CAA
What does the CAA stand for? - answer Clean Air Act
When is the CAA triggered? (3 things) - answer1. HAPs (Hazardous Air Pollutants)
2. Attainment/non-attainment
3. New or existing buildings
What does HAP stand for? - answer Hazardous Air Pollutant
What does VOC stand for? - answer Volatile Organic Compound
What CAA requirements apply to...Attainment? – answer New Building
-Major: BACT + predictive modeling
-Minor: NSPS
Existing Building
-Major: SIPs
-Minor: SIPs
What does BACT stand for? - answerBest Available Control Technology
What is BACT and Predictive Modeling? - answer-Flexible standards based on energy,
environment and costs
Predictive modeling looks at the impacts and predictions of emission levels
What does NSPS stand for? - answerNew Source Performance Standards
What CAA requirements apply to...Non-Attainment? - answerNew Building
-Major: LAER + Offsets
-Minor: NSPS
Existing Building
-Major: RACT
-Minor: SIPs
What does LAER stand for? - answerLowest Achievable Emission Rate
What does LAER + offsets do? - answera) strictest emission limit is implemented
b) strictest emission limit which is achieved in practice
Offsets are when you have to purchase the agreement of another to reduce emission
levels
What does the CAA stand for? - answer Clean Air Act
When is the CAA triggered? (3 things) - answer1. HAPs (Hazardous Air Pollutants)
2. Attainment/non-attainment
3. New or existing buildings
What does HAP stand for? - answer Hazardous Air Pollutant
What does VOC stand for? - answer Volatile Organic Compound
What CAA requirements apply to...Attainment? – answer New Building
-Major: BACT + predictive modeling
-Minor: NSPS
Existing Building
-Major: SIPs
-Minor: SIPs
What does BACT stand for? - answerBest Available Control Technology
What is BACT and Predictive Modeling? - answer-Flexible standards based on energy,
environment and costs
Predictive modeling looks at the impacts and predictions of emission levels
What does NSPS stand for? - answerNew Source Performance Standards
What CAA requirements apply to...Non-Attainment? - answerNew Building
-Major: LAER + Offsets
-Minor: NSPS
Existing Building
-Major: RACT
-Minor: SIPs
What does LAER stand for? - answerLowest Achievable Emission Rate
What does LAER + offsets do? - answera) strictest emission limit is implemented
b) strictest emission limit which is achieved in practice
Offsets are when you have to purchase the agreement of another to reduce emission
levels
