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RECORD NUMBER: 257 OF 891| Main Title | Developing a Health Standard from Epidemiological and Clinical Data. | |||||||||||
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| Author | Knelson., John H. ; | |||||||||||
| CORP Author | Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, N.C. | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1976 | |||||||||||
| Report Number | EPA/600/J-76/062; | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB-268 140 | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Public health ; Hazardous materials ; Toxicity ; Air pollution ; Concentration(Composition) ; Epidemiology ; Standards ; Responses ; Planning ; Research ; Experimental data ; Physiological effects ; Populations ; Law(Jurisprudence) ; Photochemical oxidants ; Environmental health ; Air pollution effects(Humans) ; Clean Air Act ; Air pollution abatement ; Reprints | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 9p | |||||||||||
| Abstract | The U.S. Clean Air Act provides the first systematic approach to evaluate health effects of air pollution. Tools used to assess health effects of environmental pollution include epidemiology and clinical environmental research. In planning a research strategy, four primary points should be included: (1) Define the most likely clinical changes associated with known or suspected mechanisms or toxicity. (2) Describe the concentrations and distribution of the most toxic environmental agent in the biosphere. (3) Describe fully the population at risk and (4) Evaluate potential costressors. |