apes module 48

• Air pollution can be reduced by conserving energy, improving energy efficiency, using cleaner fuel, and controlling emissions.
• Emissions can be controlled by removing sulfur dioxide from coal via fluidized bed combustion, installing catalytic converters on cars, using baghouse filters, electrostatic precipitators, and scrubbers on smokestacks.
• VOCs control pollution by reducing gasoline spills at the pump, reducing the evaporation rate of dry-clean fluids, and restricting lighter fluid usage.
• Cap and Trade refers to the policy of owners buying and selling sulfur emission quantities. This was successful in reducing overall sulfur emissions.
• Cap and Trade is a part of the Clean Air Act.
• The Acid Rain Program mandates a reduction in sulfur dioxide SO2 and nitrogen oxides NOx within the power sector. These elements are precursors of acid rain.