The Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Information and Assessment Act (AB 2588, 1987, Connelly) was enacted in 1987, and requires stationary sources to report the types and quantities of certain substances routinely released into the air. The goals of AB 2588 are to collect emission data, to identify facilities having localized impacts, to ascertain health risks, to notify nearby residents of significant risks, and to reduce those significant risks to acceptable levels. Facilities that are subject to this regulation are required to prepare and submit a toxic emissions inventory plan, toxic emissions inventory report, and if a screening risk assessment indicates that they may pose a significant risk to public health, they will need to prepare a refined health risk assessment.
