Are Toxic Air Contaminants Regulated?
Several regulatory programs exist to reduce the risk of exposure to toxic air contaminants that are emitted daily by industrial and chemical manufacturing processes, commercial activities, refinery operations, gasoline marketing and motor vehicles. • Federal Hazardous Pollutant Emission Standards – The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to develop national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPS), which are defined as those which may reasonably be anticipated to result in increased deaths or serious illness and which are not already regulated. An independent science advisory board reviews the health and exposure analyses conducted by EPA on suspected hazardous pollutants prior to regulatory development. • California Air Toxic Control Measures – The state of California’s regulatory efforts are embodied in the Tanner Bill (effective 1984), which defines a process for the identification and control of toxic air contaminants. The California Air Resou
Related Questions
- My process generates a particulate dust that is on the list of regulated toxic air pollutants (RTAPs). Do I base my Env-A 1400 compliance determination on the total amount of dust emitted?
- Are regulated toxic air pollutant (RTAP) emissions from ALL activities at a facility subject to Env-A 1400?
- What if my modeled regulated toxic air pollutant (RTAP) emissions exceed the ambient air limits (AALs)?
