US EPA

4591705 

Technical Report 

Integrated science assessment for oxides of sulfur, oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter-Ecological criteria (first external review draft) 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency :: U.S. EPA 

2017 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment- RTP 

Research Triangle Park, NC 

EPA/600/R-16/372 

1412 

English 

https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/isa/recordisplay.cfm?deid=307978 

is related to other part(s) 7496528 Integrated science assessment for oxides of nitrogen, oxides of sulfur, and particulate matter―Ecological criteria (final report)

This draft ISA document represents a concise synthesis and evaluation of the most policy-relevant science and will ultimately provide the scientific bases for EPA’s decision on retaining or revising the current secondary standards for NO2, SO2, PM 2.5 and PM 10 since the prior release of the assessment.

The intent of the ISA, as described in the Clean Air Act, is to 'accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in ambient air.' It includes scientific research from atmospheric sciences, exposure and deposition, biogeochemistry, hydrology, soil science, marine science, plant physiology, animal physiology, and ecology conducted at multiple scales (e.g., population, community, ecosystem, landscape levels). Key information and judgments formerly found in the Air Quality Criteria Documents (AQCDs) for oxides of sulfur, oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter for ecological effects are included; Appendixes provide additional details supporting the ISA. Together, the ISA and Appendixes serve to update and revise the last oxides of nitrogen and oxides of sulfur ISA which was published in 2008 and the ecological portion of the last particulate matter ISA, which was published in 2009.