California: Air

May 2009
Volume
39
Issue
14
The South Coast Air Quality Management District will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Rule 1401, New Source Review of Toxic Air Contaminants and Impact Assessment for Facilities Subject to Rule 1402, Control of Toxic Air Contaminants from Existing Sources. The amendments would add ethyl benzene as a carcinogen to the list of toxic air contaminants and reduce adverse public health impacts associated with exposure to ethyl benzene emissions, primarily from fuel storage and transfer, fuel combustion, coatings, and chemical processes. The hearing will be held June 5, 2009. http://www.aqmd.gov/pub_edu/nph_1401_Jun_5_09.html.