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((Short description|Properties and characteristics of the environment as they impinge on living organisms))
'''Environmental Quality''' is a set of properties and characteristics of the environment, either generalized or local, as they impinge on human beings and other organisms. It is a measure of the condition of an environment relative to the requirements of one or more species, any human need or purpose.<ref>Johnson, D.L., S.H. Ambrose, T.J. Bassett, M.L. Bowen, D.E. Crummey, J.S. Isaacson, D.N. Johnson, P. Lamb, M. Saul, and A.E. Winter-Nelson (1997). "Meanings of environmental terms." ''Journal of Environmental Quality.'' 26: 581–89. ((doi|10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600030002x))</ref>

Environmental quality includes the [[natural environment]] as well as the [[built environment]], such as [[air quality|air]], [[water quality|water purity]] or [[pollution]], [[noise]] and the potential effects which such characteristics may have on physical and mental health.<ref>European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark. [http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary/E/environmental_quality "Environmental Quality (definition)."] ''Glossary.'' Environmental Terminology and Discovery Service. Accessed 2012-06-18.</ref>

==United States==
In the United States, the term is applied with a body of federal and state [[regulation|standards and regulations]] that are monitored by regulatory agencies. All states in the U.S. have some form of a department or commission that is responsible for a variety of activities such as monitoring quality, responding to citizen complaints, and enforcing environmental regulations.<ref>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, D.C. (2012). [http://www.epa.gov/epahome/state.htm "State and Territorial Environment Agencies."]</ref> The agency with the lead implementation responsibility for most major federal environmental laws (e.g. [[Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]], [[Clean Water Act]]) is the US [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA).<ref>EPA (2012). [http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/ "Laws & Regulations."]</ref> Other federal agencies with significant oversight roles include the  [[Council on Environmental Quality]], [[United States Department of Interior|Department of the Interior]] and the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers#Environmental protection and regulatory program|Army Corps of Engineers]].

==United Kingdom==
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In the United Kingdom, the environment has been the primary responsibility of the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] (DEFRA). Predecessor bodies were merged in 2001 to create this department with a broader remit to link rural activities to the natural environment. Some responsibilities are devolved to the [[Scottish Government]] and are exercised by the [[Scottish Environment Protection Agency]] (SEPA) and the [[National Assembly for Wales]], while delivery of environmental initiatives often use partners, including: [[British Waterways]], [[Environment Agency]], [[Forestry Commission]], and [[Natural England]]. DEFRA also has a remit to oversee impacts of activities within the built environment and the [[United Kingdom Climate Change Programme]].

==See also==
* [[Environmental impact assessment]]
* [[Environmental law]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080912220117/http://www.usace.army.mil/cw/cecwo/reg/ US Army Corps of Engineers] – Civil Works/Regulatory Program
* [https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/ US Council on Environmental Quality]
* [http://www.doi.gov US Department of the Interior]
* [http://epa.gov US Environmental Protection Agency]
* [http://www.defra.gov.uk/ UK Defra's official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813070641/http://www.english-nature.org.uk/ English Nature's website]

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