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Air Quality in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
Serving the people of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Native Tribes
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Hazardous Air Pollutants or 'Air Toxics' are prolific throughout the environment. There are 188 toxic chemicals regulated by the EPA. People who are exposed to air toxics over significant durations and concentrations have increased risk of respiratory problems, neurological damage, immunological problems or cancer. The links below will give more information into the human and ecological health risks associated with hazardous air pollutants. Residual Risk and Risk Assessment- Region 10 homepage Health Effects of Air Pollution - Biography of Studies EPA Sponsored Webpages Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Unified Air Toxics Website National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) website Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Explorer Fact Sheets for Hazardous Air Pollutants Air Pollution and Health Risk Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Database Dose-Response Assessment for Assessing Health Risks Associated With Exposure to Hazardous Air Pollutants Local Air Toxics Information Air Quality Where You Live - The Air Now Pages contain current air quality information where you live. Risk Assessment for Toxic Air Pollutants - A Citizen's Guide Evaluating Exposures to Toxic Air Pollutants: A Citizen's Guide To EPA Region 10 Air Toxics Page To EPA Region 10 Risk Assessment Page Region 10 Environmental Assessment Homepage Health Risk Links Reports of the Presidential/Congressional Commission on Risk Assessment and Risk Management (1997) Understanding Risk (National Research Council, 1996) Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment (National Research Council, 1994) ToxNet- a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas)