About the Clean Air Technology Center

The Clean Air Technology Center (CATC) serves as a resource on all areas of emerging and existing air pollution prevention and control technologies, and provides public access to data and information on their use, effectiveness and cost. In addition, the CATC will provide technical support, including access to EPA’'s knowledge base, to government agencies and others, as resources allow, related to the technical and economic feasibility, operation and maintenance of these technologies.

• Overview of Data Resources
• Public Access and Information Transfer
• RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse
• Related Programs

Data Resources

• RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse (RBLC)
  Search and download reports of selected air pollution control information. 
• CATC PRODUCTS 
  Download technical reports, cost information and software.

Public Access and Information Transfer

The CATC's homepage provides full access to most CATC products and services and links to related programs and web sites. Download CATC and RBLC products, access CICA services and products through the link to this special site, search technology and regulation data and generate your own report, check air quality along the U.S.-Mexico border or send us an E-Mail with your question or comments. 

RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse

The CATC maintains an air pollution control technology database called the RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse (RBLC). The RBLC provides data on air pollution control technology determinations made primarily by federal, state, local and tribal permitting agencies. The RBLC contains case-by-case air pollution control technology determinations that can help you identify appropriate technologies to mitigate or treat most air pollutant emission streams. The RBLC was designed to help permit applicants and reviewers make pollution prevention and control technology decisions for stationary sources of air pollution and includes data submitted by 50 states and territories in the U.S. on over 200 different air pollutants and 1,000 industrial processes.

Related Programs

CICA - U.S.-Mexico Border Information Center on Air Pollution / Centro de Información sobre Contaminación de Aire

CICA provides technical support and assistance in evaluating air pollution problems along the U.S. -Mexico border. It provides a bilingual (Spanish/English) information line and website. The website includes air quality data for the border, information on border air quality programs and CICA projects, downloadable products generated by CICA and others on border air pollution problems and solutions, and links to other related websites. Access CICA through the CATC website.