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Air Pollution: Information on EPA's Efforts To Control Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide

RCED-88-32 Published: Dec 07, 1987. Publicly Released: Jan 25, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the status of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to control sulfur dioxide emissions through development of the Regional Acid Deposition Model (RADM) and the Complex Terrain Dispersion Model (CTDM), which would estimate the movement, transformation, and effect of emissions.

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Agency missionsAir pollution controlCost analysisCost overrunsEnvironmental monitoringstate relationsHazardous substancesIndustrial pollutionMotor vehicle pollution controlSafety standardsSulfur dioxide