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Research priorities for airborne particulate matter. III, Early research progress /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter
  • Copyright
  • OTHER REPORTS OF THE BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • THE COMMITTEE'S 1998 AND 1999 REPORTS
  • THE PARTICULATE-MATTER RESEARCH PROGRAM
  • REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND STATUS OF RESEARCH
  • Research Topic 1. Outdoor Measures Versus Actual Human Exposures
  • Research Topic 2. Exposures of Susceptible Subpopulations to Toxic Particulate-Matter Components
  • Research Topic 3. Characterization of Emission Sources
  • Research Topic 4. Air-Quality Model Development and TestingResearch Topic 5. Assessment of Hazardous Particulate-Matter Components
  • Research Topic 6. Dosimetry: Deposition and Fate of Particles in the Respiratory Tract
  • Research Topic 7. Combined Effects of Particulate Matter and Gaseous Pollutants
  • Research Topic 8. Susceptible Subpopulations
  • Research Topic 9. Mechanisms of Injury
  • Research Topic 10. Analysis and Measurement
  • OVERARCHING ISSUES RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARTICULATE-MATTER RESEARCH PROGRAM
  • Disincentives and Incentives for Multidisciplinary Interaction Among Particulate-Matter ResearchersIntegration and Planning Particulate-Matter Research Across Federal Agencies
  • Connecting Research Management to Standard Implementation
  • Accessibility of Information
  • Overall Evaluation of Particulate-Matter Research Progress
  • What Is Success?
  • 1 The Committee's Task and the Particulate-Matter Research Enterprise
  • THE COMMITTEE'S TASK
  • THE PARTICULATE-MATTER RESEARCH PROGRAM
  • Research Centers
  • Ambient-Air Monitoring
  • Particulate-Matter Management InfrastructureORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT
  • 2 Evaluating Implementation and Progress of Research
  • APPLYING THE COMMITTEE'S RESEARCH CRITERIA
  • Research-Outcome Criteria
  • Scientific Value
  • Decisionmaking Value
  • Feasibility and Timing
  • Research-Planning Criteria
  • Multidisciplinary Interaction
  • Integration and Planning
  • Accessibility of Information
  • Considerations in Applying the Criteria
  • SOURCES OF INFORMATION
  • 3 Review of Research Progress and Status
  • INTRODUCTION
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 1. OUTDOOR MEASURES VERSUS ACTUAL HUMAN EXPOSURESResearch Progress and Status
  • Adequacy of Current Research in Addressing Research Needs
  • Application of Evaluation Criteria
  • Scientific Value
  • Decisionmaking Value
  • Feasibility and Timing
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 2. EXPOSURES OF SUSCEPTIBLE SUBPOPULATIONS TO TOXIC PARTICULATE-MATTER COMPONENTS
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 3. CHARACTERIZATION OF EMISSION SOURCES
  • Research Progress and Status
  • Establish Standard Source-Test Methods for Measurement of Particle Size and Chemical Composition