Pollution prevention in the US
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Pollution prevention (P2) reduces the amount of pollution generated by industries, agriculture, or consumers. In contrast to pollution control strategies which seek to manage a pollutant after it is produced and to reduce its impact on the environment, the pollution prevention approach seeks to increase efficiency of a process, reducing the amount of pollution generated. Although there is wide agreement that source reduction is the preferred strategy, some professionals also use the term pollution prevention.[1]
With increasing human population, pollution has become a great concern. The US Environmental Protection Agency works to introduce pollution prevention programs to reduce and manage waste.[2] Reducing and managing pollution may decrease the number of deaths and illnesses from pollution-related diseases.
Production techniques
As an environmental management strategy, pollution prevention shares many attributes with cleaner production, a term used more commonly outside the United States. Pollution prevention encompasses more specialized sub-disciplines including green chemistry and green design (also known as environmentally conscious design).
See also
References
- ^ Cagno, Enrico; Trucco, Paolo; Tardini, Lorenzo (2005). "Cleaner production and profitability: analysis of 134 industrial pollution prevention (P2) project reports". Journal of Cleaner Production. 13 (6): 593–605. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2003.12.025. ISSN 0959-6526.
- ^ "Pollution Prevention". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
External links
- United States National Pollution Prevention Information Center
- United States Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center
- National Pollution Prevention Roundtable Finds P2 Programs Effective (article)
- Pollution prevention directory: TURI - Toxics Use Reduction Institute
- The Southwest Network for Zero Waste - Center for Environmental Excellence
- Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center (P2RIC) - EPA Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska)
- The Environmental Sustainability Resource Center (ESRC) - P2 resources, news and information