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Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Particulate Matter (Final Report, Dec 2009)
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Particulate Matter (Final Report, Dec 2009). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-08/139F, 2009.
Impact/Purpose:
Key information and judgments formerly contained in an Air Quality Criteria Document (AQCD) for PM are incorporated in this assessment. Additional details of the pertinent literature published since the last review, as well as selected older studies of particular interest, are included in a series of annexes. This ISA thus serves to update and revise the evaluation of the scientific evidence available at the time of the previous review of the NAAQS for PM that was concluded in 2006.
Description:
EPA announced the availability of the final report, Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Particulate Matter (PM). This report is EPA’s latest evaluation of the scientific literature on the potential human health and welfare effects associated with ambient exposures to particulate matter (PM). The development of this document is part of the Agency's periodic review of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for PM. The recently completed PM ISA and supplementary annexes, in conjunction with additional technical and policy assessments developed by EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, will provide the scientific basis to inform EPA decisions related to the review of the current PM NAAQS.
URLs/Downloads:
Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (Main Report) (PDF, 1071 pp, 48160 KB, about PDF)Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (Annexes Only) (PDF, 1157 pp, 53719 KB, about PDF)
Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (Zip)
Final Report - Errata Sheet (PDF, 1 pp, 23 KB, about PDF)
FR Notice: Dec 15, 2009
