About the Clean Air Act

• The Clean Air Act provides emission standards for various industrial facilities. Much of the act, in its present form is concerned with outdoor air quality standards and focuses on industrial operations. The Clean Air Act is a U.S. federal law administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, state and local agencies enforce the act.
  
  

Air Fresheners and the Clean Air Act

• The term air freshener can refer to a number of products including aerosol sprays and scented gels and oils. Most use a fragrance to mask offensive odors. Aerosol sprays formerly used ozone-depleting substances, but have not done so since the late 1970s as a result of Clean Air Act legislation. There are no provisions in the Clean Air Act that regulate the use of air fresheners that do not contain ozone-depleting substances.
  
  

Health Risks of Air Fresheners

• Scientific studies have found a link between air freshener use and asthma in adults. Those who used air fresheners and certain household cleaning products were more likely to report symptoms of asthma.