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Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-016160

Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate is the emissions control level required of a source seeking a permit in a nonattainment area. LAER is generally considered to be the most stringent level of control required under the Clean Air Act. Note that in California, many air pollution control agencies use the term BACT to refer to LAER.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-016160
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
AbbreviationLAER
ReferencesAir Permitting Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016160",
  "term": "Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate is the emissions control level required of a source seeking a permit in a nonattainment area. LAER is generally considered to be the most stringent level of control required under the Clean Air Act. Note that in California, many air pollution control agencies use the term BACT to refer to LAER.",
  "abbreviation": "LAER",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Air Permitting Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/lowest-achievable-emissions-rate/"
}

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