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Technical Information
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Here you can find links to various technical resources related to the proposed Dry Cleaning Rule
- Background Information
Document (PDF) (170pp, 1.4 MB)
Included are the following background information documents:
1. Industry Trends Memorandum
2. Control Technology Memorandum
3. State Regulations Summary Memorandum
4. Summary of Existing State Non-Regulatory Programs Memorandum
5. Major Source Cost and Emissions Memorandum (and spreadsheet)
6. Area Source Cost and Emissions Memorandum (and spreadsheet)
7. Co-residential Cost and Emissions Memorandum (and spreadsheet)
8. Co-residential Memorandum - Estimating the Fraction of Dry Cleaning Facilities that are Collocated
9. Co-residential Memorandum - Number of Co-residential Area Source Dry Cleaners
10. Alternative Performance-Based Memorandum
- Perchloroethylene
Dry Cleaners Refined Human Health Risk Characterization (PDF) (69pp, 2.5 MB)
The memo and attached documents describe the methods by which EPA conducted its refined risk assessment of the major source and area source facilities within the perchloroethylene (perc) dry cleaners source category.