A Multiyear Federal Research Plan for Particulate Matter
Within the Context of the NRC's Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter's Report IV

Contents

• Introduction
  • Key Conclusions
• Part I: Research Recommendations by Topic Area
  • Outdoor Measures Versus Actual Human Exposure
  • Exposures of Susceptible Subpopulations to Toxic Particulate Matter Components
  • Characterization of Emissions Sources
  • Air Quality Model Development and Testing (and Measurement)
  • Assessment of Hazardous Particulate Matter Components
  • Dosimetry: Deposition and Fate of Particles in the Respiratory Tract
  • Combined Effects of Particulate Matter and Gaseous Pollutants
  • Susceptible Subpopulations
  • Mechanisms of Injury
  • Analysis and Measurement
  • Cross-cutting Research Issues and Overarching Challenges
• Part II: Improving Program Coordination
  • Developing a Broader Multi-agency Research Program
  • Improved Tools for Science Tracking and Synthesis
• List of Acronyms
  • Agencies and Organizations
  • Federal Government Committees
  • Monitoring Networks and Programs
  • Methodology and Modeling-Related Systems
  • Other Acronyms

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