Air toxics definition

Air toxics means the air pollutants that have been determined by the EQC to cause, or reasonably be anticipated to cause, adverse effects to human health or the environment and are listed in OAR 340-245-8020 Table 2.
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Air toxics means those pollutants known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, including but not limited to "hazardous air pollutants" or "HAPs" listed by the EPA pursuant tounder section 112(b) of the Federal Clean Air Act.
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Air toxics means the air pollutants listed in OAR 340-245-8020 Table 2. Such pollutants are known to cause adverse health effects when present at high enough concentrations in ambient air and when people inhale them for a sufficient length of time with sufficient frequency.
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Examples of Air toxics in a sentence

  • Air toxics and epigenetic effects: ozone altered microRNAs in the sputum of human subjects.

  • Air toxics data (other than VOC air toxics from PAMS stations and toxic metals from PM speciation monitors) and meteorological data are not subject to the certification requirement.

  • Air toxics levels at Exchange Street Station were consistent with those from other air monitors across the state regardless of season, wind direction, and other factors.

  • Only K002 is receiving an increase in allowable emissions and as such compliance with the Air toxics Policy was confirmed.

  • Air toxics include, but are not limited to, the 188 Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) specified in the 1990 CAA Amendments (a list of HAPs can be found at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/orig189.html).

  • Air toxics, as used in this procedure, means air pollutants for which National Ambient Air Quality Standards have not been established.

  • Air toxics regulations under the CAA specify work practices for asbestos to be followed during demolitions and rehabilitations of all facilities, including, but not limited to, structures, installations, and buildings (excluding residential buildings that have four or fewer dwelling units).

  • Air toxics, PM, un-combusted VOCs, and CH4 areEngines, heaters, flares, incinerators, and turbines.

  • Air toxics and early childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in Texas, a population based case control study.

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More Definitions of Air toxics

Air toxics means the air pollutants listed in OAR 340-245-8020 Table 2 that are known to cause adverse health effects when present at high enough concentrations in ambient air and when people inhale them for a sufficient length of time with sufficient frequency. If this definition conflicts with the definition in OAR chapter 340 division 245, then the definition in OAR chapter 340 division 245 must be used.
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Related to Air toxics

  • Animal waste means any waste consisting of animal matter that has not been processed into food for human consumption.

  • Biomedical Waste means biomedical waste as defined in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Guideline C-4 entitled “The Management of Biomedical Waste in Ontario” dated April 1994, as amended from time to time;

  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan or "SWPPP" means a document that is prepared in accordance with good engineering practices and that identifies potential sources of pollutants that may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of stormwater discharges from the construction site, and otherwise meets the requirements of this Ordinance. In addition the document shall identify and require the implementation of control measures, and shall include, but not be limited to the inclusion of, or the incorporation by reference of, an approved erosion and sediment control plan, an approved stormwater management plan, and a pollution prevention plan.

  • Green Waste Biodegradable waste that can be composed of plant material such as grass or flower cuttings, hedge trimmings and brush less than 1 inch in diameter.

  • Universal waste means any of the following hazardous wastes that are managed pursuant to the universal waste requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 733:

  • Air transportation means the public carriage by aircraft of passengers, baggage, cargo, and mail, separately or in combination, for remuneration or hire;

  • Cannabis waste means waste that is not hazardous waste, as defined in Public Resources Code section 40141, that contains cannabis and that has been made unusable and unrecognizable in the manner prescribed in sections 5054 and 5055 of this division.

  • Post-Industrial Waste means industrial by-products which would otherwise go to disposal and wastes generated after completion of a manufacturing process, but does not include internally generated scrap commonly returned to industrial or manufacturing processes.

  • Industrial wastewater means the water or liquid carried waste from an industrial process. These wastes may result from any process or activity of industry, manufacture, trade or business, from the development of any natural resource, or from animal operations such as feedlots, poultry houses, or dairies. The term includes contaminated storm water and leachate from solid waste facilities.

  • Pollution prevention means any activity that through process changes, product reformulation or redesign, or substitution of less polluting raw materials, eliminates or reduces the release of air pollutants (including fugitive emissions) and other pollutants to the environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal; it does not mean recycling (other than certain “in-process recycling” practices), energy recovery, treatment, or disposal.

  • air transport means the carriage by aircraft of passengers, baggage, cargo, and mail, separately or in combination, held out to the public for remuneration or hire, including scheduled and non-scheduled air services;

  • Natural environment means the air, land and water, or any combination or part thereof, of the Province of Ontario; (“environnement naturel”)

  • inert waste means waste that—

  • Chemical agent shall mean any compound which, when suitably disseminated, produces incapacitating, damaging or lethal effects on people, animals, plants or material property.

  • Animal means any nonhuman animate being endowed with the power of voluntary action.

  • Yard waste means leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush, including clean woody vegetative material no greater than 6 inches in diameter. This term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls.

  • Wastewater treatment plant means a facility designed and constructed to receive, treat, or store waterborne or liquid wastes.

  • business waste means waste that emanates from premises that are used wholly or mainly for commercial, retail, wholesale, entertainment or government administration purposes;

  • Industrial waste means any liquid, gaseous, radioactive, or solid waste substance resulting from any process of industry, manufacturing, trade, or business or from the development of any natural resource.

  • Waste prevention means source reduction and reuse, but not recycling.

  • Medical Waste means isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes.

  • Pathological waste means waste material consisting of only human or animal remains, anatomical parts, and/or tissue, the bags/containers used to collect and transport the waste material, and animal bedding (if applicable).

  • Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or “PFAS” means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.

  • Oxides of nitrogen means the sum of the volume mixing ratio (ppbv) of nitrogen monoxide (nitric oxide) and nitrogen dioxide expressed in units of mass concentration of nitrogen dioxide (μg/m3);

  • Wild animal means any mammal, bird, fish, or other creature of a wild nature endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion.

  • Bulky Waste means business waste or domestic waste which by virtue of its mass, shape, size or quantity is inconvenient to remove in the routine door-to-door council service provided by the council or service provider;