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Exposure to Oxidant Gases and Acidic Particles in the United States

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Advances in Controlled Clinical Inhalation Studies

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Primary public health issues associated with air pollution in the United States involve ozone (and other oxidants), toxic organic substances, and possibly acidic particles. The precursor pollutant sources are common for oxidants and acid aerosols, and each can accumulate in urban and rural areas. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) presently exist for ozone (O3), the nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and lead. There are none for sulfuric acid, even though there is a World Health Organization (WHO) (1985) guideline for that substance. The US EPA (1988) is evaluating the need for a standard. Other oxidant gases, such as formaldehyde (HCHO) and nitric acid (HNO3), do not have standards. The WHO (1985), however, has guidelines for HCHO.

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  1. Dept. of Environmental and Community Med., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Univ. of Med. & Dentistry of New Jersey, 675 Hoes Lane, 08854-5635, Piscataway, NJ, USA

    P. J. Lioy

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  1. Institut für Experimentelle Pathologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Konstanty-Gutschow-Straße 8, 3000, Hannover 61, Germany

    Ulrich Mohr Prof. Dr. med.

  2. Dept. Health and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, 5804 Fairview Crescent, Mather Building, V6T 1W5, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    David V. Bates M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.P.C., F.A.C.P., F.R.S.C.

  3. Abteilung Pneumologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Konstanty-Gutschow-Straße 8, 3000, Hannover 61, Germany

    H. Fabel Prof. Dr. med.

  4. Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, 14642, Rochester, NY, USA

    Mark J. Utell M.D. (Professor of Medicine and Environmental Medicine) (Professor of Medicine and Environmental Medicine)

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Lioy, P.J. (1993). Exposure to Oxidant Gases and Acidic Particles in the United States. In: Mohr, U., Bates, D.V., Fabel, H., Utell, M.J. (eds) Advances in Controlled Clinical Inhalation Studies. ILSI Monographs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77176-7_4

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