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Air Contaminant
Air Contaminant: - Any particulate matter, gas, or combination thereof, other than water vapor. (See: air pollutant.) [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Air Contaminant:: |
California Progress Report,In fact, diesel pollution is the worst toxic air contaminant in California, responsible for 70% of the state’s air pollution-related cancer risk.
Outdoor smoking poses a serious threat - Aug 1, 2008
Adobe Press,The California Air Resource Board (CARB) declared secondhand smoke a toxic air contaminant in January 2006. Considering that secondhand smoke contains over
State's new plywood rule poses new challenge for lumber firms ... - Jul 28, 2008
Press-Enterprise,California environmental health officials classified formaldehyde as a toxic air contaminant 16 years ago because of its association with cancers of the
DEQ wants gas stations to capture vapors - Jul 21, 2008
EastOregonian.info (subscription),But Knight said the DEQ's proposal also would create a new air contaminant discharge permit for the businesses this would affect. According to documents in
Forum planned for Union Valley Parkway extension - Jul 30, 2008
Santa Maria Times,In contrast, the report cites benefits such as improvements in traffic circulation, air contaminant emissions and emergency access.
DEQ fines mount for local companies - Jul 23, 2008
NRToday.com,The DEQ fined American Bridge Manufacturing in Reedsport $3300 for violating an Air Contaminant Discharge Permit by failing to submit annual reports
Asthma costs Californians 3.9 million days of work or school a year - Jul 8, 2008
UC Los Angeles,Although tobacco smoke has been identified as a Toxic Air Contaminant by the state legislature, "further research and action plans are needed to determine
Three companies fined by DEQ - Jul 16, 2008
KPIC,American Bridge in Reedsport was fined $3300 for violating conditions of Air Contaminant Discharge Permit for structural steel coating and abrasive blasting
Outside the crate - Jul 9, 2008
Arkansas Times,...of the state Pollution Control and Ecology Commission were crowded with tomatoes when they voted not to name carbon dioxide as an air contaminant.
N. Idaho school district has mold concerns - Jul 6, 2008
Southern Idaho Business,State tests revealed air contaminant levels slightly higher than those outside _ the air quality industry's standard measurement for clean air.
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Anti-smoking issue is about public health — not freedom - Nov 30, 2007
La Crosse Tribune,Identification of Environmental Tobacco Smoke as a Toxic Air Contaminant. Executive Summary. June 2005. " " SOME ANSWERS FOR WISEUP's QUESTIONS: You can't
Polluters not reporting to federal index - Nov 17, 2007
Prince George Citizen,For example, Pinnacle Pellet near Quesnel has an air contaminant permit that allows it to produce 36.6. tonnes of total particulate.
DEQ fines Columbia Air for lack of air permit - Nov 5, 2007
KTVZ,4, 2003 DEQ staff informed the company that Oregon law required it to obtain an Air Contaminant Discharge Permit (ACDP) before the facility's volatile
Sunflowers files suit to overturn KDHE decision - Nov 16, 2007
Houston Chronicle,It said the statute in question provides the secretary with "certain emergency powers to address emissions of an air contaminant or contaminants from
Smoke-Free Apartments Project fights residential smoke - Nov 27, 2007
The California Aggie Online,The California Air Resources Board recently designated secondhand smoke a toxic air contaminant, and Surgeon General reports from 2006 state that there is
Johns Manville Introduces jmhomeowner.com to Help Homeowners ... - Nov 14, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...because it's made without formaldehyde, a toxic air contaminant often found indoors at levels in excess of health-based guidelines and recommendations.
Dirt bike track shut down (video) - Nov 6, 2007
Berkshire Eagle,Olander cited a state Department of Environmental Protection regulation, which lists sound as an air contaminant and calls for fines between $10 and $500
Will dry cleaning be green? - 23 Aug 2007
BrooklynPapers.com,...hanging signs in their windows with the word “perc� —or perchloroethylene, the dry cleaning agent now classified by the EPA as a toxic air contaminant,
Approves Off-Road Diesel Emissions Regulations - Aug 17, 2007
Construction.com,CARB says that diesel particulate matter, or diesel “soot,� was identified as a toxic air contaminant in 1998. In 2000, the ARB established California’s
Indoor air quality can always be improved - Aug 13, 2007
News-Leader.com,Carbon monoxide, while not an irritant, is a potential indoor air contaminant that can be deadly. Q. Can you test the quality of indoor air? If so, how?
State air board adopts new diesel rules - Jul 30, 2007
Nevada Appeal,In 1998 the state of California identified diesel soot as a toxic air contaminant. Action on the new regulation began when Air Resource Board officials
Pesticide link to autism suspected - Jul 30, 2007
Newsday,The agency is likely to designate endosulfan as a toxic air contaminant soon, and dicofol could follow. That designation triggers a review by the agency to
ARB adopts landmark rule to reduce toxic emissions from off-road ... - Jul 27, 2007
YubaNet,Diesel particulate matter, or diesel "soot," was identified as a toxic air contaminant in 1998. In 2000, the ARB established California's Diesel Risk
California adopts nation’s toughest off-road diesel emission rules - Jul 26, 2007
Central Valley Business Times,Diesel particulate matter, or diesel "soot," was identified as a toxic air contaminant in 1998. Because many diesel engines lack emission controls and can
Los Angeles City Council bans smoking in all parks - Aug 9, 2007
Marina del Rey Argonaut,...outdoor smoking ban to provide the public greater protection from second-hand smoke, a "toxic air contaminant," and its negative health effects.
• COMMUNITY COMMENTARY: Nonsmokers sick of attitudes - Aug 3, 2007
Burbank Leader,Long before the California Department of Health Services defined tobacco smoke (first- and secondhand) as a “toxic air contaminant� (ie, poison gas),
Firm plans tire recycle operation at Boardman - Aug 2, 2007
EastOregonian.info (subscription),The only permit it should need in Boardman is a state air contaminant discharge permit, Suhrbier said. Neal said the site ReKlaim intends to lease is near
Possible tie between pesticides, autism seen - Jul 31, 2007
Fresno Bee (subscription),In fact, Brank said, his agency is considering listing endosulfan as a "toxic air contaminant," meaning its use could be restricted further.
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