Abstract
A decision-making framework for multipollutant air quality management in North America is described that includes risk assessment and accountability. The chapter begins with a summary of current air quality management structures in Canada, the United States, and Mexico including current capabilities and applications of measuring accountability. The chapter postulates a four-level transition from current air quality management practice to a risk- and results-based multipollutant air quality approach. This hypothetical four-level transition is used throughout the book to assess the ability of current science to support the degree of risk- and results-based air quality management represented in each of the four transition levels.
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The terms criteria pollutant (CP) and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) have specific definitions in the United States; definitions of these terms as well as the Canadian and Mexican air toxics are found in the List of Terms.
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Greenhouse gases involved in climate forcing include carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), ozone, and certain halocarbons. Climate forcing also is associated with fine particles in the atmosphere.
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For information on the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Air Pollution Study, see http://depts.washington.edu/mesaair/.
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Hidy, G.M., Brook, J.R., Demerjian, K.L., Molina, L.T., Scheffe, R.D. (2011). Decision-Making Framework for Air Quality Management. In: Hidy, G., Brook, J., Demerjian, K., Molina, L., Pennell, W., Scheffe, R. (eds) Technical Challenges of Multipollutant Air Quality Management. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0304-9_3
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