6Desired environmental outcome

6 Desired environmental outcome

The desired environmental outcome of this Measure is to facilitate management of air toxics in ambient air that will allow for the equivalent protection of human health and well being, by-

(1) providing for the generation of comparable, reliable information on the levels of toxic air pollutants (“air toxics”) at sites where significantly elevated concentrations of one or more of these air toxics are likely to occur (“Stage 1 sites”) and where the potential for significant population exposure to air toxics exists ( “Stage 2 sites”).

(2) establishing a consistent approach to the identification of such sites for use by jurisdictions.

(3) establishing a consistent frame of reference (“monitoring investigation levels”) for use by jurisdictions in assessing the likely significance of levels of air toxics measured at Stage 2 sites.

(4) adopting a nationally consistent approach to monitoring air toxics at a range of locations (eg. near major industrial sites, major roads, areas affected by wood smoke).