Air Toxics Update Melanie Loyzim February 25, 2010

Determining Priorities Maine Air Toxics Initiative (MATI)  2007 Priority List National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA)  2002 released June 2009  2005 due summer 2010 Toxics monitoring results  Compare to CDC Ambient Air Guidelines

Maine Air Toxics Priority List 1Polycyclic Organic Matter 2Naphthalene 3Acrolein 4Formaldehyde 5Benzene 6Chromium Compounds 7Cobalt Compounds 81,3-Butadiene 9Sulfuric Acid 10Diesel Particulate Matter 11Nickel Compounds 12Arsenic Compounds 13Particlate Matter from Nanotechnology 14 Brominated Flame Retardants 15Acetaldehyde 16Lead Compounds 17Cadmium Compounds 18Chloroform 19Manganese Compounds 20Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 21Methyl Bromide (Bromomethane) 22Carbon Tetrachloride 23Dioxins and Furans 24Hydrogen Sulfide 25Ethylene Dichloride (1,2- Dichloroethane) 26Ethylene Dibromide (Dibromethane) 27Mercury Compounds

2005 Toxicity-Weighted Emissions by Pollutant

Residential Wood Combustion  U.S. Metropolitan Housing Survey (2005) 53,000+ uncertified woodstoves 18,000+ certified woodstoves Almost 2,000 OWBs  American Lung Association of Maine (Nov 2008, N=3,204) 38% planned to burn wood 16% use wood as principal heating fuel ¼ of woodstoves > 20 years old  Market Decisions (Nov 2009, N=400) 43% of Mainers burn wood for heat 67% of Mainers do not perceive woodsmoke as an air pollution problem

Residential Wood Combustion Woodstoves  Outreach Campaign Save money. Save time. Protect your health. Flip card, public service announcement, website Partner with public health community, EPA and HPBA  Change-out Program 2010 bill to establish fund for distribution by DEP Local program template SEP template

Neurological Risk 2002 National Air Toxics Assessment Cancer Risk Respiratory Risk

2002 NATA – Respiratory risk in Cumberland County

Primary risk drivers statewide:  Background CCl 4  Benzene  PAH 2002 NATA Cancer Risk

Ambient Air Guidelines Bureau of Health’s most recent recommendations for chemical concentrations in ambient air, below which there is minimal risk of a deleterious health effect resulting from long term inhalation exposure