National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

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The National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, also using the acronym NESHAP, are emissions standards set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency—EPA. The standards are for air pollutants not covered by National Ambient Air Quality Standards—NAAQS, that may cause an increase in fatalities or in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating illness.

MACT standards[edit]

The standards for a particular source category require the maximum degree of emission reduction that the EPA determines to be achievable, which is known as the Maximum Achievable Control Technology—MACT standards. [1] These standards are authorized by Section 112 of the 1970 Clean Air Act and the regulations are published in 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63.



CAS Number Chemical Name Notes
75-07-0 Acetaldehyde
60-35-5 Acetamide
75-05-8 Acetonitrile
98-86-2 Acetophenone (Methyl Phenyl Ketone)
53-96-3 2-Acetylaminofluorene
107-02-8 Acrolein
79-06-1 Acrylamide
79-10-7 Acrylic acid
107-13-1 Acrylonitrile
107-05-1 Allyl chloride (3-Chloropropene)
92-67-1 4-Aminobiphenyl
62-53-3 Aniline
90-04-0 o-Anisidine
1332-21-4 Asbestos
71-43-2 Benzene including benzene from gasoline
92-87-5 Benzidine
98-07-7 Benzotrichloride
100-44-7 Benzyl chloride
92-52-4 Biphenyl
542-88-1 Bis(chloromethyl)ether
75-25-2 Bromoform (Tribromomethane)
106-99-0 1,3-Butadiene
156-62-7 Calcium cyanamide
105-60-2 Caprolactam delisted on June 18, 1996
133-06-2 Captan
63-25-2 Carbaryl
75-15-0 Carbon disulfide
56-23-5 Carbon tetrachloride (Tetrachloromethane)
463-58-1 Carbonyl sulfide
120-80-9 Catechol
133-90-4 Chloramben
57-74-9 Chlordane
7782-50-5 Chlorine
79-11-8 Chloroacetic acid
532-27-4 2-Chloroacetophenone
108-90-7 Chlorobenzene
510-15-6 Chlorobenzilate
67-66-3 Chloroform (Trichloromethane)
107-30-2 Chloromethyl methyl ether
126-99-8 Chloroprene
95-48-7 o-Cresol
108-39-4 m-Cresol
106-44-5 p-Cresol
98-82-8 Cumene
94-75-7 2,4-D, salts and esters
3547-04-4 Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE)
334-88-3 Diazomethane
132-64-9 Dibenzofurans
84-74-2 Dibutylphthalate
91-94-1 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine
542-75-6 1,3-Dichloropropene
62-73-7 Dichlorvos
111-42-2 Diethanolamine
64-67-5 Diethyl sulfate
119-90-4 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine
60-11-7 Dimethyl aminoazobenzene
119-93-7 3,3'-Dimethyl benzidine
79-44-7 Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride
68-12-2 Dimethyl formamide
57-14-7 1,1-Dimethyl hydrazine
131-11-3 Dimethyl phthalate
77-78-1 Dimethyl sulfate
51-28-5 2,4-Dinitrophenol
121-14-2 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
122-66-7 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine
106-88-7 1,2-Epoxybutane
140-88-5 Ethyl acrylate
100-41-4 Ethyl benzene
51-79-6 Ethyl carbamate (Urethane)
75-00-3 Ethyl chloride (Chloroethane)
106-93-4 Ethylene dibromide (1,2-Dibromoethane)
107-06-2 Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane)
107-21-1 Ethylene glycol
151-56-4 Ethylene imine (Aziridine)
75-21-8 Ethylene oxide
96-45-7 Ethylene thiourea
75-34-3 Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane)
50-00-0 Formaldehyde
76-44-8 Heptachlor
118-74-1 Hexachlorobenzene
87-68-3 Hexachlorobutadiene
77-47-4 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
67-72-1 Hexachloroethane
822-06-0 Hexamethylene-1,6-diisocyanate
680-31-9 Hexamethylphosphoramide
110-54-3 Hexane
302-01-2 Hydrazine
