Summary

Air Emissions, Baselines, and Environmental Auditing Edited by Jacqueline Shields Due to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, businesses and government agencies are obligated to conduct extensive audits and assessments of their air emissions. Packed with real-world examples, Air Emissions, Baselines, and Environmental Auditing spells out every step of how to plan and conduct an environmental audit. Top practitioners in the field of pollution control address current and projected requirements in the auditing of air emissions. They focus on the movement toward standardization of emissions audits, as well as the establishment of baseline standards for individual sites and regions. Concise summaries clarify specific parts of the Clean Air Act Amendments, including their mandates for: Quality assurance Monitoring Baselines Waste minimization Reduction of ozonedepleting chemicals Facility environmental health auditing Case histories help readers to avoid trial and error by presenting lessons learned by auditing experts. Detailed discussions explain environmental auditing procedures for specific industries and situations. An air pollution audit protocol lists all elements that should be considered as part of an air audit. There are discussions of the history of environmental auditing, legal issues relevant to compliance, as well as advice on hiring an environmental auditor. Throughout, experts in environmental auditing discuss compliance problems, caveats, and strategies. Air Emissions, Baselines, and Environmental Auditing will keep readers on the cutting edge of compliance issues, as environmental concerns become ever more pressing. It is an essential reference for environmental engineers, industrial health professionals, and anyone involved in planning, conducting, or evaluating air emissions and environmental audits. It is also a textbook for students pursuing careers in environmental management, science, or engineering.