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The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) are air pollution standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The standards, authorized by the Clean Air Act, are for pollutants not covered by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) that may cause an increase in fatalities or in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating illness. [1]
The standards for a particular source category require the maximum degree of emission reduction that the EPA determines to be achievable, which is known as the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards. [2] These standards are authorized by Section 112 of the 1970 Clean Air Act and the regulations are published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). [3]
EPA regulates the following hazardous air pollutants with the MACT standards.
| CAS Number | Chemical Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 75-07-0 | Acetaldehyde | |
| 60-35-5 | Acetamide | |
| 75-05-8 | Acetonitrile | |
| 98-86-2 | Acetophenone (Methyl Phenyl Ketone) | |
| 53-96-3 | 2-Acetylaminofluorene | |
| 107-02-8 | Acrolein | |
| 79-06-1 | Acrylamide | |
| 79-10-7 | Acrylic acid | |
| 107-13-1 | Acrylonitrile | |
| 107-05-1 | Allyl chloride (3-Chloropropene) | |
| 92-67-1 | 4-Aminobiphenyl | |
| 62-53-3 | Aniline | |
| 90-04-0 | o-Anisidine | |
| 1332-21-4 | Asbestos | |
| 71-43-2 | Benzene | including benzene from gasoline |
| 92-87-5 | Benzidine | |
| 98-07-7 | Benzotrichloride | |
| 100-44-7 | Benzyl chloride | |
| 92-52-4 | Biphenyl | |
| 117-81-7 | Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) | |
| 542-88-1 | Bis(chloromethyl)ether | |
| 75-25-2 | Bromoform (Tribromomethane) | |
| 106-99-0 | 1,3-Butadiene | |
| 156-62-7 | Calcium cyanamide | |
| 105-60-2 | Caprolactam | Delisted on June 18, 1996 |
| 133-06-2 | Captan | |
| 63-25-2 | Carbaryl | |
| 75-15-0 | Carbon disulfide | |
| 56-23-5 | Carbon tetrachloride (Tetrachloromethane) | |
| 463-58-1 | Carbonyl sulfide | |
| 120-80-9 | Catechol | |
| 133-90-4 | Chloramben | |
| 57-74-9 | Chlordane | |
| 7782-50-5 | Chlorine | |
| 79-11-8 | Chloroacetic acid | |
| 532-27-4 | 2-Chloroacetophenone | |
| 108-90-7 | Chlorobenzene | |
| 510-15-6 | Chlorobenzilate | |
| 67-66-3 | Chloroform (Trichloromethane) | |
| 107-30-2 | Chloromethyl methyl ether | |
| 126-99-8 | Chloroprene | |
| 1319-77-3 | Cresols/Cresylic acid (isomers and mixture) | |
| 95-48-7 | o-Cresol | |
| 108-39-4 | m-Cresol | |
| 106-44-5 | p-Cresol | |
| 98-82-8 | Cumene | |
| 94-75-7 | 2,4-D, salts and esters | |
| 3547-04-4 | Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) | |
| 334-88-3 | Diazomethane | |
| 132-64-9 | Dibenzofurans | |
| 96-12-8 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) | |
| 84-74-2 | Dibutylphthalate | |
| 106-46-7 | 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-Dichlorobenzene) | |
| 91-94-1 | 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine | |
| 111-44-4 | Dichloroethyl ether (Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether) | |
| 542-75-6 | 1,3-Dichloropropene | |
| 62-73-7 | Dichlorvos | |
| 111-42-2 | Diethanolamine | |
| 64-67-5 | Diethyl sulfate | |
| 119-90-4 | 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine | |
| 60-11-7 | Dimethyl aminoazobenzene | |
| 119-93-7 | 3,3'-Dimethyl benzidine | |
| 79-44-7 | Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride | |
| 68-12-2 | Dimethyl formamide | |
| 57-14-7 | 1,1-Dimethyl hydrazine | |
| 131-11-3 | Dimethyl phthalate | |
| 77-78-1 | Dimethyl sulfate | |
| 121-69-7 | N,N-Dimethylaniline | Clean Air Act erroneously lists N,N-Diethylaniline |
| 534-52-1 | 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol, and salts | |
| 51-28-5 | 2,4-Dinitrophenol | |
| 121-14-2 | 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | |
| 123-91-1 | 1,4-Dioxane (1,4-Diethyleneoxide) | |
| 122-66-7 | 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine | |
| 106-89-8 | Epichlorohydrin (l-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane) | |
| 106-88-7 | 1,2-Epoxybutane | |
| 140-88-5 | Ethyl acrylate | |
| 100-41-4 | Ethyl benzene | |
| 51-79-6 | Ethyl carbamate (Urethane) | |
| 75-00-3 | Ethyl chloride (Chloroethane) | |
| 106-93-4 | Ethylene dibromide (1,2-Dibromoethane) | |
| 107-06-2 | Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane) | |
| 107-21-1 | Ethylene glycol | |
| 151-56-4 | Ethylene imine (Aziridine) | |
| 75-21-8 | Ethylene oxide | |
| 96-45-7 | Ethylene thiourea | |
| 75-34-3 | Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane) | |
| 50-00-0 | Formaldehyde | |
| 76-44-8 | Heptachlor | |