7647-01-0 Hydrochloric acid
7664-39-3 Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)
123-31-9 Hydroquinone
78-59-1 Isophorone
58-89-9 Lindane (all isomers)
108-31-6 Maleic anhydride
67-56-1 Methanol
72-43-5 Methoxychlor
74-83-9 Methyl bromide (Bromomethane)
74-87-3 Methyl chloride (Chloromethane)
71-55-6 Methyl chloroform (1,1,1-Trichloroethane)
60-34-4 Methyl hydrazine
74-88-4 Methyl iodide (Iodomethane)
624-83-9 Methyl isocyanate
80-62-6 Methyl methacrylate
1634-04-4 Methyl tert-butyl ether
75-09-2 Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane)
101-77-9 4,4'-Methylenedianiline
91-20-3 Naphthalene
98-95-3 Nitrobenzene
92-93-3 4-Nitrobiphenyl
100-02-7 4-Nitrophenol
79-46-9 2-Nitropropane
684-93-5 N-Nitroso-N-methylurea
62-75-9 N-Nitrosodimethylamine
59-89-2 N-Nitrosomorpholine
56-38-2 Parathion
82-68-8 Pentachloronitrobenzene (Quintobenzene)
87-86-5 Pentachlorophenol
108-95-2 Phenol
106-50-3 p-Phenylenediamine
75-44-5 Phosgene
7803-51-2 Phosphine
7723-14-0 Phosphorus
85-44-9 Phthalic anhydride
1336-36-3 Polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclors)
1120-71-4 1,3-Propane sultone
57-57-8 beta-Propiolactone
123-38-6 Propionaldehyde
114-26-1 Propoxur (Baygon)
78-87-5 Propylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloropropane)
75-56-9 Propylene oxide
91-22-5 Quinoline
106-51-4 Quinone
100-42-5 Styrene
96-09-3 Styrene oxide
1746-01-6 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
79-34-5 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
127-18-4 Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
7550-45-0 Titanium tetrachloride
108-88-3 Toluene
95-80-7 2,4-Toluene diamine
584-84-9 2,4-Toluene diisocyanate
95-53-4 o-Toluidine
8001-35-2 Toxaphene (chlorinated camphene)
120-82-1 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
79-00-5 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
79-01-6 Trichloroethylene
95-95-4 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
88-06-2 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
121-44-8 Triethylamine
1582-09-8 Trifluralin
540-84-1 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane
108-05-4 Vinyl acetate
593-60-2 Vinyl bromide (Bromoethene)
75-01-4 Vinyl chloride (Chloroethene)
75-35-4 Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene)
1330-20-7 Xylenes (isomers and mixture)
95-47-6 o-Xylenes
108-38-3 m-Xylenes
106-42-3 p-Xylenes
n/a Antimony Compounds
n/a Arsenic Compounds inorganic including arsine
n/a Beryllium Compounds
n/a Cadmium Compounds
n/a Chromium Compounds
n/a Cobalt Compounds
n/a Coke Oven Emissions
n/a Cyanide Compounds1
n/a Glycol ethers2
n/a Lead Compounds
n/a Manganese Compounds
n/a Mercury Compounds
n/a Fine mineral fibers3
n/a Nickel Compounds
n/a Polycylic Organic Matter4
n/a Radionuclides5 including radon
n/a Selenium Compounds


n = 1, 2, or 3
  • ^5 A type of atom which spontaneously undergoes radioactive decay.

Sources: USEPA's original list & Modifications

Pollution sources[edit]


"Major" sources are defined as sources that emit 10 or more tons per year of any of the listed toxic air pollutants, or 25 or more tons per year of a mixture of air toxics. These sources may release air toxics from equipment leaks, when materials are transferred from one location to another, or during discharge through emission stacks or vents



See also[edit]


External links[edit]

  • Overview, a brief description of the sections of the Clean Air Act related to air toxics as well as further links to relevant rules, reports, and programs.
Specific MACT regulation summaries