You are here:
AGGREGATION OF SELECTED RADM SIMULATIONS TO ESTIMATE ANNUAL AMBIENT AIR CONCENTRATIONS OF FINE PARTICULATE MATTER
Citation:
Eder, B., S.K. LeDuc, AND F. Vestal. AGGREGATION OF SELECTED RADM SIMULATIONS TO ESTIMATE ANNUAL AMBIENT AIR CONCENTRATIONS OF FINE PARTICULATE MATTER. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-95/145 (NTIS PB96139126).
Description:
Ambient air concentrations of fine particulate matter is an issue of increasing concern for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ecent epidemiological studies link an increase in mortality and other detrimental health effects, especially to the young, elderly and others with existing respiratory problems, to fine particulate matter (Reichhardt, 1995). ine particulate matter also contributes to the deterioration of visibility, especially in the eastern United States. he Clean Air Act and the Amendments of 1990 call for assessment of past and future regulations to protect both health and visibility. uch an assessment will not only require estimates of changes in air quality attributable to regulatory policy (as opposed to those attributable to changes in meteorology), but estimates of the potential benefits to health effects and visibility as well.