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Main Title Guideline for public reporting of daily air quality : pollutant standards index (PSI) /
Author Hunt, Jr., William F. ; Ott, Wayne R. ; Moran, John ; Smith, Raymond ; Thom., Gary
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
OAQPS guidelines
OAQPS no. 1.2-044. United States.
CORP Author United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
Publisher Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards ; For sale by the National Technical Information Service,
Year Published 1976
Report Number EPA 450/2-76-013; OAQPS-1.2-044
Stock Number PB-257 892
OCLC Number 04020024
ISBN pbk.
Subjects Air quality--Standards--United States
Additional Subjects Air pollution ; Reporting ; Standards ; Indexes(Ratios) ; Public health ; Guidelines ; Monitoring ; Local government ; State government ; Carbon monoxide ; Oxidizers ; Particles ; Sulfur dioxide ; Nitrogen dioxide ; Air pollution standards ; Air quality maintenance ; Air quality index ; Pollutant standards index
Internet Access
Description Access URL
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=2000UNC9.PDF
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified
Checkout
Status
EKBD  EPA-450/2-76-013 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 08/13/1999
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 450-2-76-013 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ERAD  EPA 450/2-76-013 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 01/23/2013
NTIS  PB-257 892 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation iii, 26, A-11 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Abstract
The U.S. EPA's Pollutant Standard Index (PSI) is the result of a joint effort on the part of EPA's Offices of Air and Waste Management, Research and Development, and Planning and Management. The guideline suggests the use of an air quality index for those local and state air pollution control agencies wishing to report an air quality index on a daily basis. The PSI places maximum emphasis on protecting the public health; that is, it advises the public of any possible adverse health effects due to pollution. The index incorporates five major pollutants: carbon monoxide, oxidants, particulates, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. 'Good' air quality falls in the 0 to 50 range, 'moderate' air quality from 50 to 100, 'unhealthful' from 100 to 200, 'very unhealthful' from 200 to 300, and 'hazardous' above 300.
Notes
Issued Aug. 1976. Includes bibliographical references.