Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Guideline on data handling conventions for the 8-hour ozone NAAQS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:316474

This report provides technical guidance on the data handling conventions for the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The report is written in the plain English question and answer (Q and A) style. The following data handling issues are addressed: (1) Rounding conventions; (2) Missing data; (3) Treatment of exceptional natural events; (4) Data completeness requirements for computing averages; (5) Minimum years of data required to demonstrate compliance with the NAAQS; (6) Use of data from Special Purpose Monitors (SPM); and (7) The attainment test used to judge compliance with the NAAQS.

Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
OSTI ID:
316474
Report Number(s):
PB--99-120966/XAB; EPA--454/R-98/017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English