In the study reported here, a plan for air pollution research was developed for the Texas Gulf Coast Area. This report is Volume IV of a five part series of reports documenting that plan and is specifically directed at presenting relevant information on previous health effects studies and other data characteristic of the area. Background data on characteristics of area populations and industrial activities are presented and discussed, including specific socioeconomic data on twenty-two separate subregions. Results of a literature search of pertinent health effects studies are presented. Brief narrative summaries are included for ten previous studies considered most appropriate for consideration in planning further studies. An extensive bibliography is provided for other valuable references and abstracts resulting from computer searches are presented in the appendix.

Project Officer: Basil Dimitriades. "SwRI Project 01-5397"--T.p in volume IV. Radian Corporation Contract Number: 68-02-2955 Southwest Research Institute Contract Number: 68-02-2955 "April 1979"--Covers of Vol. 1-5. EPA report numbers for this volume set are EPA-600/8-79-008A-E, per NSCEP's publication title list. Volume IV also has a date of March 1979 on the title page. Includes bibliographical references.

Volume I. Plan for air quality studies / by Gary Tannahill ... {et al.} -- Volume II. Plan for health effects studies / by Donald E. Johnson, R. John Prevost -- Volume III. Summary of previous air quality studies and data / by Bryan W. Lambeth ... {et al.} -- Volume IV. Summary of previous health effects studies and data / by Donald E. Johnson, R. John Prevost -- Volume V. Local viewpoints on research needs / by Brian Lambeth, Gary Tannahill.