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Air Pollutants - Particulate Matter (PM)

Ensuring that our air quality in South Carolina meets the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) is a challenging issue we face every day. Over the last several years, staff within the Air Program has cultivated working relationships with partners across varied sectors at the state and local level for the purpose of encouraging, enabling and supporting efforts to implement effective air pollution reduction activities. Recent revisions to the PM standard have created an ideal opportunity for the local stakeholders in South Carolina to continue and advance proactive local measures implemented to improve air quality.

Over the past several months, community leaders have been working together to formulate an action plan for improving air quality and ensuring attainment with current and future NAAQS. Maintaining this effort prior to designation by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the current PM standard and the revised PM and ozone standards is helping bring cleaner air to South Carolina sooner.

Local Initiatives

All Presentations are in pdf format.

Technical Group Resources

• List of Potential Control Measures for PM_2.5 and Precursors
  
  
• National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), March 2006 Controlling Fine Particulate Matter Under the Clean Air Act: A Menu of Options
  
  
• EPA National Clean Diesel Campaign Publications
  
  
• Diesel Technology Forum – Why retrofit?
• Retrofit Toolkit
  
  
• Southeast Diesel Collaborative
  
  
• Center for Clean Air Policy guidebook: Land Use, Transit & Travel Demand Management (TDM), Vehicle Technology and Fuels
  
  
• Victoria Transport Policy Institute is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems. They provide a variety of free resources on their website.
• Victoria Transport Policy Institute Online TDM Encyclopedia
  
  
• EPA wood stove changeout
  
  
• Energy Star
• Buildings and Plants
  
  
• Find other ENERGY STAR Products
  
  
• Particulate Controls – Institute of Clean Air Companies
  
  
• EPA Agricultural Burning site
  
  
• SC Forestry Commission fire and burning information
  
  
• GA Forestry Commission