Reasonably Available Control Technology

Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) is a pollution control standard created by the Environmental Protection Agency

United States Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...

and is used to determine what air pollution control technology will be used to control a specific pollutant to a specified limit. RACT applies to existing sources in areas that are not meeting national ambient air quality standards on controlled air pollutants and is required on all sources that meet these criteria.

The RACT standard is less stringent than either the Best Available Control Technology

Best Available Control Technology

Best available control technology is a pollution control standard mandated by the United States Clean Air Act. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determines what air pollution control technology will be used to control a specific pollutant to a specified limit...

or the Lowest Achievable Control Technology

Lowest Achievable Control Technology

Lowest Achievable Control Technology is a pollution control standard created by the Environmental Protection Agency and is used to determine what air pollution control technology will be used to control a specific pollutant to a specified limit...

standard set forth by the EPA.

External links

EPA Basic Overview of RACT

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