Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 232 - TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANTS
Subpart B - DETERMINATION OF A TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANT
Section 232.200 - Characteristics for Determining a Toxic Air Contaminant

Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 232.200

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

a) Contaminants found by the Board to be Toxic Air Contaminants pursuant to subsections (b) or (c), below, shall be listed in Appendix A.

b) A Toxic Air Contaminant is a contaminant which the Board finds may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness, or may pose a significant threat to human health. (Section 9.5(c) of the Act)

c) The Board shall find that a contaminant is a Toxic Air Contaminant upon a determination that:

1) The contaminant has a Toxicity Score of 3 or greater using the procedures for determining the Toxicity Score described in Section 232.310; or

2) The contaminant is classified as a carcinogen according to Section 232.320; and

3) The contaminant meets the statutory definition set forth in subsection (b), above.

d) Any person can petition the Board to list or delist a toxic air contaminant pursuant to the requirements of Section 232.500. The Board will consider such a petition a proposal for rulemaking subject to the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 102.

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