Fact Sheets / FAQs
This page last reviewed May 12, 2016
The following fact sheets, frequently asked questions (FAQs), brochures, pamphlets, etc. provide general background on a variety of issues. For further information, please contact our Helpline.Abrasive Blasting
Air Pollutants
- Air Quality Index (AQI)
- Air Quality and Meterological Information System (AQMIS) - FAQs
- Ambient Air Quality Data - FAQs
- Ambient Air Quality Standards
- Health and Air Pollution
- Ozone and Health
- Particulate Matter (PM10) Air Pollution
- What Would You Like to Know About California's Air Quality?
Asbestos
Bicycles
Climate Change
Coatings
- Auto Refinishing Coatings - English
or Spanish
- Auto Refinishing Coatings - Suggested Control Measure - English
or Spanish
- Chrome Plating Fact Sheet
- Thermal Spraying
Community Health
Compliance Assistance and Training Programs
Consumer Products
- Air Cleaners and Particles
- Automotive Cleaning and Degreasing Products - English or Spanish
- Cleaning Products
- Consumer Products and Air Pollution
- Composite Wood Products
- Consumer Products and Smog
- Portable Fuel Containers (Gas Cans)
- Windshield Washer Fluid
- Wood Burning Handbook
Diesel Topics
(see also Vehicles" below)Diesel Health Effects
- CA Accomplishments in Reducing Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions
- CA Plan to Reduce Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions - English
or Spanish
- Children's School Bus Exposure Study - Fact Sheet: English or
Spanish
- Diesel Exhaust and Health Effects: Overview
- Diesel Health Effects: Summary
- Diesel PM Health Risk Assessment - West Oakland
- Diesel Risk Reduction Plan - Fact Sheets: English
or Spanish
- CA Accomplishments in Reducing Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions
-
Mobile Vehicles and Equipment
- Diesel Trucks, Buses, Trailers and Refer Units:
Multiregulation summary.
- Cargo Handling Equipment Regulation
- Commercial and Charter Fishing - Fact Sheet
- Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation
- Heavy Duty (Tractor-Trailer) Greenhouse Gas Regulation
- Idling Limitations of School Buses at Schools
- Port (Drayage) Trucks Regulation - English
or Spanish
- Port (Drayage) Trucks Registry - English
or Spanish
- Diesel Trucks, Buses, Trailers and Refer Units:
Multiregulation summary.
-
Stationary Engines and Portable Equipment
- In-Use Stationary Diesel Agricultural Engines
- Stationary Diesel Engine ATCM - FAQs
- Stationary Diesel Engine Reporting Requirements
- Transport Refrigeration Units (TRU) and TRU Generator Sets -
English or
Spanish
- Transport Refrigeration Units (TRU) - FAQs and Guidelines
- In-Use Stationary Diesel Agricultural Engines
-
Diesel Fuels
-
Related Programs, Plans and Other Topics
Dry Cleaning
Fuel Cells
Fuels
- Cutting petroleum use in half by 2030
- Reducir por la mitad el uso de petroleo para el 2030
- CA Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel
- E85 and Flexible Fuel Vehicles
- Hydrogen Highway - Fact Sheets and FAQs
- Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel - Fact Sheet
- Portable Fuel Containers (Gas Cans)
- Reformulated Gasoline - FAQs
- Spanish
Fact Sheet: 2001-01-00 California Reformulated Gas (Hoja de Datos, Gasolina Reformulada de California
- Spanish
Fact Sheet: 2002-06-00 Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) (Hoja de Datos, MTBE, Eter Metil TerbutÃlico)
- Update on the Effectiveness of Cleaner-Burning Gasoline Regulations
- Vapor Recovery - FAQs
General Factsheets
- Simple Solutions to Help Reduce Air Pollution
- All About Smog
- ARB Board Meetings (and Presentations)
- California Air Resources Board - Introduction
- Clean Air - California's Success and Future Challenges
- Getting Involved in the Rulemaking Process
- Glossary - Air Pollution Terms and Acronyms
- History of Air Quality Management in California - Key Events
- Introduction to the California Air Resources Board - English or
Spanish
- Kids, Students and Teacher's Area - The Know Zone
- Meeting Air Quality Goals in California (Slides)
- Pollution Prevention Guide
- Pollution Prevention Primer
- Public Participation Guide to Air Quality Decision Making in California
- Understanding Air Pollution
- What'cha Doin' About Air Pollution
- Spanish
Form: SMOG Video Order Form (Video Sobre el SMOG y Sus Efectos a la Salud)
- Spanish
AQ Monitoring Results: 2003-11-00 Community Air Quality Monitoring Results Report;
Special Studies for Crockett
- What Would You Like to Know About California's Air Quality?
