US Environmental Protection Agency, "US Cancers Caused by Air Toxics"New release, EPA-New England, Air Toxics website: In New England, 1,900 additional cancer cases per year ( corresponds to 3% of all new cases) are estimated to be associated with exposure to air toxics. This estimate is based on the National Air Toxics modeling of 1996 air toxic emissions inventory data. EPA-NE on its new website identified 13 air toxic chemicals of concern and the site provides health factsheets, exposure and risk maps and a listing of emission sources. The new Regional Air Toxics website can be accessed through: the current EPA question of the month, "What are the hazardous air pollutants or air toxics of greatest concern in New England at http://www.epa.gov/region01 or directly at: http://www.epa.gov/region01/eco/airtox/index.html |