Health effects of fine particulate air pollution: lines that connect

Journal Article · Sun Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10473289.2006.10464545· OSTI ID:20813166

Chow, Judith C; Watson, John G; Mauderly, Joe L; Costa, Daniel L; Wyzga, Ronald E; Vedal, Sverre; Hidy, George M; Altshuler, Sam L; Marrack, David; Heuss, Jon M; Wolff, George T; Pope, III, C Aden; Dockery, Douglas W ^[1]

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1. Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV (United States)

In the 2006 A&WMA Critical Review on 'Health Effects of fine particulate air pollution: lines that connect' Drs. C. Arden Pope III and Douglas Dockery addressed the epidemiological evidence for the effects of particulate matter (PM) on human health indicators. The review documents substantial progress since the 1997 Critical Review in the areas of: (1) short-term exposure and mortality; (2) long-term exposure and mortality; (3) time scales of exposure; (4) the shape of the concentration-response function; (5) cardiovascular disease; and (6) biological plausibility. This critical review discussion was compiled from written submissions and presentation transcripts, which were revised for conciseness and to minimize redundancy. The invited discussants were as follows were: Dr. Joe L. Mauderly, Dr. Daniel L. Costa, Dr. Ronald E. Wyzga, and Dr. Sverre Vedal. The contributing discussants were: Dr. George M. Hidy, Sam L. Altshuler, Dr. David Marrack, Jon M. Heuss, and Dr. George T. Wolff. See Coal Abstracts entry Sep 2006 00390 for the Critical Review. 80 refs.

• OSTI ID: 20813166
• Journal Information: Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, Vol. 56, Issue 10; Other Information: [e-mail]; ISSN 1047-3289
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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