Air Emissions Management

What you'll learn

• Identify the purpose and goals of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990.
• Define attainment and nonattainment areas as described by the Clean Air Act.
• Define key terms associated with Title I compliance requirements, including National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), degrees of nonattainment, major source, Criteria Air Pollutants, and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS).
• Identify the requirements for attainment and maintenance of National Ambient Air Quality Standards as defined in Title I.
• Identify the requirements for limiting Hazardous Air Pollutants as defined in Title III.
• Define key terms associated with Title III compliance requirements, including Hazardous Air Pollutants, Maximum Air Control Technology, and Risk Management Planning, and NESHAPS.
• Identify the purpose and requirements of Operating Permits as defined in Title V.
• Define key terms associated with Title V compliance requirements, include Potential To Emit, Actual Emissions, and Allowable Emissions
• Identify the process for determining air-permitting compliance.
• Identify the types of air permits from degree of least stringency to highest, including permit exemption, construction permits, minor source permits, synthetic minor permit, and major source permit.