Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 575

Air contaminant: means dust, fumes, mist, smoke, other particulate matter, vapor, gas, odorous substances, or any combination thereof. See
Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's duly authorized representative. See
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 575. Hazardous air contaminant monitoring program

The Secretary shall establish a hazardous air contaminant monitoring program. The goals of the program shall be to:

(1) measure the presence of hazardous air contaminants in ambient air;

(2) identify sources of hazardous air contaminants;

(3) assess human health and ecological risk to focus studies on those air contaminants that pose the greatest risk;

(4) gather sufficient data to allow the Secretary to establish appropriately protective standards; and

(5) ensure adequate data are collected to support the State‘s operating permit program. (Added 1993, No. 92, § 15.)