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EPA Anticipates 99% Dioxin Decline from Municipal Combustors/Incinerators A new report
issued by the EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, "Latest
Findings on National Air Quality," includes news of the significant success
of air toxics reductions programs. According to the report, U.S. air toxics
emissions will be cut by almost 1.5 million tons from 1990 levels when
technology-based emissions standards for industrial and combustion sources
are fully implemented. At that time, dioxin emissions from municipal waste
combustors and incinerators will have been reduced by approximately 99%
and mercury emissions by 95%. The full report may be accessed at: |