How Do You Evaluate The Chemical Impact On The Environment?
Every facility in the US that discharges hazardous chemicals into the environment is responsible for abatement actions to reverse the effect of uncontrolled discharges into the air, water, and soil. Industrial discharges of hazardous chemicals in different physical forms may enter surface waters, subterranean streams, soils, and the atmosphere. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the primary responsibility for regulating discharges from US industries, and issues discharge permits for air, water and soil. The individual facilities that discharge effluent of any kind to the environment are responsible for ensuring that accidental releases of chemicals do not impact the air, water or soil. When effluents containing hazardous chemicals discharged to the environment exceed regulated levels, the facility is responsible for the cleanup, implementation of pollution abatement measures, and payment of fines levied by state and or federal government. The environmental impact can range f
