Epa Policy On National Air Toxics Program: The Integrated Urban Strategy

摘要

The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments provided the foundation for our current air toxics program. This program is designed to characterize, prioritize and equitably address the serious impacts of HAPs on the public health and the environment through a strategic combination of regulatory approaches, voluntary partnerships, ongoing research and assessments, and education and outreach. Since 1990, we've made considerable progress in reducing emissions of air toxics through regulatory, voluntary and other programs. To date, our overall air toxics program, summarized in section I.A., has focused on reducing emissions of toxic air pollutants from major stationary sources through the implementation of technology-based emissions standards as required in section 112(d). These actions have resulted, or are projected to result, in substantial reductions in HAP emissions. Additionally, actions to address mobile and stationary sources under other Clean Air Act programs are achieving reductions in HAP emissions (for example, the phase-out of lead from gasoline).