Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSATs) Mitigation Measures
In accordance with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) “Interim Guidance Update on Mobile Source Air Toxic Analysis in NEPA Documents (September 30, 2009),” transportation projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) must include an analysis of mobile source air toxics (MSATs). MSATs are air pollutants emitted by mobile sources that can cause serious health effects. Of a group of 93 MSAT compounds, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has identified seven compounds with significant contributions from mobile sources that are among the national and regional-scale cancer risk drivers from their 1999 National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA). These seven compounds consist of acrolein, benzene, 1,3-butadiene, diesel particulate matter plus diesel exhaust organic gases (diesel PM), formaldehyde, naphthalene, and polycyclic organic matter. FHWA classifies these seven compounds as the “priority MSATs,” recognizing that this list is subject to change. The objectives of this project are to: (1) propose a “screening” protocol that will facilitate the decision making process regarding which projects warrant MSAT assessment; (2) develop procedures (in consultation with regulatory agencies) for conducting qualitative and quantitative analyses of the seven priority MSATs in NYSDOT NEPA and SEQRA environmental documents; and (3) identify feasible MSAT mitigation measures for NYSDOT capital improvement projects and facilities. The work involves 10 separate tasks, including a guidance document for conducting MSAT assessments for projects that fall within NEPA/SEQRA.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Project funded in part with funds from the Federal Highway Administration.
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Corporate Authors:
New York University, New York
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
295 Lafayette Street
New York, NY United States 10012New York University, Tuxedo
School of Medicine, Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine
57 Old Forge Rd.
Tuxedo, NY United States 10987-5007Sierra Research, Incorporated
1801 J Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814 -
Authors:
- Zimmerman, Rae
- Restrepo, Carlos E
- Mondschein, Andrew
- Thurston, George
- Cromar, Kevin
- Lall, Ramona
- Carlson, Tom
- Dulla, Bob
- Panero, Marta
- Publication Date: 2013-10
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; Illustrations; Maps; Tables;
- Pagination: 148p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Administrative procedures; Air pollution; Decision making; Environmental impacts; Environmental protection; Environmental risk assessment; Mobile sources; Poisons
- Identifier Terms: National Environmental Policy Act; New York State Department of Transportation; State Environmental Quality Review Act
- Geographic Terms: New York (State)
- Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I15: Environment; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01506595
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: C-08-12
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Feb 6 2014 10:15AM