National Ambient Air Quality Standards : proposed decisions on particulate matter and ozone

References

• Ground-level Ozone
• Particulate Matter in Air
• Effects on Human Health
• Effects on the Environment
• Ambient Levels of Ozone and Particulate Matter in Canada

Ground-level Ozone

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Particulate Matter in Air

Effects on Human Health

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Effects on the Environment

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (1996b)

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (1995)

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Working Group on Air Quality Objectives and Guidelines (WGAQOG) (1996)

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Pryor, S. (1994)

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Scheffe, R (1996)

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Scheffe, R. (1995)

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Ambient Levels of Ozone and Particulate Matter in Canada

Dann, T. (1994)

PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations at Canadian urban sites: 1984 - 1993, Environmental Protection Service, Environment Canada.

EC (1994)

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NAPAP (1990)

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WGAQOG (1996)

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