ambient air standard News
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MCerts Certification
Chromatotec currently has two systems in Great Britain for which tests are being conducted in line with the requirements detailed in EN 14662-3:2005 - Ambient Air. Quality-Standard method for the measurement of benzene concentrations-Part 3 Automated pumped sampling with in situ gas chromatography. The systems elected for this certification are airTOXIC with PID detector airmoVOC with ...
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EPA releases science assessment on health effects of nitrogen oxides
EPA has released the final “Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria.” This is EPA’s latest evaluation of the scientific literature on the potential adverse human health effects resulting from exposures to oxides of nitrogen, particularly nitrogen dioxide or NO2. There are significant new health data, particularly epidemiological studies, since the last scientific ...
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EPA awards over $200,000 to the city of Albuquerque (NM)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $203,201 to the City of Albuquerque. The funds will be used to continue the city’s air pollution abatement and prevention program. Expected accomplishments include attainment and maintenance of national ambient air quality standards and reduction of air toxics emissions by planning and implementing air quality compliance, enforcement, ...
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Certification of in situ gas chromatographs measuring Benzene in compliance with EN 14662-3 under UK MCERTS scheme
The MCERTS scheme certifies that the CAMS (Continuous Ambient Air Monitoring System) of a manufacturer complies with the performance criteria of EN 14662-part 3 (Ambient Air Quality) Standard method for the measurement of Benzene concentration (automated pumped sampling with in situ gas chromatography). Chromatotec has decided to certify two types of analyzers at the same time : - airTOXIC (PID ...
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EPA Seeks Early Input on Standards for Airborne Lead
EPA is seeking early comments on policy options the agency is considering as it reviews the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for lead. The United States has made tremendous progress in reducing lead concentrations in the outdoor air. Average lead concentrations in the air have dropped a dramatic 96 percent since 1980, primarily as a result of the ban on lead in motor vehicle ...
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Jackson reinstates EPA staff paper in review of national ambient air quality standards
Administrator Jackson reinstated the staff paper portion of the process for reviewing federal air quality standards, reversing portions of a Bush Administration decision that revised review procedures. EPA is required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to review every five years the science behind existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six common air pollutants and to decide ...
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EPA Draft Staff Paper Outlines Lead Air Quality Standards Review
Contact: John Millett, (202) 564-4355 / millett.john@epa.gov The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing its first Draft Staff Paper for the Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The document is part of the agency's review of the lead NAAQS to ensure that federal air quality standards reflect the latest air pollution and health effects research. The Clean Air ...
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US EPA to conduct air monitoring in Kansas
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will place air monitors in Treece, Kan., in September to test for lead and other metals. This action is a direct response to citizen concerns about air quality shared during a recent tour and listening session held at Treece City Hall. The monitors will be used to sample for lead and other heavy metals. The samples from each monitor will be evaluated ...
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A&WMA Takes a “Critical” Look at Air Quality Management
A&WMA Takes a “Critical” Look at Air Quality Management During its 100th Annual Conference & Exhibition John Bachmann, formerly of EPA, to lead a lively exchange on history of air quality management Pittsburgh, PA – As part of its 100th Annual Conference & Exhibition, the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA), will explore the history of the U.S. National Ambient Air Quality ...
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Former EPA Office of General Counsel Lawyer Timothy D. Backstrom Joins Bergeson & Campbell, P.C
Former EPA Attorney Brings Extensive Experience in Pesticide and Air Quality Issues Timothy D. Backstrom, former attorney for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Office of General Counsel, has joined Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Tim Backstrom has a distinguished career in government service. While in EPA’s Pesticides and Toxic Substances Division of the Office of General ...
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Draft Lead Risk Assessment Available for Public Comment
Washington, D.C. – EPA is releasing a second draft risk report as part of the agency’s review of the national air quality standards for lead. Completing and reviewing a risk assessment is part of the extensive scientific and technical process EPA uses to review any national ambient air quality standard. EPA has provided the draft report to the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee (CASAC), a ...
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EPA releases public database on risk assessments
EPA is releasing the Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database, a milestone in transparency. HERO provides access to the scientific studies used in making key regulatory decisions, including EPA’s periodic review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six major pollutants. It is part of the open government directive to conduct business with transparency, ...
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EPA encourages the use of chemicals with a smaller environmental impact
EPA is issuing a final rule that encourages the use of solvents that don’t significantly contribute to ground-level ozone. Two chemicals used in solvents, propylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate, no longer need to be regulated as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) under the Clean Air Act. Extensive scientific reviews indicate these chemicals have little or no effect on forming smog or ...
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Beijing game for clean air challenge
With the Olympic Games in sight, the Chinese Government is committed to improving the air quality in Beijing, and has had measures in place since 1998 which have already made a difference. However, there is still some way to go to meet national air quality standards in the Chinese capital, according to Professor Wang Wen-Xing and his team from the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental ...
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EPA identifies areas in Iowa and Kansas that would not meet tighter lead air standards
Today, EPA is announcing areas in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and Saline County, Kan., that would not meet tighter lead air standards. The state environmental agencies in Iowa and Kansas have been working with facilities to reduce lead emissions through implementation of emission controls. The states will be required to develop and implement plans to meet air quality lead standards by December ...
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DEP Launches Long-Term Marcellus Shale Air Monitoring Study in Southwestern Pennsylvania
The Department of Environmental Protection announced today it has started a long-term, one-year air monitoring study of Marcellus Shale development. The study in Washington County will measure ambient airborne pollutants in an effort to determine potential air quality impacts associated with the processing and transmission of unconventional natural gas. "We operate on facts and sound science, ...
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EPA Approves Iowa’s State Implementation Plan for Reducing Particulate Matter in Muscatine’s Air
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Iowa’s state implementation plan (SIP) to reduce fine particle emissions in Muscatine County. The Clean Air Act requires states to develop plans to attain and maintain the national air standards in all areas of the state. These plans, known as SIPs, are developed by state and local air quality management agencies and submitted to ...
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EPA Approves New Mexico’s Clean Air Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved updates to New Mexico’s clean air plan. New Mexico’s plan meets federal requirements for implementation, maintenance and enforcement of the 2010 sulfur dioxide air standard. The Clean Air Act requires states to have a plan that implements, maintains, and enforces national ambient air quality standards. When a federal ...
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Statement by EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson on the ozone national ambient air quality standards
Since day one, under President Obama’s leadership, EPA has worked to ensure health protections for the American people, and has made tremendous progress to ensure that Clean Air Act standards protect all Americans by reducing our exposures to harmful air pollution like mercury, arsenic and carbon dioxide. This Administration has put in place some of the most important standards and ...
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PA DEP Secretary Responds to White House Decision on Ozone Standard
A recent decision by the White House to withdraw certain air quality standards will have no adverse impact on Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Mike Krancer said today. On Sept. 2, the president asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw the draft Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, explaining that he did not want to burden state and ...
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