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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Air pollutant" | s any matter found in the atmosphere other than oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and the inert gases in their natural or normal concentrations, that is detrimental to health or the environment, which includes but not limited to smoke, dus |
| "Air pollution" | s any alteration of the physical, chemical and biological properties of the atmospheric air, or any discharge thereto of any liquid, gaseous or solid substances that will or is likely to create or to render the air resources of the country harmful, det |
| "Ambient air quality guideline values" | the concentration of air over specified periods classified as short-term and long-term which are intended to serve as goals or objectives for the protection of health and/or public welfare. These values shall be used for air quality management purposes |
| "Ambient air quality" | s the general amount of pollution present in a broad area; and refers to the atmosphere's average purity as distinguished from discharge measurements taken at the source of pollution; e |
| "Certificate of Conformity" | s a certificate issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to a vehicle manufacturer/assembler or importer certifying that a particular new vehicle or vehicle type meets the requirements provided under this Act and its rules and regu |
| "Department" | s the Department of Environment and Natural Resources; g |
| "Eco-profile" | s the geographical-based instrument for planners and decision-makers which present an evaluation of the environmental quality and carrying capacity of an area. It is the result of the integration of primary and secondary data and information on natural |
| "Emission" | s any air contaminant, pollutant, gas stream or unwanted sound from a known source which is passed into the atmosphere; i |
| "Greenhouse gases" | those gases that can potentially or can reasonably be expected to induce global warming, which include carbon dioxide, methane, oxides of nitrogen, chorofluorocarbons, and the like; j |
| "Hazardous substances" | those substances which present either: (1) short-term acute hazards such as acute toxicity by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption, corrosivity or other skin or eye contact hazard or the risk of fire explosion; or (2 |
| long-term toxicity upon repeated exposure, carcinogenicity (which in some cases result in acute exposure but with a long latent period), resistance to detoxification process such as biodegradation, the potential to pollute underground or surface waters | |
| "Infectious waste" | s that portion of medical waste that could transmit an infectious disease; l |
| "Medical waste" | s the materials generated as a result of patient diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals; m |
| "Mobile source" | s any vehicle propelled by or through combustion of carbon-based or other fuel, constructed and operated principally for the conveyance of persons or the transportation of property or goods; n |
| "Motor vehicle" | any vehicle propelled by a gasoline or diesel engine or by any other than human or animal power, constructed and operated principally for the conveyance of persons or the transportation of property or goods in a public highway or street open to public |
| "Municipal waste" | s the waste materials generated from communities within a specific locality; p |
| "New vehicle" | s a vehicle constructed entirely from new parts that has never been sold or registered with the DOTC or with the appropriate agency or authority, and operated on the highways of the Philippines, any foreign state or country; q |
| "Octane Rating or the Anti-Knock Index (AKI)" | s the rating of the antiknock characteristics of a grade or type of automotive gasoline as determined by dividing by two (2 |
| the sum of the Research Octane Number (RON), plus the Motor Octane Number (MON); the octane requirement, with respect to automotive gasoline for use in a motor vehicle or a class thereof, whether imported, manufactured, or assembled by a manufacturer, | |
| "Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)" | those substances that significantly deplete or otherwise modify the ozone layer in a manner that is likely to result in adverse effects on human health and the environment such as, but not limited to, chlorofluorocarbons, halons, and the like; s |
| "Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)" | the organic compounds that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. These compounds resist photolytic, chemical and biological degradation, which sha |
| "Poisonous and toxic fumes" | any emissions and fumes which are beyond internationally-accepted standards, including but not limited to World Health Organization (WHO |
| guideline values; u | |
| "Pollution control device" | s any device or apparatus used to prevent, control or abate the pollution of air caused by emissions from identified pollution sources at levels within the air pollution control standard established by the Department; v |
| "Pollution control technology" | s the pollution control devices, production processes, fuel combustion processes or other |
| "Standard of performance" | s a standard for emissions of air pollutant which reflects the degree of emission limitation achievable through the application of the best system of emission reduction, taking into account the cost of achieving such reduction and any non-air quality h |
| "Stationary source" | s any building or immobile structure, facility or installation which emits or may emit any air pollutant. |
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