Particulate Matter Air Quality Standards : Background and Current Developments.

Reviews the history of particulate matter (PM) air quality standards promulgated by the EPA in 1997, and briefly summarizes recent developments regarding the implementation and re-evaluation of the 1997 standards. Provides overview of the standard-setting process, and describes revisions to earlier...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Air > Pollution. Courts. Public health. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews the history of particulate matter (PM) air quality standards promulgated by the EPA in 1997, and briefly summarizes recent developments regarding the implementation and re-evaluation of the 1997 standards. Provides overview of the standard-setting process, and describes revisions to earlier standards, legal challenges, and PM health effects research. Discusses the status of EPA's review of the 1997 PM standards, and addresses other activities impacting the implementation and review of PM standards, including other air quality regulations and proposed legislation.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.