What Does Multi-Pollutant Air Pollution Research Mean?

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• Personal Author:
  Kaufman JD ; Vedal S
• Description:
  In the air we breathe, we encounter air pollutants in mixtures that result from different sources of pollution and the effects of atmospheric chemical transformation. A single-pollutant approach to air pollution management and research in the United States was partly motivated by the Clean Air Act, which identifies six criteria air pollutants that are the focus of air quality regulations based on monitored air concentrations. There has been a call for a move from a single-pollutant approach to air quality management to a "multi-pollutant" approach, motivated by generally acknowledged inadequacies in managing air quality one pollutant at a time. Moving away from the single-pollutant approach requires a shift in air pollution health research to provide a sound basis for multi-pollutant air quality management. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air Pollution Air Pollution Standards Air Quality Control Environmental Health Environmental Pollution
• ISSN:
  1073-449X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4-6
• Volume:
  183
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054884
• Citation:
  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011 Jan; 183(1):4-6
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217298/cdc_217298_DS1.pdf
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