Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Sulfur Oxides – Health Criteria (First External Review Draft)
Note: EPA has updated this document, but this version is provided as a courtesy to the public as a matter of public record.
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Notice
EPA is announcing the release of the draft document, Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides - Health Criteria and the Annexes (First External Review Draft for public review and comment as described in the September 28, 2007 Federal Register Notice. Please see "Additional Information" for steps on providing comments.
The deadline for submitting comments is November 30, 2007.
Background
History/Chronology
1969 | EPA published the first Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter and Air Quality Criteria for Sulfur Oxides. |
1970 | EPA published an update to the Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter and Air Quality Criteria for Sulfur Oxides. |
1977 | The Air Quality Criteria Document (including 3 volumes) were updated in response to specific requirements of Section 108 of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1977. |
Dec 1982 | EPA published an update to the Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter and Sulfur Oxides. |
Dec 1986 | EPA published the Second Addendum to Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter and Sulfur Oxides (1982): Assessment of New Findings on Sulfur Dioxide and Acute Exposure Health Effects in Asthmatic Individuals. |
Aug 1994 | EPA published the Supplement to the Second Addendum (1986) to Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter and Sulfur Oxides (1982): Assessment of New Findings on Sulfur Dioxide and Acute Exposure Health Effects in Asthmatic Individuals. |
May 2006 | EPA put out a call for related information as part of an undertaking to update the science assessment for sulfur oxides. |
Feb 2007 | EPA hosted a workshop on the assessment of health science for the review of the NAAQS for Nitrogen (NOx) and Sulfur Oxides (SOx). |
Sep 2007 | EPA releases the First External Review Draft (see Downloads for documents) for an External Peer Review and public comment. |
Dec 2007 | EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) announced a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Sulfur Oxides (SOx) Primary NAAQS Review Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer review of the report. |
Next Steps
Downloads/Related Links
This download(s) is distributed solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. It has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency determination or policy.
- Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides – Health Criteria (First External Review Draft) (PDF) (289 pp, 3 MB, about PDF)
- Annexes for the Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides – Health Criteria (First External Review Draft) (PDF) (564 pp, 4 MB, about PDF)
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