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On setting air quality criteria

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A method is proposed to relate simple biological response modeling to air quality criteria. We also suggest a procedure using the biological response curve in conjunction with measured pollutant concentrations for setting emission levels to ensure compliance with air quality standards. A byproduct of our analysis is art air pollution index which avoids the arbitrariness of commonly used indices.

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  1. Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Air Resources Branch, Air Quality and Meteorology Section, 880 Bay St., Fourth Floor, M5S 1Z8, Toronto, Canada

    A. Venkatram

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Venkatram, A. On setting air quality criteria. Water Air Soil Pollut 10, 441–449 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00250009

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