DPR will monitor for pesticides in Parlier air quality pilot project

(July 25, 2005) - - The Department of Pesticide Regulation will monitor for more than two
dozen pesticides in its air Parlier pilot project.  In addition, the Air
Resources Board (ARB) has agreed to assist DPR by conducting additional
monitoring for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and metals.  Among
pesticides included in the ARB monitoring are methyl bromide,
1,3-dichloropropene (Telone), xylene and sulfur.

At the Parlier Local Advisory Group (LAG) meeting Thursday (July 21),
LAG and audience members requested this list of the VOCs and metals that
ARB will monitor for:

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Acetaldehyde
Acetone
Acetonitrile
Acrolein
Acrylonitrile
Benzene
1,3-Butadiene
Carbon Disulfide
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene
Chloroform
meta-Dichlorobenzene
ortho-Dichlorobenzene
para-Dichlorobenzene
cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
Ethyl Benzene
Ethylene Dibromide
Ethylene Dichloride
Formaldehyde
Methyl Bromide
Methyl Chloroform
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Methyl tertiary-Butyl Ether
Methylene Chloride
Perchloroethylene
Styrene
Toluene
Trichloroethylene
meta/para-Xylene
meta-Xylene
ortho-Xylene
para-Xylene

METALS
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Bromine
Cadmium
Calcium
Chlorine
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Hexavalent Chromium
Iron
Lead
Manganese
Mercury
Molybdenum
Nickel
Phosphorus
Potassium
Rubidium
Selenium
Silicon
Strontium
Sulfur
Tin
Titanium
Uranium
Vanadium
Yttrium
Zinc
Zirconium

Note:  For future reference, the list is online at
www.arb.ca.gov/adam/toxics/statesubstance.html.  However, DPR's EJ
project will not include the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on that
page.