The Need for a Tighter Particulate-Matter Air-Quality Standard

Members of the former (dismissed) EPA Particulate Matter Review Panel argue that current air-quality standards for fine particles (<2.5 μm in diameter) are insufficient and that the EPA-proposed plan to retain them will result in tens of thousands of premature deaths annually.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 383; no. 7; pp. 680 - 683
Main Author Independent Particulate Matter Review Panel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Massachusetts Medical Society 13.08.2020
Subjects
Air cleanliness
Air pollution
Airborne particulates
Lung cancer
Mortality
Outdoor air quality
Particulate matter
Pollutants
Public health
Quality standards
Risk assessment
United States > US
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Summary:Members of the former (dismissed) EPA Particulate Matter Review Panel argue that current air-quality standards for fine particles (<2.5 μm in diameter) are insufficient and that the EPA-proposed plan to retain them will result in tens of thousands of premature deaths annually.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMsb2011009