Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Particulate Matter (First External Review Draft, Oct 2018)

Abstract

EPA announced the availability of the first draft of the Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Particulate Matter (PM), a concise synthesis and evaluation of the most policy-relevant science, and has been prepared as part of the review of the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM under the Clean Air Act. When final, the PM ISA, in conjunction with additional technical and policy assessments, will provide the scientific basis for EPA's decision on whether the current primary and secondary air quality standards for PM sufficiently protects public health and welfare. The ecological effects of PM are being considered in a separate ISA, the Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and PM (Ecological Criteria) (Second External Review Draft) that is also in draft development.

Impact/Purpose

The PM ISA ERD reflects a systematic evaluation of the peer-reviewed literature published since the completion of the 2009 PM ISA that builds off the scientific conclusions presented in previous assessments of the health and welfare effects evidence for PM. This ISA is the initial draft of the current state of the science on the health and welfare effects of PM that will ultimately result in the final PM ISA that will serve as the scientific foundation of the ongoing review of the PM NAAQS, which was last completed in 2012.

Citation

U.S. EPA. Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Particulate Matter (First External Review Draft, Oct 2018). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-18/179, 2018.

Date	Description
01- Oct 2018	EPA released an external review draft for public review and comment. The draft document will be discussed at a CASAC meeting in December 2018.
02- Nov 2018	EPA announced that the peer review meeting for the review of the PM ISA in December 2018. [Federal Register Notice November 6, 2018]
03- Dec 2018	EPA participated in a peer review meeting for the review of the PM ISA on December 12-13, 2018 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
04- Mar 2019	On March 7, 2019, EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) released the 03-07-19 Draft CASAC Review of the EPA’s Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (External Review Draft – October 2018).
05- Mar 2019	On March 28, 2019, EPA participated in the SAB public teleconference to discuss the "03-07-19 Draft CASAC Review of the EPA’s Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (External Review Draft)."

Additional Information

To request an electronic copy of this report, please contact Ms. Marieka Boyd by phone: 919-541-0031; fax: 919-541-5078; or email: boyd.marieka@epa.gov to request a CD-ROM, and provide your name, mailing address, and include the document title, "Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Particulate Matter (External Review Draft)" in your request to facilitate processing.

This download(s) is distributed solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. It has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency determination or policy.

• Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (External Review Draft) (PDF)  (1879  pp, 35.9 MB, about PDF)
• SAB Charge to Reviewers
• Draft SAB/CASAC Review of the EPA’s Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (External Review Draft – October 2018), Released 03-07-2019
• CASAC REVIEW OF THE EPA’S INTEGRATED SCIENCE ASSESSMENT FOR PARTICULATE MATTER (EXTERNAL REVIEW DRAFT – OCTOBER 2018)
• AGENCY REPSONSE

Related Link(s)

• Preamble To The Integrated Science Assessments (ISA)
• Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) For Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur and Particulate Matter Ecological Criteria (Second External Review Draft, Jun 2018)

HERO Project

• HERO: Primary Literature Search References Sorted By Author

Docket

Comments on the assessment may be submitted and reviewed using the Docket ID EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0859