Economic Impact Analysis of Regulatory Controls in the Dry Cleaning Industry

摘要

Under authority of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, a National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) is being proposed to control perchloroethylene emissions from dry cleaning facilities. Coin-operated (SIC 7215), commercial (SIC 7216), and industrial (SIC 7218) sectors of the dry cleaning industry were evaluated. The report analyzes three regulatory alternatives and five exemption levels considered for proposal using an integrated approach that examines both economic and financial impacts on dry cleaning facilities.