Notice of Public Meeting to Consider the Review of the Health-based California Ambient Air Quality Standards
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DISCUSSION: Health and Safety Code section 39606 (d) (1) requires the Board, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, to review all current health-based California ambient air quality standards to determine whether, based on public health, scientific literature, and exposure pattern data, the standards adequately protect the health of the public, including infants and children, with an adequate margin of safety.
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