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Appendix C: Frequently Asked Questions
Pages 122-124

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... Answer: Ambient standards, such as the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) are outdoor air pollutant concentration levels maintained by the EPA to monitor air pollution levels in different regions of the country.
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... Question: What are the differences between criteria pollutants and HAPs? Answer: In the 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments, the EPA established criteria, or ambient air concentrations, that define the maximum acceptable level for each of the six criteria pollutants that affect public health and the environment.
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... Appendix A and B, Literature Review Summary and References, provide a larger list of studies reviewed under this project. The studies range from specific airport health research to more general airport air quality and health studies for other industries.
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