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General Air Toxics Information

• US Environmental Protection Agency
  • US EPA: Hazardous Air Pollutants/Unified Air Toxics WebSite.  Basic facts, pollutants and sources, technical resources.
  • US EPA: Air Pollution and Health Risk.  Brochure on understanding risks from air pollution.
  • US EPA: Risk Assessment for Toxic Air Pollutants: A Citizen’s Guide.  Brochure on understanding health risk assessments.
  • US EPA: Evaluating Exposures to Toxic Air Pollutants: A Citizen’s Guide.  Additional information on exposure to air toxic pollutants and understanding risk assessments.
  • US EPA: Unified Air Toxics WebSite Health Effects Notebook for Hazardous Air Pollutants.  Fact sheets and additional information on effects on human health of substances that are defined as hazardous by the 1990 amendments of the Clean Air Act.
• California Air Resources Board
  • California Air Resources Board Air Toxics Program.  General information on the state’s air toxics program.  Includes newly identified pollutants, control measures and other current activities.

Technical Information on Health Effects and Risk

• Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.  OEHHA is responsible for conducting health risk assessments of chemical contaminants in air and developing risk assessment guidance.
• OEHHA’s Guide to Understanding Health Risk Assessments.  This document provides a basic explanation of risk assessment for laypeople involved in environmental health issues, including policymakers, businesspeople, members of community groups, news reporters, and others with an interest in the potential health effects of toxic chemicals.
• National Library of Medicine Toxicology Tutorials.  Provides access to Toxicology Tutorials designed to give users a working knowledge of basic toxicology principles.

Local Studies and Monitoring

• North Santa Barbara County Crystalline Silica Study.  Results of a 1993 risk study for crystalline silica emissions in North Santa Barbara County.
• California Air Resources Board Pilot Monitoring Study of Crystalline Silica in Ambient Air in Lompoc, CA.  Report on a 2001 pilot study conducted by the ARB on ambient air monitoring for crystalline silica in Lompoc.

Air Toxics Presentations

• Air Toxics Program Overview.  Provides a general overview of the Air Toxics Program at the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District.
• OEHHA’s Revisions to the Risk Assessment Guidance Manual.  Summarizes the key changes to OEHHA’s Risk Assessment Guidance Manual used for conducting health risk assessments.