ambient ozone News
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FPI Pioneered Use of Chemiluminescence Method in Ozone Pollution Monitoring
Ambient air—Automatic determination of ozone—Chemiluminescence method (HJ 1225-2021), a new national standard issued by the Ministry of Ecology and Environmental of the PRC, was officially implemented on March 1st, 2022. Compared to the previous national standard——the UV absorption method, the chemiluminescence method, is characterized by strong selectivity and high ...
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New US EPA Study Highlights Superior Accuracy of Teledyne API Model T265 Chemiluminescence Ozone Analyzer
Teledyne API, a global air quality monitoring instrumentation leader and business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced today a study was conducted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) highlighting the company’s unique Model T265 Chemiluminescence ambient Ozone (O3) gas analyzer. The study examines the performance of two different ambient ...
By Teledyne API
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EPA`s 2004 Ozone Regulation Ruled Illegal
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Today, a federal appeals court struck down the Bush administration’s rules for ensuring public health is protected from ground level ozone, or smog. The panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled that some of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2004 ozone requirements were too weak to conform with the Clean Air Act, and that the agency continues to ...
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OEHHA Issues Final Regulations Concerning Toxics Information Clearinghouse
On January 18, 2012, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued final regulations that "specify the hazard traits, toxicological and environmental endpoints and other relevant data to be included" in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will develop. The Clearinghouse will be used, in ...
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OEHHA Issues Final Regulations Concerning Toxics Information Clearinghouse
On January 18, 2012, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued final regulations that "specify the hazard traits, toxicological and environmental endpoints and other relevant data to be included" in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will develop. The Clearinghouse will be used, in ...
By Acta Group
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OEHHA Issues Final Regulations Concerning Toxics Information Clearinghouse
On January 18, 2012, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued final regulations that "specify the hazard traits, toxicological and environmental endpoints and other relevant data to be included" in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will develop. The Clearinghouse will be used, in ...
By Acta Group
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New Ozone Attainment Standards to Generate Significant Public Health and Economic Benefits, Study Says
Pittsburgh, PA (July 14, 2006) – Moving from current national ambient air quality standards for ozone to the more stringent California standards will produce significant public health and economic benefits, according to a statistical study published in the July issue of the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. The study was led by Bart D. Ostro, Ph.D., Chief of the Air ...
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Ozone system OZONFILT OZVb - Environmentally-friendly disinfection and oxidation
In the beverage industry ozone generators are used in addition to CIP applications in particular for disinfecting the filler and the rinser. Similarly, ozone is used for fining and taste improvement and for disinfecting production water and bottled water. ProMinent will present a turnkey, compact product range of ozone systems OZVb for these applications at BrauBeviale 2018 in hall 6, booth 6-208 ...
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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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DTSC GRSP Meets to Review Revised "Informal Draft" Safer Consumer Products Regulations
On November 14-15, 2011, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's (DTSC) Green Ribbon Science Panel (GRSP) met to review DTSC's "informal draft" Safer Consumer Products Regulations (SCPR) released on October 31, 2011. Memoranda providing background information are available online. Information about the meeting can be found online. During the meeting, DTSC provided an explanation ...
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DTSC GRSP Meets to Review Revised "Informal Draft" Safer Consumer Products Regulations
On November 14-15, 2011, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's (DTSC) Green Ribbon Science Panel (GRSP) met to review DTSC's "informal draft" Safer Consumer Products Regulations (SCPR) released on October 31, 2011. Memoranda providing background information are available online. Information about the meeting can be found online. During the meeting, DTSC provided an explanation ...
By Acta Group
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DTSC GRSP meets to review revised `Informal Draft` safer consumer products regulations
On November 14-15, 2011, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's (DTSC) Green Ribbon Science Panel (GRSP) met to review DTSC's "informal draft" Safer Consumer Products Regulations (SCPR) released on October 31, 2011. Memoranda providing background information are available online. Information about the meeting can be found online. During the meeting, DTSC provided an explanation ...
By Acta Group
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Ozone Standard of 60-70 Parts Per Billion Appropriate to Protect Health, EPA Staff Says
The national air standards for ozone should be revised within the range of 60 parts per billion to 70 ppb, according to a final recommendation prepared by Environmental Protection Agency staff. The recommendation was included in a 597-page final policy assessment, released Aug. 29, which cites scientific data and exposure information that “provide strong support” for revising the ...
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Los Angeles Companies Agree to Pay $140,000 for Clean Air Act Violations
Two Los Angeles companies have agreed to pay a combined total of $140,000 for violating the Clean Air Act by importing electric generators and recreational vehicles into the Port of Long Beach without proper emission controls. All Power America, LLC (All-Power) located in Chino, Calif. will pay $60,000 and Maxtrade, LLC (Maxtrade) located in South El Monte, Calif. will pay $80,000. In addition to ...
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EPA – Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS
This proposed action is taken in response to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s (D.C. Circuit) remand of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Update in Wisconsin v. EPA on September 13, 2019. The CSAPR Update finalized Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) for 22 states to address their interstate pollution-transport obligations under the Clean Air ...
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Mobile Environment Monitor Gets an Airing at MCERTS
It’s not just environmental monitoring equipment that will come under scrutiny at this year’s MCERTS Conference – delegates will be able to get an up-to-the-minute read-out on local air pollution levels. Enviro Technology Services plc – a world leader in the supply of advanced environmental air quality monitoring systems – will have an Opsis open-path DOAS system set up outside the main ...
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New environmental metrology on VOC ozone precursors in ambient air
AWMA - Orlando Florida - 22 - 25 June 2011 Introduction Ozone concentration has been multiplied by 5 in the last century. In order to stop this global trend, Directives have been written to define the reduction of ozone precursors emissions and the compound list to be monitored. Regarding VOC, the European directive 2002/3/CE advises to monitor 31 VOC, automaticallyand 24 hours per day. The ...
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Ontario continues to call for stricter US smog rules
Ontario is continuing its opposition to new, weak US ozone standards by supporting legal action against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On Friday, Ontario advised the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Washington, D.C. that it will file an amicus brief in the ozone standards case now before the court. The brief will lay out Ontario’s concerns about the ...
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Respondents to house committee identify FIFRA and TSCA regulatory actions as impediments to job growth
On February 10, 2011, during a hearing on "Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation," the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a preliminary staff report entitled Assessing Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation. In December 2010, Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent letters to over 150 businesses, industry organizations, and think tanks asking for examples of existing ...
By Acta Group
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Respondents to House Committee Identify FIFRA and TSCA Regulatory Actions as Impediments to Job Growth
On February 10, 2011, during a hearing on "Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation," the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a preliminary staff report entitled Assessing Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation. In December 2010, Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent letters to over 150 businesses, industry organizations, and think tanks asking for examples of existing ...
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