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Assessing the Public Health Impact of Regional-Scale Air Quality Regulations
Citation:
GARCIA, V., N. FANN, R. HAEUBER, AND P. LORANG. Assessing the Public Health Impact of Regional-Scale Air Quality Regulations. EM: AIR AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION'S MAGAZINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, (July 2008):25-30, (2008).
Impact/Purpose:
National Exposure Research Laboratory′s (NERL′s) Atmospheric Modeling Division (AMD) conducts research in support of EPA′s mission to protect human health and the environment. AMD′s research program is engaged in developing and evaluating predictive atmospheric models on all spatial and temporal scales for forecasting the Nation′s air quality and for assessing changes in air quality and air pollutant exposures, as affected by changes in ecosystem management and regulatory decisions. AMD is responsible for providing a sound scientific and technical basis for regulatory policies based on air quality models to improve ambient air quality. The models developed by AMD are being used by EPA, NOAA, and the air pollution community in understanding and forecasting not only the magnitude of the air pollution problem, but also in developing emission control policies and regulations for air quality improvements.
Description:
The Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) will further reduce regional emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), thus reducing fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground-level ozone pollution. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that CAIR will provide the largest benefits of any Clean Air Act rule issued in the past 12 years.
