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Contents
Introduction ..................................................1
O verview ....................................................1
National Ambient Air Quality Standards ............................ 3
State Implementation Plans .......................................3
Nonattainment Requirements ....................................4
Requirements for Ozone Nonattainment Areas ................... 5
Requirements for Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment Areas .........7
Requirements for Particulate Nonattainment Areas ................ 7
Emission Standards for Mobile Sources ............................ 8
Hazardous Air Pollutants .........................................9
New Source Performance Standards .............................. 11
Solid W aste Incinerators ........................................12
Prevention of Significant Deterioration / Regional Haze .............. 12
Acid Deposition Control ........................................13
Permits .....................................................15
Enforcement ..................................................16
Stratospheric Ozone Protection ...................................16
Selected References ............................................17
List of Tables
Table 1. Clean Air Act and Amendments ............................... 2
Table 2. Ozone Nonattainment Classifications ........................... 5
Table 3. Major U.S. Code Sections of the Clean Air Act .................. 18
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McCarthy, James E. Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements, report, January 3, 2003; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc855761/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.