Environmental Quality Act. Country/Territory American Samoa (USA) Document type Legislation Date 1972 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Water Keyword Air quality/air pollution Environmental standards Basic legislation Institution Pollution control Special fund Environmental fees/charges Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Oceania, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act aims at achieving and maintaining such levels of air and water quality so as to protect human health and safety, and to, as much as possible, preventing injury to plant and animal life and property. For these purposes the Act makes provision for a coordinated Territory-wide program of air and water pollution prevention, abatement and control and a framework within which all values may be balanced in the public interest (sect. 2). The chairman of the Environmental Quality Commission, est Full text English Website www.asbar.org