EPA Rule Cuts Air Toxics From Passenger Vehicles, Gasoline
Environment News Service, February, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) — --> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Friday finalized new standards for emissions of toxic fumes from mobile sources such as gasoline, passenger vehicles, and gas cans.
The mobile source air toxics, MSAT, rule is intended to cut emissions of benzene, a known carcinogen, and other hydrocarbons such as 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, and naphthalene.
Most of the nation’s benzene emissions come from mobile sources, according to the EPA. People who live or work near major roads, or spend a large amount of time in vehicles, are likely to have higher exposures and higher risks, the agency says. People living in homes with attached garages are likely to be exposed to benzene levels that are higher than...
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