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SCI/256 week 4 Environmental Pollution

Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Environmental Pollution and select

one option to complete the assignment. You can choose from the following options:

• Option 1: Environmental Pollution Scenario Review and Summary

• Option 2: Environmental Pollution Argument

Greater pressures on in fracture and natural resources have affected the environment in

serious ways from growing population in the city. Increases in population causes in fracture to

deteriorate, traffic congestion, lower air and water quality, and loss of open space. Population

increase brings more vehicles that put greater emissions in the air and greater pollution problems

that affect the land and water quality. All of this causes more health problems. In order to

prevent greater pollution with the increase in population, more measures of pollution control

need to be implemented.

Pollution control legislation for point measures would cost an estimated 0.3 million. The

focus could be to strengthen already existing law. The emissions standards that establish annual

amounts and kinds of pollutants emitted into the air and water by users of certain products have

disadvantages that include allowing emissions of less than the standards free of charge, firms are

restricted in the methods of compliance, and it does not take into account the differences among

the firms or difference differences in region (The Economics of Pollution Controls at the Local

and Global Levels, 2006). The command and control regulation that requires the use of specific

pollution control devices on certain sources of pollution or apply strict emission standards to

specific emitters has the disadvantages of all emitters are treated the same, regardless of level of

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emissions, and provides no incentive for emitters to seek less expensive ways of reducing

emissions or to reduce emissions more than the required amount.

Fines being implemented based on the amount of emissions over the required amount by

varying the amounts of the fines over the required amount is a solution that could help fund the

project. The more they are over the required amount, the greater the fines. Incentives to seek

less expensive measures to reduce emissions can be given discounts off the fines if proof of the

measure is given at the time the payments are made. The funds from the fines can be used in the

enforcement process.

Random emission testing would cost approximately $0.6 million. Vehicle air pollutants

are carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, particles, volatile organic compounds, and

sulfur dioxide. (Free vehicle emissions testing) Two teams of transport inspectors can be placed

on the roads. The use of a 4-gas analyzer that measures levels of carbon monoxide and

hydrocarbons would tell the levels of tune ups done on vehicles and the recommended emission

levels set for vehicles of different ages, taking into account of technology advances could be set

for level control. By doing random emission checks on vehicles, preferable targeting smoking

vehicles, it would encourage citizens to maintain their vehicles for better performance and less

emission. Emissions that are over the level could fall into the legislated area of receiving a fine

for stronger encouragement and help to finance this program.

Encouraging alternative transportation, such as walking, using bicycles, and carpooling

would cost approximately $0.4 million. Billboards placed at key points around the city, such as

government buildings, vacant lots on busy roads, highways, and public parking lots, with

messages pertaining to use of alternative methods of transportation, would create more public

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SCI/256 week 4 Environmental Pollution ? ? Read?the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Environmental Pollution and select one option to complete the assignment. You can choose from the following options: Option 1: Environmental Pollution Scenario Review and Summary Option 2: Environmental Pollution Argument Greater pressures on in fracture and natural resources have affected the environment in serious ways from growing population in the city. Increases in population causes in fracture to deteriorate, traffic congestion, lower air and water quality, and loss of open space. Population increase brings more vehicles that put greater emissions in the air and greater pollution problems that affect the land and water quality. All of this causes more health problems. In order to prevent greater pollution with the increase in population, more measures of pollution control need to be implemented. Pollution control legislation for point measures would cost an estimated 0.3 million. The focus could be to strengthen already existing law. The emissions standards that establish annual amounts and kinds of pollutants emitted into the air and water by users of certain prod ...
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