Pollution Prevention P2 By EPA

Of the pollution prevention is to reduce or eliminate waste at the source by modifying production processes and encourage the use of non-toxic or less toxic techniques and the implementation of conservation and reuse of materials rather than bring in the waste stream. Given that the policy of pollution prevention into the activities of EPA national environmental protection has developed a program for the prevention of the pollution of the strategic plan (2010-2014). A number of partnership programs and of other initiatives the EPA uses the method of pollution prevention in their work. Get background on the pollution prevention information.

Where you live-local and regional contact information and assistance in the prevention of pollution.

Grants and funding - provides information on matching funds from State programs and tribes to support P2 activities across environmental media and State programs.

Laws and policies - a brief explanation, with links to more information on the prevention of pollution Act of 1990 and following of policy.

Partnerships-EPA efforts to promote sustainable and less polluting business practices and processes and safe products through voluntary partnerships.

Strengthening of the technical assistance services, case studies and assistance to help companies and Government agencies on pollution prevention programs.

Tools-databases, case studies, measuring results, and online calculators.

Publications-sources of technical data sheets, case studies, documents, brochures and posters on P2. You can request documents from the Clearinghouse preventing pollution

Pollution can affect the Weather

Not all scientists agree on the weather, such as Hurricane Mitch caused by pollution. There is no for sure. Those that say that pollution affects weather conditions causing the hot air pollution that cause changes in time. Scientists generally recognize local standards, say around the city, where the contamination affects precipitation, makes them more vulnerable to the rain on the weekend.

One of the scientists involved is Randall Cerveny of Arizona State University who conducted the study. Justin case your Internet connection down, here is the text:

"The study indicates weekly Hurricane rainfall related to pollution of the coast is"

You are returned to work Monday and affected weather? Display the weather itself, but can be controlled by the weekly calendar and even the powerful Atlantic hurricanes may feel the punch of the work week, according to a study by two researchers from the University of Arizona, which appears in the journal nature.

A study of some fundamental datasets in a manner never tried before the climate scientists at Arizona State University Randall Cerveny and Robert baling, evidence finds the son of suspicion of many weekends secret Boater: rain is more likely to occur along the Atlantic coast over the weekend, the weather is more likely to be better Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday. The culprit more obvious is the effect of the 'natural' clouds created by massive drift from the coast, which follows a weekly cycle is also well defined.

Gray, stink cloud of pollution has a lien glittery, however. While pollution for more rain during the weekend, it reduces the intensity of hurricanes that struck this weekend, seems also weekend tornadoes tend to be much smaller than, say, storms Tuesday.

Cerveny said hurricanes are major storms that we have on the planet, in terms of energy and the rain "."And what we discovered that we have. It's a little tricky when you start thinking about it. »

The study compared three different series of daily data on monoxide, carbon and ozone measures Cervenywebaling of Canadian monitoring station on Sable Island off the coast of Nova Scotia, data, satellite of the Atlantic ocean, hurricanes in the Atlantic precipitation databases coastal measurements. In each case, when Arizona State University examined two scientific data by day of the week, found significant differences between days and similar patterns of variation, with clear differences between the debut and weekends. And all three sets of seven-day cycle of climate data.

He said the bullets ' human week is normal, period. '' "The human influence on the climate is the only explanation."

"If you go out of boats in the Atlantic, you will get wet if weakened," Cerveny said. "We suggest that this is probably related to pollution.

Study of precipitation in the Atlantic ocean, they have not found, no daily change by looking at the ocean in a whole, but the model of the wave sine difference visible only in coastal areas, with the average rainfall daily Thursday and rose at the end of the week and then dipping Sunday, through midweek. Balling and not start when the team analyzed satellite data grid cells within an area further away from the coast, they found the same model, the rate of pollution drifting time-shift.

Although the study did not directly address the causal link, the volatility of comparable levels of air pollution side is clear communication points. The fact that coastal strength Hurricane information from 1945 to1996, followed a similar trend (instead of the statistical standard for each day of the week, as expected),confirm this hypothesis.

Baled said "really good is to understand the fact that pollution could affect rainfall." "We just had to look for evidence in the right place. Data from the hurricane,surprised the heck out of me. "

He said "we knew that cities have an effect on the local weather with urban heat islands, and so on, people are sure that we have a global impact, with carbon dioxide," Cerveny. "But nobody had never watched it in the interval between large-scale regional weather.

Water Pollution

Drinking water and abundant provides the basis for successful companies. We rely on clean water to survive, but now we are moving towards a crisis of water. Climate change threatening the lakes and rivers, and the main sources that we can use for drinking water is being contaminated by pollution or indebted.

  

Promote water efficiency strategies to help reduce the amount of water wasted;

• ·         The protection of waters against pollution by the defence of the "clean water Act" and advocate solutions such as green infrastructure;
• ·         Help in preparation of the cities and counties and States the challenges related to water which will face as a result of climate change; and
• ·         To ensure that water courses have enough water to sustain aquatic ecosystems and vibrant.
• ·         Protect clean water
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Liquid waste flowing into water pipes

The dirty water is the greatest threat to health worldwide and continues to threaten the quality of life and public health in the United States. When water from rain and melting snow away roofs and roads in our rivers, they pick up chemical toxic, dirt, rubbish and bodies disease-bearing along the way. Also a lot of our water shortage protection base, making them vulnerable to pollution from factory farms and industrial enterprises, and activities like a pirate. This can lead to contamination of drinking water and degradation of habitat and close to the beach. And the work of protection of the waters against pollution of natural resources defense:

Relying on existing protections in the law on clean water "and is working to ensure that pollution control law applies to all courses of major rivers, including streams and wetlands, which provide drinking water we 117 million;"

Better protection of contaminants such as bacteria, viruses, U.S. health and welfare, and

New limits of pollution for the higher areas, such as the sources of runoff and wastewater overflow problem.

Improve the efficiency of water use

Water-use efficiency

Despite the many pressures on our water resources, there are cost-effective solutions that will enable us to transform our relationship with water. To meet the growing scarcity of water in many places in the country, the defence of natural resources strives to encourage investments and policies that increase the efficiency of water use and reduce the waste of water, such as:

The adoption of reasonable standards for devices efficient appliances and buildings, irrigation;

Cost-effective support portfolio of facilities to help customers to save water and

Improving tariff structures save water and money.

Water and climate change

The dry landscape

Serious and repeated droughts in floods unprecedented, many of the most profound and direct impacts of climate change will be related to water. More than a third of all counties in the lower 48 States will be facing increased risk of water shortages before the mid-20th century as a result of global warming. Other impacts will include raising the level of the salt sea, damage to fisheries and thunderstorms are more frequent and more intense. Helping communities to prepare, NRDC is to create tools that help the public and Government officials to better understand and predict the effects of climate change at the State, County and city related to water. We are also promoting ways to reduce energy waste by collecting water is ineffective, processing and distribution.

Keep water ecosystems

River

Fish, birds and wildlife depend on clean water, all as people do. NRDC strives to protect and restore corridors aquatic important make sure there's enough water to keep the ecosystem healthy and effective. In the Bay of San Francisco-Delta, the largest estuary on the West Coast - we stop the unsustainable withdrawal of water threaten endangered species and their habitats through a variety of tools for dispute resolution. While we continue to restore the flow of water to the second largest river in California, the San Joaquin River. Through implementation of the restoration of the River colony of San Joaquin historical "agreement happened after 18 years of litigation brought by a coalition of conservation groups, led by the defence of natural resources fishing, regulation will restore the flow of water and enter