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CA Air Resources Board Releases Report Identifying Tobacco Smoke as Toxic Air Contaminant [10/25-4]
Excerpts from: Proposed Identication of Environmental Tobacco Smoke as a Toxic Air Contaminant
CA Air Resources Board [10/22/04]
The Air Resources Board (ARB) has released the Scientific Review Panel (SRP)
on Toxic Air Contaminants version of the draft report, "Proposed Identification of Environmental Tobacco Smoke as a Toxic Air Contaminant - October 2004." This report includes the Executive Summary, Part A (exposure assessment), Part B (health effects), and Part C (responses to public comments) documents. This version of the report, along with the comments received on the public review version, will be considered by the SRP on Toxic Air Contaminants at a noticed public meeting.
The ARB's consideration of ETS as a TAC will occur following review by the SRP. If the SRP approves the report, it will be presented to the ARB at a duly noticed public hearing, after a 45-day public comment period.
click here to view the executive summary
click here to view this entire report
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