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Chung, S. Highlights from Recent EPA STAR Results on Urban and Regional Air Quality. American Geophysical Union, Washington, District Of Columbia, December 10 - 14, 2018.

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The presentation will highlights of recent findings from the STAR grants in Air and Energy.

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The competitive Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) engages universities and non-profit institutions to support high-quality research that complements and expand upon the EPA’s intramural research program to improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues. During the last few decades, air quality in the U.S. has improved significantly; however, more than 100 million people in the U.S. still live in counties that do not meet the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The challenge of improving air quality and reducing its impacts on health is complicated by interactions between air quality, climate change, and existing and emerging energy options. Over the last several years a series of STAR grants funded field, laboratory, and modeling studies on topics related to urban and regional air quality, including interactions between anthropogenic and biogenic emissions, impacts of extreme events and climate change, and uses of low-cost air pollution sensor technology. This presentation will provide highlights of recent findings from the STAR program that advanced our understanding of factors affecting urban and regional air quality.

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