Goods Movement
Health
- Air Pollution and Contaminants at Child-care and Preschool Facilities
- Air Pollution and Health Fact Sheet
- Air Pollution Sources, Effects and Controls
- ARB Community Health Program Fact Sheets and Documents - English or Spanish
- Board Meeting Health Updates
- Children's Health Study ("A Breath of Air") - English
or Spanish
- Children's School Bus Exposure Study - Fact Sheet: English
or Spanish
- Children's Environmental Health Fact Sheet - English
or Spanish
- Children's Health Study Fact Sheet
(and the Final Report)
- Clean Air for California Communities - English
or Spanish
- Diesel PM Health Risk Assessment - West Oakland
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke Information
- Health and Air Pollution
- Health and Clean Air Newsletter
- Health
Benefits of Physical Activity - Implications for Sustainable Communities
- La Salud de las Comunidades
- On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles - Health Impact Fact Sheets
(English and Spanish)
- Outdoor Residential Waste Burning
- Ozone and Health
- Protect Yourself Against Summer Heat
- Reducing Indoor Air Pollution
- School Advisory from the California Classrooms Study - Fact Sheet: English
or Spanish
- School Health - English
or Spanish
- Summary
of Adverse Impacts of Diesel Particulate Matter
- Understanding Air Pollution
- Video - Clearing California Skies
- With Every Breath: Health Effects of Smog
- Video - Full Length
- Video - Full Length
- Spanish Presentation:
2001-12-13 Policies and Actions for Environmental Justice
(Las Practicas y Acciones para la Justicia Ambiental)
- Spanish Fact Sheet:
2001-03-00 Contamination of the Air and Health
(Hoja de Datos, La Contaminación del Aire y la Salud)
- Spanish
Fact Sheet: OEHHA; Barrio Logan Hexavalent Chromium Health Effects
(Hoja Informativa, Efectos del Cromo Hexavalente a la Salud en Barrio Logan)
- Spanish
Form: Children's Health Study Video Order Form (Video Sobre el Estudio de la
Salud de los Niños)
- Spanish
Test Results: 2002-03-21 Hexavalent Chromium Monitoring in Barrio
Logan; Update #1, Sampling Results and Preliminary Analysis
for the Sampling Period of February 23 to March 7, 2002 (Monitoreo del
Cromo Hexavalente en Barrio Logan; Notificación # 1,
Resultados del Monitoreo y Análisis Preliminar para el
PerÃodo del 23 de febrero al 7 de marzo, 2002)
- Spanish
Test Results: 2002-04-19 Hexavalent Chromium Monitoring in Barrio Logan;
Update #2, Sampling Results and Analysis for the Sampling
Period of March 11 to April 5, 2002 (Monitoreo del Cromo Hexavalente en
Barrio Logan; Notificación # 2, Resultados del Monitoreo y Análisis
Preliminar para el PerÃodo del 11 de marzo al 5 de abril, 2002)
- Spanish
Test Results: 2002-05-23 Hexavalent Chromium Monitoring in Barrio Logan;
Update #3, Sampling Results and Analysis for the Sampling
Period of April 6 - May 12, 2002 (Monitoreo del Cromo
Hexavalente en Barrio Logan; Notificación # 3, Resultados del Monitoreo
y Análisis Preliminar para el PerÃodo del 6 de abril al 12 de mayo,
2002)
- Spanish
Test Results: 2002-05-22 Hexavalent Chromium Monitoring in Barrio Logan;
Sampling Results and Preliminary Analysis for the Sampling
Period of February 5 - 22, 2002 (Monitoreo de Cromo
Hexavalente en Barrio Logan; Resultados del Monitoreo
y Análisis Preliminar para el PerÃodo de Monitoreo del 5 al 22
de febrero, 2002)
- Spanish
