Cement Industry Seeks Six-Month Delay On Hazardous Pollutant Standards for Kilns

摘要

Cement industry representatives asked the Environmental Protection Agency to delay issuing new air toxics control requirements for cement kilns for an additional six months while the agency considers additional emissions information collected by the industry, according to a March 19 letter to Administrator Lisa Jackson.rnCement production has fallen more than 40 percent as a result of the economic downturn, according to the letter from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and five cement producers. That decreased production has made it difficult to accurately gauge the facilities' emissions and could skew calculations as EPA determines new hazardous air pollutant control requirements for the industry, according to the letter.