Based on the results of this assessment, does EPA think air toxics pose significant health risks?
Based on the results of this national-scale assessment and other studies, millions of people live in areas where air toxics may pose potentially significant health concerns. Although air quality continues to improve, we feel that more needs to be done to reduce the potential for harm from exposures to these chemicals. For this reason, EPA will continue to use and improve air toxics information and tools (i.e., monitoring networks, reporting requirements, inventories, and both national- and more local-scale assessment approaches) to support the evaluation, characterization, and tracking of risk. EPA will also continue to develop air toxics regulations as well as cost-effective pollution prevention and other control options to address indoor and urban pollutant sources that significantly contribute to risk.
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- Based on this national-scale assessment, can EPA determine which areas and/or populations are at greatest risk from air toxics?
- Based on the results of this assessment, does EPA think air toxics pose significant health risks?
- What are some of the actions EPA has taken to control air toxics? Are you seeing results?