Fact Sheet: OEHHA; Barrio Logan Hexavalent Chromium Health Effects (Hoja
Informativa, OEHHA; Efectos del Cromo Hexavalente a la Salud
en Barrio Logan)
- Spanish
Presentation: Children's Health Study (El Estudio de la
Salud de los Niños)
- Spanish
Subject Top Page:
Children's Health Study; Video Ordering and Preview Page (En Esta
Pagina Usted Puede Ver y Obtener; El Video del
Estudio de la Salud de los Niños)
- Tobacco Smoke in the Environment
History
- Brief History
of ARB at its 40th
- California's
Air
Quality History - Key Events
- History
of Cal/EPA
(for More, Click
Here)
- History
of the CARB - Brochure
Hydrogen Highway
Indoor Air Quality
- Air Cleaners and Particles
- Chlorinated
Chemicals in Your Home
- Combustion
Pollutants in the Home
- Formaldehyde
in the
Home
- Measuring
Concentrations of Selected Air Pollutants Inside
California Vehicles
- Reducing
Indoor Air
Pollution
- Reducing
Your
Exposure to Formaldehyde
- Reducing
Your
Exposure to Particulate Pollutants
- School
Advisory from the California Classrooms Study - Fact Sheet: English
or Spanish
- Wood
Burning Handbook
Marine Engines
- At
Berth Ocean-Going
Vessels Regulation
- Cleaner
Watercraft:
Get the Facts (Video)
- Commercial
and Charter Fishing - Fact Sheet
- Commercial
Harbor Craft Regulation
- Loan Assistance for Diesel Marine Vessels and Engines
- New
Regulations for
Gasoline Marine Engines
- New
Standards for
Cleaner Watercraft - FAQs
- Proposed
Watercraft
Labeling
- Video -
Cleaner
Watercraft: Get the Facts
Particulate Matter (See Also "Diesel Topics" or "Toxics")
- CA
Accomplishments
in Reducing Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions
- Diesel
PM Health Risk Assessment - West Oakland
- Particulate
Matter
(PM10) Air Pollution
- Reducing
Your
Exposure to Particulate Pollutants
Permitting Activities / Certifications
- Air Districts
(APCD
or AQMD) Authority to Construct
- Air Districts
(APCD
or AQMD) Operating Permits
- Certified
Abrasives - FAQs
- Portable
Equipment
Registration Program - Information Sheet
- Spanish
Guidance
Document: 2002-10-03 ARB / CAPCOA Complaint Resolution Protocol
(Protocolo para la Resolucion de Quejas de ARB / CAPCOA)
- Spanish
Protocol:
2002-12-00 ARB / CAPCOA Complaint Resolution Protocol (Protocolo
para la Resolucion de Quejas de ARB
/ CAPCOA)
Rail Yards / Locomotives
- ARB's
Rail Yard
Agreement - Fact Sheet
- Diesel
PM Health Risk Assessment - West Oakland
- MOU
for Risk
Mitigation at California Rail Yards - FAQs
Schools
- Children's
School Bus Exposure Study - Fact Sheet: English or Spanish
- Motor
Carriers'
Responsibilities - Vehicle Idling at Schools
- School
Advisory from the California Classrooms Study - Fact Sheet: English
or Spanish
- School
Bus Idling Limitations at Schools
- School Health - English
or Spanish
Small Off-Road Engines
Smoke Management / Wood Burning
Toxics
- Air
Toxics Program
- Automotive
Cleaning and Degreasing Products - English
or Spanish
- CA
Accomplishments
in Reducing Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions
- Chrome
Plating Fact Sheet
- Composite
Wood
Products (Factsheet and link to FAQs)
- Diesel
Risk Reduction Plan - Fact Sheets: English
or Spanish
- Dioxins: English
or Spanish
- Dry
Cleaning ATCM
Requirements
- Environmental
Tobacco Smoke - FAQs
- Hazardous Air Pollutants (U.S. EPA Fact Sheets)
- Idling
Limitations
at Schools
- Idling
Restrictions
Flyers, FAQs and Brochures in California -
English and Spanish
