Guest Speaker:  Dr. Keith Silverman
Merck & Company, Inc. Whitehouse Station, New Jersey and
Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, NJIT., Newark, NJ

Abstract:
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) are those pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer, serious health effects, or adverse environmental effects.  People exposed to HAPs at sufficient concentrations and durations may have an increased risk of getting cancer or experiencing other health effects.  The 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act (CAAA) directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use technology-based air pollution control measures to significantly reduce emissions of HAPs from major sources of air pollution, followed by a risk-based assessment to address any remaining or residual health risks.  This study retrospectively assessed the public health risk posed by 17 major source facilities, located in three counties in New Jersey, in 1990, the year the Clean Air Act was last amended.  The risk results were used to assess what, if any, air pollution controls would be required for the source facilities by Title III of the CAAA.  The economic benefits and costs of these pollution controls were also estimated and compared.

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