10 V.S.A. § 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.