Plan for air pollution research in the Texas Gulf Coast Area. Volume IV. Summary of previous health effects studies and data. Final report

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5708483

Johnson, D E; Prevost, R J

In the study reported here, a plan for air pollution research was developed for the Texas Gulf Coast Area. This report is Volume IV of a five part series of reports documenting that plan and is specifically directed at presenting relevant information on previous health effects studies and other data characteristic of the area. Background data on characteristics of area populations and industrial activities are presented and discussed, including specific socioeconomic data on twenty-two separate subregions. Results of a literature search of pertinent health effects studies are presented. Brief narrative summaries are included for ten previous studies considered most appropriate for consideration in planning further studies. An extensive bibliography is provided for other valuable references and abstracts resulting from computer searches are presented in the appendix.

• Research Organization: Southwest Research Inst., Houston, TX (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5708483
• Report Number(s): PB-296579
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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500500* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
ATLANTIC OCEAN
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
CARIBBEAN SEA
DOCUMENT TYPES
GULF OF MEXICO
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
NORTH AMERICA
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POPULATIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RURAL AREAS
SEAS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOUTHWEST REGION
SURFACE WATERS
TEXAS
URBAN AREAS
USA