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Air Toxics Update Melanie Loyzim February 25, 2010

Air Toxics Update Melanie Loyzim February 25, 2010. Determining Priorities. Maine Air Toxics Initiative (MATI) 2007 Priority List National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) 2002 released June 2009 2005 due summer 2010 Toxics monitoring results Compare to CDC Ambient Air Guidelines.

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Air Toxics Update Melanie Loyzim February 25, 2010

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  1. Air Toxics Update Melanie Loyzim February 25, 2010

  2. Determining Priorities • Maine Air Toxics Initiative (MATI) • 2007 Priority List • National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) • 2002 released June 2009 • 2005 due summer 2010 • Toxics monitoring results • Compare to CDC Ambient Air Guidelines

  3. Maine Air Toxics Priority List

  4. 2005 Toxicity-Weighted Emissionsby Pollutant

  5. Residential Wood Combustion • U.S. Metropolitan Housing Survey (2005) 53,000+ uncertified woodstoves 18,000+ certified woodstoves Almost 2,000 OWBs • American Lung Association of Maine (Nov 2008, N=3,204) 38% planned to burn wood 16% use wood as principal heating fuel ¼ of woodstoves > 20 years old • Market Decisions (Nov 2009, N=400) • 43% of Mainers burn wood for heat • 67% of Mainers do not perceive woodsmoke as an air pollution problem

  6. Residential Wood Combustion Woodstoves • OutreachCampaign • Save money. Save time. Protect your health. • Flip card, public service announcement, website • Partner with public health community, EPA and HPBA • Change-out Program • 2010 bill to establish fund for distribution by DEP • Local program template • SEP template

  7. 2002 National Air Toxics Assessment Respiratory Risk Neurological Risk Cancer Risk

  8. 2002 NATA – Respiratory risk in Cumberland County

  9. 2002 NATA Cancer Risk • Primary risk drivers statewide: • Background CCl4 • Benzene • PAH

  10. Ambient Air Guidelines Bureau of Health’s most recent recommendations for chemical concentrations in ambient air, below which there is minimal risk of a deleterious health effect resulting from long term inhalation exposure

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