OIL INDUSTRY SEEKS TO DOWNPLAY RISKS OF VAPOR INTRUSION IN EPA GUIDE

The oil industry is developing recommendations on assessing petroleum-associated air toxics risks in an effort to downplay EPA risk estimates in a forthcoming agency guidance on how to limit indoor air contamination caused by leaking underground storage tanks (USTs). The American Petroleum Institute (API) is finalizing its document and will present it to EPA as the agency develops an appendix to a controversial guidance on addressing so-called vapor intrusion, which refers to indoor air contamination resulting from soil contamination that...