August 10, 2016 - Multi-Pollutant, Risk-Based Air Quality Management Analysis for Upstate South Carolina

This webinar features a multi-pollutant, risk-based analysis conducted by EPA and South Carolina with respect to the Upstate South Carolina area. The analysis evaluated a local control strategy targeting ozone and PM2.5, while at the same time reducing air toxics in order to maximize both health benefits and air quality improvements.  The webinar provides an overview of the data and steps needed for such an analysis.

Analyses of this kind can help states, tribes, or local areas assess the strategies they could implement at the local level to improve air quality.  The results can be used by decisionmakers to effectively direct resources toward air quality improvement strategies that are the most beneficial from a risk perspective.  In addition, the results of this project demonstrate that improving air quality in areas already attaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) can yield significant health benefits. 

• Intended Audience: States, local government air quality planners and technical staff, tribes
• Presenters: Kimber Scavo and Neal Fann, U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards; Andy Hollis, South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control
• Webinar recording

• Presentation Materials (PDF)(19 pp, 1 MB, August 10, 2016)