Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter Vol. II : Evaluating Research Progress and Updating the Portfolio.

In the effort to reduce the scientific and technical uncertainties over regulation of airborne particulate matter in the United States, this book, the second in a four-part series requested by Congress, describes the plans of the committee to monitor the progress of the research on particulate matte...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1998.
Temas:
Air > Pollution > Research.
Particles > Environmental aspects > Research.
Particles > Health aspects > Research.
Particules (Matière) > Aspect de l'environnement > Recherche.
Air > Pollution > Research
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
  • Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter:
  • II. EVALUATING RESEARCH PROGRESS AND UPDATING THE PORTFOLIO
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • THE COMMITTEE'S 1998 REPORT
  • RESPONSE TO THE 1998 REPORT
  • EVALUATING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRESS OF PARTICULATE-MATTER RESEARCH
  • UPDATING THE COMMITTEE'S PORTFOLIO OF RECOMMENDED RESEARCH
  • COST IMPLICATIONS
  • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • 1 THE COMMITTEE'S FIRST REPORT AND ITS IMPACT2 EVALUATING RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRESS
  • 3 UPDATING THE RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 1 OUTDOOR MEASURES VERSUS ACTUAL HUMAN EXPOSURES
  • Background
  • Update
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 2: EXPOSURES OF SUSCEPTIBLE SUBPOPULATIONS TO TOXICPARTICULATE-MATTER COMPONENTS
  • Background
  • Update
  • REFOCUSING RESEARCH TOPICS 3 AND 4
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 3 (REVISED): CHARACTERIZATION OF EMISSIONS SOURCES
  • Description
  • Recommended Research
  • Scientific Value
  • Decisionmaking Value
  • Feasibility and Timing
  • CostRESEARCH TOPIC 4 (REVISED): AIR-QUALITY-MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING
  • Description
  • 4a. Source-Oriented Models
  • Recommended Research
  • Scientific Value
  • Decisionmaking Value
  • Feasibility and Timing
  • Cost
  • 4b. Receptor-Oriented Models
  • Recommended Research
  • Scientific Value
  • Decisionmaking Value
  • Feasibility and Timing
  • Cost
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 5: ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDOUS PARTICULATE-MATTER COMPONENTS
  • Background
  • Update
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 6: DOSIMETRY: DEPOSITION AND FATE OF PARTICLES INTHE RESPIRATORY TRACT
  • BackgroundUpdate
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 7: COMBINED EFFECTS OF PARTICULATE MATTER AND GASEOUSPOLLUTANTS
  • Background
  • Update
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 8: SUSCEPTIBLE SUBPOPULATIONS
  • Background
  • Update
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 9: MECHANISMS OF INJURY
  • Background
  • Update
  • RESEARCH TOPIC 10: ANALYSIS AND MEASUREMENT
  • Background
  • Update
  • THE UPDATED RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
  • REFERENCES
  • Appendix A BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON THE COMMITTEE ON RESEARCHPRIORITIES FOR AIRBORNE PARTICULATE ...
  • Appendix B THE COMMITTEE'S STATEMENT OF TASK

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