Atmospheric Observations: Helping Build the Scientific Basis for Decisions Related to Airborne Particulate Matter

Table of Contents

• PM Workshop Steering Committee
• Acknowledgements

1. Introduction
   1. Background
   2. PM Measurements Workshop
2. PM Monitoring Needs Related to Health Effects
   1. Introduction
   2. Key PM Components/Characteristics for Measurement
   3. Criteria for Selecting Monitored Airsheds
   4. Frequency and Duration of Measurements
3. Measurement Needs for Personal Exposure Assessment
   1. Introduction
   2. Utility of Supersites for Exposure Assessment
   3. Air Pollution Parameters
   4. Selection of the Sampling Locations
   5. Monitoring Strategy
   6. Frequency and Duration of Measurements
4. Designing Atmospheric Experiments to Enable Estimation of Source-Receptor Relationships for Fine Particles
   1. Background
   2. Major Science Questions
   3. Experiment Design: Duration, Frequency, Observables, and Location
   4. Resource Allocation Planning
5. Introducing "Accountability" in the Management of PM_2.5 Air Quality
   1. Introduction
   2. Basic Components of an "Accountable" PM_2.5 Air Quality Management System
   3. The PM_2.5 Attainment Demonstration Process: A New Approach
   4. Implications for the Measurement System
   5. Targets of Opportunity to Demonstrate PM_2.5 Accountability
6. Development and Evaluation of PM Measurement Methods
   1. Introduction
   2. Context for Providing Valid Method Comparisons
   3. Current Measurement Gaps
   4. What Measurements, Where, and When
7. Toward an Integrated Particulate Matter Research Measurement Program
   1. Guiding Principles for the Program
   2. The Answers to the Questions - Common Needs for Information
   3. An Overall Near-Term Strategy for PM Measurements Research
   4. Other Challenges That Lie Ahead
8. References

• Appendix A: Overview of National PM_2.5 Monitoring Networks
  1. Mass Monitoring (1100)
  2. Principal Objectives for Mass Monitoring
  3. Routine Chemical Speciation (300)
  4. Scientific Review of Network Components
• Appendix B: Examples of Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring in the United States and Canada
  1. United States Ð Urban
  2. United States Ð Rural
  3. Canada Ð Urban/Suburban
  4. Canada Ð Rural
• Appendix C: Air Quality Related Health Studies in the United States and Canada
  1. Epidemiology Studies
  2. Toxicology Studies Using Concentrated Ambient Particles
  3. Studies of Personal vs. Ambient Exposure
• Appendix D: List of Workshop Registrants
• Appendix E: Acronyms
  1. List of Acronyms
  2. List of Chemical Symbols

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