LEADER 03645nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910960100203321 005 20251116141222.0 010 $a9786610186914 010 $a9780309174022 010 $a0309174023 010 $a9781280186912 010 $a1280186917 010 $a9780309591928 010 $a0309591929 010 $a9780585023045 010 $a0585023042 035 $a(CKB)110986584753488 035 $a(OCoLC)60365340 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10054989 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000236557 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12022440 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000236557 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10172981 035 $a(PQKB)10805667 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375998 035 $a(Perlego)4736408 035 $a(BIP)47614663 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584753488 100 $a19980409g19989999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aResearch priorities for airborne particulate matter /$fCommittee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1998- 215 $a1 online resource (211 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780309060943 311 08$a030906094X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a1. Immediate priorities and a long-range research portfolio -- 2. Evaluating research progress and updating the portfolio -- 3. Early research progress. 330 $aNew National Ambient Air Quality Standards for airborne particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers, called PM2.5, were issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amidst scientific uncertainty and controversy. In response to a request from Congress, Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter, the first of four books in a series, offers a conceptual framework for an integrated national program of particulate-matter research, identifies the 10 most critical research needs linked to key policy-related scientific uncertainties, and describes the recommended timing and estimated costs of such research. The committee concludes that EPA should devote more resources to investigating the relationships between fixed-site outdoor monitoring data and actual human breathing-zone exposures to ambient particulate matter and to identifying the most biologically important constituents and characteristics of particulate matter through toxicological studies. The recommended research activities are critical to determining actual exposures of human subpopulations most susceptible to harm from the most hazardous constituents of particulate matter. Future research will be an investment in public health and a means to ensure that resources spent on control technology and regulatory compliance will have a reasonable probability of success. 606 $aAir$xPollution$xResearch 606 $aParticles$xEnvironmental aspects$xResearch 606 $aParticles$xHealth aspects$xResearch 615 0$aAir$xPollution$xResearch. 615 0$aParticles$xEnvironmental aspects$xResearch. 615 0$aParticles$xHealth aspects$xResearch. 676 $a628.5/3/072 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960100203321 996 $aResearch priorities for airborne particulate matter$94359444 997 $aUNINA