Golf Course Pollution Prevention Guide

Authors

Iowa Waste Reduction CenterFollow

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Description

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pollution prevention can be defined as: “The use of materials, processes, or practices that reduces or eliminates the creation of pollutants or wastes at the source.” Pollution prevention represents a shift away from the old school of thought, “pollution control,” in which waste was not dealt with until after it was generated. Through pollution prevention, we look at the processes that generate the waste to see if we can avoid creating a waste in the first place, or at least reduce the hazardous nature of the waste. When this is not possible, the next best solution to prevent wastes from having a negative impact on the environment is through careful management and recycling. This manual will help golf course maintenance staff identify areas where pollution prevention techniques can be applied in a practical manner. Each section presents a waste type common to golf courses accompanied by pollution prevention recommendations. Although the focus of this manual is on pollution prevention, regulatory information is given as necessary where it impacts pollution prevention practices and to illustrate how pollution prevention can help reduce regulatory requirements.

Keywords

Golf courses--Environmental aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Pollution prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc.;

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

2004

Publisher

Iowa Waste Reduction Center

City

Cedar Falls, IA

Department

Iowa Waste Reduction Center

Disciplines

Environmental Sciences

Comments

This is an Open Access book.

Object Description

1 PDF (56 pages : color illustrations)

Date Digital

1-9-2017

Copyright

©2004 Iowa Waste Reduction Center

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Iowa Waste Reduction Center, "Golf Course Pollution Prevention Guide" (2004). Iowa Waste Reduction Center Book Gallery. 9.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iwrc_facbook/9