EPA Announces Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for Power Plants - Technical Information
December 21, 2011 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced standards to limit mercury, acid gases and other toxic pollution from power plants. The rule and the fact sheets can be found here.
Related web sites:
- IPM Analysis of the Proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)
- Enforcement Response Policy for CAA 113
- Additional Technical Information - Clean Air Act Standards and Guidelines for Electric Utilities
Technical documentation:
- Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Final Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (pdf)
- Revised Technical Support Document: National-Scale Assessment of Mercury Risk to Populations with High Consumption of Self-caught Freshwater Fish In Support of the Appropriate and Necessary Finding for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Generating Units (pdf)
- Memorandum: Emissions Overview: Hazardous Air Pollutants in Support of the Final Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (pdf)
- Example Initial Notification of Applicability National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (pdf)