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Multipollutant air quality management.

George M Hidy¹, William T Pennell

¹Envair/Aerochem, Placitas, NM 87043, USA. dhidy113@comcast.net

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995)

|June 23, 2010

Summary

A new multipollutant air quality management strategy for North America aims to minimize exposure risks to humans and ecosystems. This approach requires improved understanding of how pollutants affect health and the environment.

Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Public Health
Atmospheric Chemistry

Background:

Current air quality management focuses on single pollutants.
A need exists for a comprehensive, risk-based strategy addressing multiple pollutants simultaneously.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss factors for implementing a risk- and results-based multipollutant air quality management strategy for North America.
To outline tools and processes for evaluating such a strategy's effectiveness.

Main Methods:

Review of a recent NARSTO assessment.
Summarization of tools for multipollutant management: risk analysis, atmospheric processes, measurements, emissions characterization, air quality modeling, and response characterization.
Examination of current practices in a multipollutant context (ozone, particulate matter, hazardous air pollutants).

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A multipollutant strategy can evolve from single-pollutant practices.
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Conclusions:

Implementing a multipollutant air quality management strategy requires a formal risk analysis and consideration of the entire process from emissions to health impacts.
Success hinges on improving knowledge of human and ecosystem responses to pollutant exposure.