EPA finalizes amendments to air toxics regulations for plywood and composite wood products.WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and finalized See finalization. amendments to its air toxics regulations for the plywood and composite wood products industry that will streamline requirements for demonstrating that an individual facility poses a low risk to public health. The final amendments allow facilities to use approved emission estimates rather than conduct emissions tests for some hard-to-test units, and allow facilities to demonstrate they are Low-risk at any time, either before or after the compliance date. The EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. estimates that the regulation established in July 2004 will reduce air toxics emissions from the manufacturing of plywood and composite wood products by 11,000 tons per year, a 58% decrease from 1997 Levels. The final regulation also will reduce volatile organic compound volatile organic compound Environment Any toxic cabon-based (organic) substance that easily become vapors or gases–eg, solvents–paint thinners, lacquer thinner, degreasers, dry cleaning fluids emissions by 27,000 tons per year, a 52% decrease from 1997 levels, the EPA said. |
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