| 118-74-1 | Hexachlorobenzene | |
| 87-68-3 | Hexachlorobutadiene | |
| 77-47-4 | Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | |
| 67-72-1 | Hexachloroethane | |
| 822-06-0 | Hexamethylene-1,6-diisocyanate | |
| 680-31-9 | Hexamethylphosphoramide | |
| 110-54-3 | Hexane | |
| 302-01-2 | Hydrazine | |
| 7647-01-0 | Hydrochloric acid | |
| 7664-39-3 | Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid) | |
| 7783-06-4 | Hydrogen sulfide | Delisted on December 4, 1991 |
| 123-31-9 | Hydroquinone | |
| 78-59-1 | Isophorone | |
| 58-89-9 | Lindane (all isomers) | |
| 108-31-6 | Maleic anhydride | |
| 67-56-1 | Methanol | |
| 72-43-5 | Methoxychlor | |
| 74-83-9 | Methyl bromide (Bromomethane) | |
| 74-87-3 | Methyl chloride (Chloromethane) | |
| 71-55-6 | Methyl chloroform (1,1,1-Trichloroethane) | |
| 78-93-3 | Methyl ethyl ketone (2-Butanone or MEK) | Delisted on December 19, 2005 |
| 60-34-4 | Methyl hydrazine | |
| 74-88-4 | Methyl iodide (Iodomethane) | |
| 108-10-1 | Methyl isobutyl ketone (Hexone or MIBK) | currently under review for delisting |
| 624-83-9 | Methyl isocyanate | |
| 80-62-6 | Methyl methacrylate | |
| 1634-04-4 | Methyl tert-butyl ether | |
| 101-14-4 | 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) | |
| 75-09-2 | Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane) | |
| 101-68-8 | Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) | currently under review for delisting |
| 101-77-9 | 4,4'-Methylenedianiline | |
| 91-20-3 | Naphthalene | |
| 98-95-3 | Nitrobenzene | |
| 92-93-3 | 4-Nitrobiphenyl | |
| 100-02-7 | 4-Nitrophenol | |
| 79-46-9 | 2-Nitropropane | |
| 684-93-5 | N-Nitroso-N-methylurea | |
| 62-75-9 | N-Nitrosodimethylamine | |
| 59-89-2 | N-Nitrosomorpholine | |
| 56-38-2 | Parathion | |
| 82-68-8 | Pentachloronitrobenzene (Quintobenzene) | |
| 87-86-5 | Pentachlorophenol | |
| 108-95-2 | Phenol | |
| 106-50-3 | p-Phenylenediamine | |
| 75-44-5 | Phosgene | |
| 7803-51-2 | Phosphine | |
| 7723-14-0 | Phosphorus | |
| 85-44-9 | Phthalic anhydride | |
| 1336-36-3 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclors) | |
| 1120-71-4 | 1,3-Propane sultone | |
| 57-57-8 | beta-Propiolactone | |
| 123-38-6 | Propionaldehyde | |
| 114-26-1 | Propoxur (Baygon) | |
| 78-87-5 | Propylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloropropane) | |
| 75-56-9 | Propylene oxide | |
| 75-55-8 | 1,2-Propylenimine (2-Methyl aziridine) | |
| 91-22-5 | Quinoline | |
| 106-51-4 | Quinone | |
| 100-42-5 | Styrene | |
| 96-09-3 | Styrene oxide | |
| 1746-01-6 | 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | |
| 79-34-5 | 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane | |
| 127-18-4 | Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) | |
| 7550-45-0 | Titanium tetrachloride | |
| 108-88-3 | Toluene | |
| 95-80-7 | 2,4-Toluene diamine | |
| 584-84-9 | 2,4-Toluene diisocyanate | |
| 95-53-4 | o-Toluidine | |
| 8001-35-2 | Toxaphene (chlorinated camphene) | |
| 120-82-1 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | |
| 79-00-5 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | |
| 79-01-6 | Trichloroethylene | |
| 95-95-4 | 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | |
| 88-06-2 | 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | |
| 121-44-8 | Triethylamine | |
| 1582-09-8 | Trifluralin | |
| 540-84-1 | 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane | |
| 108-05-4 | Vinyl acetate | |
| 593-60-2 | Vinyl bromide (Bromoethene) | |
| 75-01-4 | Vinyl chloride (Chloroethene) | |
| 75-35-4 | Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene) | |
| 1330-20-7 | Xylenes (isomers and mixture) | |
| 95-47-6 | o-Xylenes | |
| 108-38-3 | m-Xylenes | |
| 106-42-3 | p-Xylenes | |
| n/a | Antimony Compounds | |
| n/a | Arsenic Compounds | inorganic including arsine |
| n/a | Beryllium Compounds | |
| n/a | Cadmium Compounds | |
| n/a | Chromium Compounds | |
| n/a | Cobalt Compounds | |
| n/a | Coke Oven Emissions | |
| n/a | Cyanide Compounds 1 | |
| n/a | Glycol ethers 2 | |
| n/a | Lead Compounds | |
| n/a | Manganese Compounds | |
| n/a | Mercury Compounds | |
| n/a | Fine mineral fibers 3 | |
| n/a | Nickel Compounds | |
| n/a | Polycylic Organic Matter 4 | |
| n/a | Radionuclides 5 | including radon |
| n/a | Selenium Compounds |
For all listings above which contain the word "compounds" and for glycol ethers, the following applies: Unless otherwise specified, these listings are defined as including any unique chemical substance that contains the named chemical (i.e., antimony, arsenic, etc.) as part of that chemical's infrastructure.
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