PETROLEUM INDUSTRY SEEKS TO DOWNPLAY INDOOR AIR RISKS IN EPA GUIDANCE

The oil industry is developing recommendations on assessing the health risks posed by petroleum-related air toxins in an effort to downplay EPA risk estimates in an upcoming guidance on how to limit indoor air contamination caused by leaking underground storage tanks (USTs). The American Petroleum Institute (API) is completing a document that it will present to EPA for inclusion as part of an appendix to its controversial guidance on addressing so-called vapor intrusion, which refers to indoor air contamination resulting...