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REHS CH 2
Statutes and Regulations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act | October 1986, Amends Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA regulates schools |
| Asbestos School Hazard Abatement | 1984 EPA can provide grants and loans |
| Atomic Energy act | 1954 regulates discharge of radioactive waste. Gives EPA authority |
| National Research Council | NRC implements radioactive materials |
| Clean Air Act | 1970EPA estblishes standards |
| Coastal Management Zone | 1972 environmental and economic fators for developing coastal areas |
| Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability | 1980 trust fund financed by taxes on oil and cleanes up soil and water waste sites |
| Consumer Product Safety Act | 1972 reducing infuries with consumer products |
| Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know | 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. Employers have to tell employees and there has to be a plan for clean up. |
| Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act | 1938 safety and effectiveness of foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetic, pesticides, additives |
| Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act | 1972 pesticides are registered and followed on use, storage, disposal |
| Federal Water Pollution Control Acts | controls pollutants, fishable waters, planning, wetland protection, toxic pollutants |
| Clean Water Act of ___ and then Water Quality Act of ___ | 1977 and 1987 |
| Food Security Act | 1985 (used to be 1900 Farm Bill) control habitat, water quality, waters due to curlivation, preservation of wetlands |
| Hazardous Materials Transportation Act | 1974 DOT regulates transport of haz materials and wastes |
| Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act | 2000 Mitigate impacts to fisheries- Pacific Ocean Drainage area |
| Lead Comtamination Control Act | 1988 Lead removed from school and daycare drinking water supplies |
| Low Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act | 1980 disposal of radioactive waste is state responsibility |
| Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act | 1972 controls dumping materials, incl sewage and toxic substances, into oceans. EPA responsibility |
| Medical Waste Tracking Act | 1988 requirements for medical and infectious waste management |
| National Environmental Policy Act | 1969 encourages harmony between humand and environment, establishes Council on Environmental Quality |
| National Flood Insurance Act | 1969 supplies funds for planning and regulation administered by FEMA |
| National invasive species act | 1996 prevention of introduction of nuisance species through ballast water |
| Noise Control Act | 72 fed gov't sets standards for noise |
| Nuclear Waste Polity Act | 1982 DOE prepares guidelines for high level storage |
| Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 | standards for new pollution and prevents disease and accidents in workplace |
| Ports and Waterways Safety Act | 72 regulates through coast guard oil and hazardous materials |
| Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act | 1968 performance standards for electronic products |
| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act | 1976 requires regulation for generation, treatment, storage of hazardous wastes from "cradle to grave" protects groundwater and controls landfills UST's |
| Safe Drinking Water Act | 1974 EPA regulates standards for water |
| Solid Waste Disposal Act | 1965 a national research and development program for solid waste disposal |
| toxic substances control act | 1976 EPA controls manufacture, distribution and use of new and existing substances but NOT pesticides, foods, drugs, cosmetics, liquor, tobacco |
| Equal Protection | bill of rights says comparable treatment. No burden or benefiting without reasonable grounds |
| Due Process | Necessary procedural requirement that gov't follows to take action against people. |
| statutes | laws enacted by elected officials of nation or state |
| ordinances | laws enacted by local elected officials |
| regulations or rules | laws enacted by regulatory agencies |
| license or permit | permission to engage in a legally restricted activity |
| litigation | civil action to settle dispute |
| arbitration | services of a disinterested person out of court in a binding settlement |
| administrative hearing | informational and should not be adversarial |
| administrative order | legal document from agency directing someone to stop |
| embargo | legal order prohibiting removal or use of something |
| seizure order | permission to confiscate, retain or dispose of something |
| comndemnation | structure or property too dangerous |
| closed to occupancy | repairs ok but no living til fixed |
| public nuisance | interfere with pursuit of comfort, health and quiet |
| nuisance abatement | legal order to stop activities |
| civil law | nonpublic capacity where $$$ is sought and liability, not guilt, is established |
| prohibitory injunction | orcer to cease and desist |
| mandatory injunction | order to take action (apply for a permit, correct a violation) |
| criminal law | prevent harm to society |
| complaint or information | REHS signs it and it goes to a judge |
| arraignment | defendant comes to court to make a plea |
| citation or ticket | direct summons |
| hearsay | what a witness heard said by someone |
| burden of proof | evidence of crime is proven by gov't beyond a reasonable doubt |
| expert testimony | get to give opinions |
| torts | civil wrongs |
| informed consent | aspect of tort law which lessons professional's liability |
| statutes of limitations | maximum length of time- longer for a tort action |
| search warrant | required if probable cause that a criminal violation exists |
| exclusionary rule | illegally obtained evidence is not allowed in court |
| subpoena | gives access to existing records |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| misfeasance | the performance of a lawful action in an illegal or improper manner |
| nonfeasance | failure to act; especially : failure to do what ought to be done |
| CAA's main pollutants | carbon monoxide, lead, NO2, ozone, particulates and sulfur dioxide |
| hazardous air pollutants | asbestos, benzene, beryllium, mercury, radionuclides, vinyl chloride |
| indoor air is unregulated- these are on the list | radon, voc's from drinking water, formaldehyde, CO |
| MCL | Maximul Contaminant Level |
| RCRA andCERCLA | land disposal practices and clean up |
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