In terms of the United States EPA 5 tiers of environmental costs, which of the following would be classified as a Tier 1 environmental cost?

A) Purchase cost of monitoring system of air pollution levels from the factory
B) Auditing environmental risks
C) Costs of occupational health and safety claims
D) Losses associated with loss of reputation due to public awareness of the firm's non-environmentally friendly activities.

United States EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency, responsible for the protection of human health and the environment in the U.S.

Tier 1 Environmental Cost

Environmental expenses directly associated with the primary operations of a business, including pollution control and waste management.

Monitoring System

A system that continuously observes, checks, and records the operations or activities of a project or process for analysis and problem detection.