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11/2006 Dr. Kim completed an air toxics risk assessment for the
Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District.
Dr. Kim completed an air toxics risk assessment
for the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control
District (LMAPCD). This study evaluated cancer
and noncancer risks for 78 chemicals monitored
in 6 locations in the Louisville metropolitan
area during the period 2001-2005. Eleven chemicals
posed the greatest cancer risks: vinyl chloride,
1,3-butadiene, acrylonitrile, methyl t-butyl
ether, chloroform, benzene, carbon tetrachloride,
ethyl acrylate, tetrachloroethene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene,
and naphthalene. The primary risk drivers for
noncancer effects were chloroprene, 1,3-butadiene
and acrylonitrile. This work was funded by LMAPCD
through a grant from the U.S. EPA. The West Louisville
Air Toxics Study Risk Assessment was released
to the general public on November 29, 2006. Read
the article from The Courier-Journal, Louisville,
Kentucky:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article
For questions please contact Dr. Gibb at hgibb@sciences.com.
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