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National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Preferred term

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

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Topic

Definition

Standards which define the levels of air quality which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency judges are necessary to provide an adequate margin of safety to protect the public health.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

standards and grades

Related concepts

air quality

In other languages

Normas Nacionales de Calidad del Aire Ambiente

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/225078

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