nonattainment
Not reaching goals
Nonattainment is failure to meet a required standard, used almost exclusively in environmental regulation.
An area in nonattainment has air quality that falls below federal standards: The county was designated a nonattainment area for ozone.
The term implies ongoing violation rather than a single failure.
Failure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- gapUnfilled space between
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- lackDeficiency or absence
deficiency · unmet · underperformance · noncompliance · miss · failure · inability · unfulfillment
Environmental harm from waste
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- emissionsSubstances released into air
EPA · PM2.5 · redesignation · SIP · monitoring · exceedance · ambient · metropolitan
Object of pursuit
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- objectivePurpose or goal
- standardLevel of quality accepted
milestone · criterion · deadline · quota · requirement · metric · goal · aspiration
Adhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
designation · classification · violation · audit · monitoring · inspection · mandate · remediation
shortfall
Failure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- gapUnfilled space between
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
lack · deficiency · unmet · underperformance · noncompliance · miss · failure · inability · unfulfillment · shortcoming
pollution
Environmental harm from waste
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
emissions · EPA · PM2.5 · redesignation · SIP · monitoring · exceedance · ambient · metropolitan
target
Object of pursuit
standard · milestone · criterion · deadline · quota · requirement · metric · goal · aspiration
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
oversight · designation · classification · violation · audit · monitoring · inspection · mandate · remediation · accountability
- Air RegulationsClean Air Act, emission standards, emission limits, EPA standards, emissions standards
- air pollutionsmog, air pollution, emissions, air pollutants, pollutants
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Successful reaching of goal
achievement · success · accomplishment · fulfillment · realization
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Successful reaching of goal
compliance · conformity · passing · certification · approval
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