The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Particulate Matter Health Effects Research Centers Program: A Midcourse Report of Status, Progress, and Plans

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• Personal Author:
  Dockery D ; Finkelstein J ; Frampton M ; Froines J ; Godleski J ; Kaufman J ; Koenig J ; Koutrakis P ; Larson T ; Lippmann, Morton ; Liu L-JS ; Luchtel D ; Nel A ; Oberdorster G ; Peters A ; Sarnat J ; Schlesinger R ; Schwartz J ; Sioutas C ; Suh H ; Sullivan J ; Utell M ; Wichmann E ; Zelikoff J ; Dockery D ; Finkelstein J ; Frampton M ; Froines J ; Godleski J ; Kaufman J ; Koenig J ; Koutrakis P ; Larson T ; Lippmann, Morton ; Liu L-JS ; Luchtel D ; Nel A ; Oberdorster G ; Peters A ; Sarnat J ; Schlesinger R ; Schwartz J ; Sioutas C ; Suh H ; Sullivan J ; Utell M ; Wichmann E ; Zelikoff J
• Description:
  In 1998 Congress mandated expanded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) health effects research on ambient air particulate matter (PM) and a National Research Council (NRC) committee to provide research oversight. The U.S. EPA currently supports intramural and extramural PM research, including five academically based PM centers. The PM centers in their first 2.5 years have initiated research directed at critical issues identified by the NRC committee, including collaborative activities, and sponsored scientific workshops in key research areas. Through these activities, there is a better understanding of PM health effects and scientific uncertainties. Future PM centers research will focus on long-term effects associated with chronic PM exposures. This report provides a synopsis of accomplishments to date, short-term goals (during the next 2.5 years) and longer-term goals. It consists of six sections: biological mechanisms, acute effects, chronic effects, dosimetry, exposure assessment, and the specific attributes of a coordinated PM centers program. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Radiation Dosimeters Safety
• Keywords:
  Biological Effects Chronic Exposure Dosimetry Environmental Protection Exposure Assessment Health Effects Particulates
• ISSN:
  0091-6765
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Massachusetts ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  111
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057900
• Citation:
  Environ Health Perspect 2003 Jun; 111(8):1074-1092
• Contact Point Address:
  M. Lippmann, NYU School of Medicine, 57 Old Forge Rd., Tuxedo, NY 10987 USA
• Email:
  lippmann@env.med.nyu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19990701
• Source Full Name:
  Environmental Health Perspectives
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6f37adc4b149e4f8ddb469bb85f7dc1204c5e8a28b0a704264002b13f0b815d147754d995274c30c4f0aca5cf0a4e1f7ec0b0465ca7867832b153bd2af563ca2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215105/cdc_215105_DS1.pdf
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