Criteria pollutant definition

Criteria pollutant means a pollut- ant for which the Administrator has promulgated a national ambient air quality standard pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7409 (i.e., ozone, lead, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide).
Criteria pollutant means a pollutant for which there is established a National Ambient Air Quality Standard at 40 CFR Part 50. The criteria pollutants are carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter, ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide (SO2), lead (Pb), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
Criteria pollutant means any of the following regulated pollutants: nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, PM10, PM2.5, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and lead.

Examples of Criteria pollutant in a sentence

  • Criteria pollutant impacts of volatile chemical 628 products informed by near-field modelling.


More Definitions of Criteria pollutant

Criteria pollutant means PM10, PM2.5, nitrogen oxides, VOCs, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, lead or any other air pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard has been promulgated under Section 109 of the Clean Air Act.
Criteria pollutant means any pollutant for which an ambient air quality standard is established under 9VAC5-30 (Ambient Air Quality Standards).
Criteria pollutant or "criteria air pollutant" means an air pollutant for which a criteria document has been prepared by EPA and has a primary or secondary ambient air quality standard. These pollutants are identified in 40 CFR Part 50 and include sulfur oxides (measured as sulfur dioxide), particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, oxides of nitrogen (measured as nitrogen dioxide), and lead. Although volatile organic compounds are no longer identified as a criteria pollutant category, they are regulated together with oxides of nitrogen as a precursor to ozone.
Criteria pollutant means any air pollutant for which a California ambient air quality standard (CAAQS) or a national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) has been established. A list of air pollutants for which a CAAQS or NAAQS has been established can be found at http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/aaqs/aaqs2.pdf, June 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Criteria pollutant means a pollutant for which there is established a National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) in 40 CFR Part 50. The criteria pollutants are carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), ozone (O3) sulfur dioxide (SO2), lead (Pb), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
Criteria pollutant means any pollutant for which an ambient air quality standard is established under 9 VAC 5 Chapter 30 (9 VAC 5-30-10 et seq.)
Criteria pollutant means any air contaminant for which a NAAQS has been promulgated under 40 CFR 50 or for which a NJAAQS has been promulgated at N.J.A.C. 7:27- 13.