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IMPLEMENTING ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN A MULTI-POLLUTANT AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Citation:
PENNELL, W., R. SCHEFFE, J. R. BROOK, K. L. DEMERJIAN, G. HIDY, J. VICKERY, AND J. L. WEST. IMPLEMENTING ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN A MULTI-POLLUTANT AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK. EM: AIR AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION'S MAGAZINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, , 21-24, (2007).
Impact/Purpose:
EPA/NERL/AMD will continue to participate in the coordination NARSTO management activities by providing technical assistance and leadership as directed by the NARSTO members.
Description:
In 2004, the National Research Council (NRC) published a major assessment of air quality management practices: Air Quality Management in the United States. The assessment resulted from a Congressional directive that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency commission the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate the effectiveness of the Clean Air Act (CAA) from a scientific and technical perspective and to provide recommendations for strengthening the nation's air quality management system. In the report, the NRC recommends that the United States transition from a pollutant-by-pollutant approach to air quality management to a multi-pollutant, risk-based approach that emphasizes results over process, takes an airshed approach to controlling emissions, creates accountability for these results, and modifies air quality management actions as data on the effectiveness of these actions are obtained.
