What is the objective of the Maine Air Toxics Initiative?
The Maine DEP began the Maine Air Toxics Initiative (MATI) in 2002 in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Air Toxics Assessment which indicated that Maine citizens faced an unacceptable risk from air toxics. MATI is a facilitated stakeholder process aimed at identifying: 1) air toxic pollutants that pose the greatest risk to the Maine public; 2) sources of air toxic pollutants; and 3) cost-effective solutions to reduce the risk of toxic air pollution. This will enable Maine to target available resources for maximum risk reduction. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to reduce exposure of all Maine citizens to acceptable levels of air toxics.
