Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter and Sulfur Oxides (1982) (Second Addendum): Assessment of Newly Available Health Effects Information. Review Draft

摘要

The report evaluates and assesses new scientific information that have emerged since 1982 and their implications for derivation of health-related criteria for particulate matter and sulfur oxides NAAOS. The literature through June 1986 has been reviewed thoroughly for information relevant to air quality criteria, although the document is not intended as a complete and detailed review of all literature pertaining to particulate matter and sulfur oxides. Accordingly, the present addendum: (1) concisely summarizes key findings from the 1982 EPA criteria document and first addendum as they pertain to derivation of health-related criteria; and (2) provides an updated assessment of newly available information of potential importance for derivation of health criteria for both the particulate matter and sulfur oxides standards, with major emphasis on evaluation of human health studies published since 1982. Certain background information of crucial importance for understanding the assessed health effects findings is also concisely summarized. This includes information on physical and chemical properties of particulate matter, sulfur oxides, and associated aerosols and ambient monitoring techniques.