate transportation them ARB Mobile Source Program California's statewide Start on this http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/msprog.htm programs and strategies California Air to reduce emissions Resources Board from mobile sources site if seeking information on California's mobile source emissions programs
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346 APPENDIX A Title/Source Description Evaluation Clean Technologies Information Pool Featured activity of the Information http://www.cleanairnet.org/infopool/1411/ Clean Air Initiative; is organized channel.html easily accessible nicely by region and comprehensive including Asia, information on cleaner sub-Saharan buses, trucks, and fuels Africa, and Latin America U.S. EPA-Fuels and Fuel Additives Information on fuel Start here for http://www.epa.gov/OMS/fuels.htm quality standards, information related programs and to conventional regulations and alternative fuels for motor vehicles and engines Clean Fuels Development Commission Non-profit organization Contains examples http://www.cleanfuelsdc.org/index.html supporting the of how non development of cleaner profits can partner technologies for mobile with government source fuels agencies for energy-related projects
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