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National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

"Emission standards set by EPA for an air pollutant not covered by NAAQS that may cause an increase in deaths or serious, irreversible, or incapacitating illness. Primary standards are designed to protect human health, secondary standards to protect publi

Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Compliance and Assurance

   
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