about the manual / subscribe here / home  Section 2.9 - Approaches to Pollution Control Biological standards Exposure standards Environmental quality standards Critical loads Emission standards Process or operating standards Product standards Standards for total emissions or the ‘bubble’ Preventative controls and the precautionary principle Environmental liability The dispute between the use of uniform emission standards and quality standards The advantages of the uniform emission standards approach The advantages of the quality standard approach Towards integration References   SECTIONS  > Chapters Making EU Environmental Policy: Development of EU environmental policy The nature of EU policy and types of legislation Stages of implementation Instruments and Tools for Environmental Policy EU Institutions EU decision making procedures The Sixth Environmental Action Programme and its Thematic Strategies Impact of the European Court of Justice Approaches to Pollution Control  > Appendices