National Air Toxics Information Clearinghouse: Ongoing Research and Regulatory Development Projects

摘要

The National Air Toxics Information Clearinghouse has been established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards for the purpose of facilitating information transfer among Federal, State, and local air quality management agencies. The document has been published as part of that effort. Its purpose is to inform State and local agencies and other Clearinghouse users of U.S. EPA, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), and State and local agency research and regulatory development projects concerning toxic air pollutants. The document is divided into three sections and an appendix. The first section is an introduction that explains document scope and use. Section 2 lists 269 air toxics projects in progress as of March 31, 1991, at EPA, NIOSH, ATSDR, and State and local agencies. The third section of the document contains the index that allows readers to locate projects of interest. The appendix lists regulatory development projects on toxic chemicals under way at the EPA's Office of Drinking Water (ODW). Although most of these projects are not directly related to air problems, health information on toxic chemicals from ODW projects may be of interest to Clearinghouse users.