Środowisko i energia · 21.10.1994

Workshop on Particulate Matter Mortality Epidemiological Research

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sponsoring a workshop to review selected epidemiology studies of relationships between particulate matter (PM) and mortality among human populations. The Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office (ECAO), within EPA's Office of Research and Development, is conducting the workshop to critically examine the subject studies to determine the extent to which these studies and supporting materials provide an adequate quantitative basis for determining PM exposure characteristics (particle sizes, concentrations, etc.) associated with any increased risk of human mortality/morbidity effects. This workshop is being held as part of the process for reviewing and, as appropriate, revising the EPA document Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter, to meet statutory requirements of the Clean Air Act.