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e. Effluent Standards. Restrictions established to limit levels of concentration,physical, chemical and biological constituents, which are discharged from pointsources.f. Fuel-Burning Equipment. Any equipment, device, or contrivance, and allappurtenances thereto, including ducts, breechings, fuel-feeding equipment, ashremoval equipment, controls, stacks, and chimneys, used primarily, notexclusively, to burn any fuel for the purpose of direct applications or indirectheating such as the production of hot air or hot water.g. Fugitive Particulate. <strong>The</strong> particulate matter, which escapes and becomesairborne from unenclosed industrial operation, or that which escapes fromincompletely or partially enclosed operation into the outside atmosphere withoutpassing or being conducted through a flue pipe stack or other structure.h. Greenhouse Effect. A warming occurs on the earth’s surface when the earth’satmosphere traps the sun’s heat. <strong>The</strong> greenhouse effect received its namebecause the earth’s atmosphere acts much like the glass or plastic roof and wallsof a greenhouse. <strong>The</strong> earth’s atmosphere allows most of the sunlight thatreaches it to pass through and heat the earth’s surface. <strong>The</strong> earth sends the heatenergy back into the atmosphere as infrared radiation. Much of this radiationdoes not pass freely into space because certain gasses in the atmosphereabsorb in. <strong>The</strong>se gasses include carbon dioxide.i. Particulates or Suspended Particulates. Any material other than uncombinedwater, which exists in a finely divided form as a liquid or solid.j. Smoke. Gas-borne particulates resulting from incomplete combustion, consistingpredominantly, but not exclusively, of carbon, ashes or other combustionmaterial.k. Standard or Limit. <strong>The</strong> concentration of any air contaminant which, in order toprotect the public health and welfare, shall not be exceeded at a particular regionor zone, and at a specified period of time. Standards are enforceable and mustbe complied with by the owner or person in charge of an industrial operationprocess or trade.l. Volatile Organic Compound. Any compound containing carbon and hydrogenin combination with any other element which has an absolute vapor pressure of0.10 kg./cm2 equivalent to 77.6 mm. Hg. or greater under actual storageconditions. Organic solvents include diluents and thinners and are defined aschemical compounds of carbon which are liquids at standard conditions andwhich are used as dissolvers viscosity reducers or cleaning agents.CHAPTER IIILAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENTSECTION 18. Statement of Policy and Management Directions. It is the policy ofthe Municipality to provide a rational, orderly and efficient acquisition, utilization andmanagement of land resources for the attainment of a better quality of life.SECTION 19. State of the Resource. <strong>The</strong> Municipality of Sebaste has a total landarea of 11,164.02 hectares. Presently, the Municipality has the following land uses:Residential– 98.4765 has.; Commercial– 3.3110 has.; Institutional– 7.7795 has.; Agricultural–4,418.6564 has.; Eco-tourism- 500.00 has.; Forest- 6,124.55 has.; Open Space – 2.4920has; Cemetery 8.6946 has.; and Dumpsite- 0.06 ha., Industrial – zero ha.244