Air toxics reduction efforts are coordinated by The Planning and Policy Program. Activities of the program range from reviewing and commenting on national toxics reduction efforts to assisting local communities in addressing air toxics.
Division successes to date include air toxics monitoring, inventorying and inspection of air toxics sources, assistance to city and county agencies, stakeholder involvement, working with other department programs (Water Quality, Environmental Epidemiology) and collaborating with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Air toxics are also referred to as hazardous air pollutants.
While all pollutants are toxic, EPA lists 188 air toxics as distinct from "criteria pollutants." Criteria pollutants include ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter and lead.
The Air Pollution Control Division conducts several activities that control or prevent air toxics, including:
The air division also conducts activities to measure and analyze hazardous air pollutants in Colorado. These include: