The Air Toxics Problem in the United States: An Analysis of Cancer Risks Posed by Selected Air Pollutants
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- 1 May 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association
- Vol. 35 (5) , 535-540
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00022470.1985.10465929
Abstract
The so-called “Six Month Study” of the air toxics problem in the United States was initiated in November 1983 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The study focused on the magnitude, nature, and distribution of the problem—three major issues that were felt to be most useful to policy makers as they attempted to define the scope and direction of a national program for controlling toxic air pollutants. The following paper is based on a draft staff report on the study released for review in September 1984. The report has not been formally released by the U.S. EPA; a final report is due by late spring of 1985.Keywords
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