- Lead
- English
or Spanish
- Naturally-Occurring
Asbestos General Information Fact Sheets
- Outdoor
Residential Waste Burning
- Process
to Reduce
Health Risks Posed by Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions
from Diesel-Fueled Engines
- Reducing Toxic
Air
Pollutants in California's Communities
- Residential
Waste
Burning
- Thermal
Spraying
Fact Sheets
- Toxic
Air
Contaminant Identification Process: Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions
from Diesel-Fueled Engines
Vapor Recovery
- Vapor Recovery
- FAQs
Vehicles (see also Diesel above)
- Anti-Idling
Requirements for Sleeper Berth Trucks
- Automotive
Cleaning and Degreasing Products - English
or Spanish
- Automotive
Refinishing Coatings - English
or Spanish
- Border Inspection Program - NAFTA / Mexican
Truck Emissions Overview
- Bringing
a Vehicle
into California (and BAR's
Document on This Subject)
- Buying
Guide for
Clean and Efficient Vehicles
- California's
Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program
- California's
Periodic Smoke Inspection Program
- Certifications
Document
Management System (DMS) - FAQs
- Children's
School Bus Exposure Study - Fact Sheet: English or Spanish
- Drayage
(Port or
Rail Yard) Trucks
- Emission
Control
Label Inspection Program
- Environmental
Performance Label - English
or Spanish
- Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies (Fact Sheets)
- Gray
Market Bringing a
Vehicle
into California (or BAR's
Document)
- Heavy-Duty
Vehicle Greenhouse Gas
Emission Reduction Regulation
- Heavy-Duty
Vehicle
Inspection Program (HDVIP)
- Heavy-Duty
(Tractor-Trailer) Greenhouse Gas Regulation
- High
Occupancy
Vehicle (HOV) Lane Access Availability
- Hydrogen
Highway - Fact Sheets,
Brochures and FAQs
- Idling
Reduction
Program
- In-Use
Compliance
Program - FAQs
- In-Use Off-Road
Diesel Vehicle Regulation - Fact
Sheets
- In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation - FAQs
- Low
Emission Vehicles II (PDF)
or (HTML
Format)
- Low
NOx Software
Upgrade
- Mobile Cargo
Handling Equipment at Ports and Intermodal Rail Yards - FAQs
- Motor
Carriers'
Responsibilities - Vehicle Idling at Schools
- Motorcycles
-
Aftermarket Parts - FAQs
- Motorcycles
- New
Standards for On-Road Motorcycles
- Motorcycles
- Small
On-Road Motorcycles
- Off-Road
Large
Spark-Ignition Equipment - Fact Sheets
- On Board
Diagnostics - Fact Sheet
- On-Road
Heavy-Duty
Diesel Vehicles - Health Impact Fact Sheets (English and
Spanish)
- Periodic
Smoke
Inspection Program (PSIP)
- Port
(Drayage) Trucks Regulation - English
or Spanish
- Port (Drayage) Trucks Registry - English
or Spanish
- Public
Agency and
Utility Regulation
- Public
Transit
Agency Regulation
- Reefers
- School
Bus Fleets
(Truck and Bus Regulation)
- Small
Off-Road
Engines - Fact Sheet / FAQs
- Smog
Check - Bureau of
Automotive Repair FAQs
- Software
Upgrade for Diesel Trucks - FAQs - English
or Spanish
- Solid
Waste
Collection Vehicle Regulation
-
Solid
Waste Collection Vehciles - Fact Sheets
-
Solid
Waste Collection Vehicles - FAQs
-
Solid
Waste Collection Vehicle Regulation - Fact Sheet
-
Solid
Waste Collection Vehciles - Fact Sheets
- Special Construction Vehicles - New Engine Options
- Transport
Refrigeration Units (TRU / Reefers)
- Truck
and Bus
Regulation
- Voluntary
Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Program
- Zero
Emission Vehicle Program Factsheets