Hazardous Air Pollutants

Meaning, Term, and Glossary Definition - What is Hazardous Air Pollutants?

Air pollutants which are not covered by ambient air quality standards but which, as defined in the Clean Air Act, may present a threat of adverse human health effects or adverse environmental effects.Such pollutants include asbestos, beryllium, mercury, benzene, coke oven emissions, radionuclides, and vinyl chloride.

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