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The National Food Security Act 2013, also known as Right to Food Act, is an Indian Act of Parliament which aims to provide subsidized food grains to approximately two thirds of the country's 1.4 billion people. [1] It was signed into law on 12 September 2013, retroactive to 5 July 2013. [2] [3]
The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to set US National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the six CAPs. [6] The NAAQS are health based and the EPA sets two types of standards: primary and secondary. The primary standards are designed to protect the health of 'sensitive' populations such as asthmatics, children, and the elderly.
The primary standards are set at levels that are designed to protect human health, for sensitive populations which maybe effected by pollutants such as asmatics, children and the elderly. [2] Secondary standards are set to prevent impacts on infanstrure, agriculture, and public welfare. [2] The standards have been updated several times since ...
For example, the United States Clean Air Act identifies ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides (NO x), sulfur dioxide (SO 2), and lead (Pb) as "criteria" pollutants requiring nationwide regulation. [1] EPA has also identified over 180 compounds it has classified as "hazardous" pollutants requiring strict control. [2]
On December 30, 2013, Hong Kong replaced the Air Pollution Index with a new index called the Air Quality Health Index. [17] This index, reported by the Environmental Protection Department, is measured on a scale of 1 to 10+ and considers four air pollutants: ozone; nitrogen dioxide; sulfur dioxide and particulate matter (including PM10 and PM2 ...
The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) govern how much ground-level ozone (O 3), carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM 10, PM 2.5), lead (Pb), sulfur dioxide (SO 2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) are allowed in the outdoor air. [6] The NAAQS set the acceptable levels of certain air pollutants in the ambient air in the United ...
Nitrogen dioxide is poisonous and can be fatal if inhaled in large quantities. [8] Cooking with a gas stove produces nitrogen dioxide which causes poorer indoor air quality. Combustion of gas can lead to increased concentrations of nitrogen dioxide throughout the home environment which is linked to respiratory issues and diseases.
Because these processes keep nitrogen concentrations relatively stable in most ecosystems, a large influx of nitrogen from agricultural runoff can cause serious disruption. [19] A common result of this in aquatic ecosystems is eutrophication , which in turn creates hypoxic and anoxic conditions – both of which are deadly and/or damaging to ...