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Reviewing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

Particulate Matter (PM) Standards -
Documents from Review Completed in 2012 -
Other Technical Documents

Information provided for informational purposes only Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful for historical purposes. See the PM Standards Home Page for documents from the current review of the PM NAAQS.

 

File Description File Date File Types
Air Quality Modeling Technical Support Document for the Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter Dec 2012 PDF file
14.2 MB
Evaluation of the PM2.5 'Collocated PM10' Data Substitution Routine, 2009-2011. Schmidt, 12/14/12 memo Dec 2012 PDF file
224 kb
Evaluation of PM2.5 Seasonal Sampling, 2009-2011. Schmidt, 12/14/12 memo Dec 2012 PDF file
224 kb
Reanalysis of the relationship between 24-hour and 4-hour visibility index levels. Frank, 12/14/12 memo Dec 2012 PDF file
224 kb
Updated comparison of 24-hour PM2.5 design values and visibility index design values. Kelly et al. 12/14/12 memo Dec 2012 PDF file
582 kb
Provisional Assessment of Recent Studies on Health Effects of Particulate Matter Exposure. Dec 2012 PDF file
634 kb
Differences between maximum and composite monitor annual PM2.5 design values by CBSA. Frank 12/13/12 memo Dec 2012 PDF file
349 kb
Sensitivity Analysis of Long-term Mean PM2.5 Concentrations for Selected Long-term Exposure Epidemiological Studies. Schmidt 12/13/12 memo Dec 2012 PDF file
483 kb
Technical Analyses to Support Surrogacy Policy for Proposed Secondary PM2.5 NAAQS under NSR/PSD Programs, Kelly et al., 6/14/12 memo June 2012 PDF file
1.8 MB
Recommendations for Sampling Artifact Correction for PM2.5 Organic Carbon, Frank 6/14/12 memo June 2012 PDF file
75 kb
Documentation of Measurement Uncertainty Estimates of Collocated Chemical Speciation Network and IMPROVE Data for Use in the Secondary PM2.5 Standard for Visibility, Papp, 6/13/12 memo June 2012 PDF file
3.3 MB
Air Quality Analyses and Data Sets used in PM NAAQS Review html file
Investigation of 1-hour PM2.5 Mass Concentration Data from EPA-Approved Continuous Federal Equivalent Method Analyzers, Evangelista, 4/5/11 memo Apr 2011 PDF file
1.9 MB
Assessment of PM2.5 FEMs Compared to Collocated FRMs, Hanley and Reff, 4/7/11 memo Apr 2011 PDF file
114 KB
PM2.5 Distributional Statistical Analyses, Rajan et al., 4/7/11 memo Apr 2011 PDF file
150 KB
PM10 and PM10-2.5 Air Quality Analyses, Schmidt, 4/14/11 memo Apr 2011 PDF file
921 KB
PM2.5 Air Quality Analyses - Update, Schmidt, 4/15/11 memo Apr 2011 PDF file
463 KB
Supplemental analysis of PM10 Air Quality from Locations Evaluated by Zanobetti and Schwartz (2009), Jenkins, 2/3/11 memo Feb 2011 PDF file
21 KB
Simplified Approaches for Calculation of Hourly PM2.5 Light Extinction Values From Hourly PM2.5 Mass and Relative Humidity Data and 24-hour PM2.5 Composition Data, Lorang, 11/17/10 memo Nov 2010 PDF file
1.0 MB
Assessment of the Use of Speciated PM2.5 Mass-Calculated Light Extinction as a Secondary PM NAAQS Indicator of Visibility, Pitchford, 11/17/10 memo Nov 2010 PDF file
2.9 MB
PM2.5 Air Quality Analyses, Schmidt et al., 7/22/10 memo Jul 2010 PDF file
120 KB
Explanation of Error in Table 4-3 of the Final UFVA, Lorang, 7/23/10 memo Jul 2010 PDF file
65 KB
SANDWICH-Related Correction to the UFVA Data File, as Used for the Final Document, Lorang, 7/23/10 memo
Jul 2010 PDF file
100 KB
Particulate Matter Air Quality Data Requested from Epidemiologic Study Authors, Stanek et al., 7/22/10 memo Jul 2010 PDF file
61 KB
PM10 and PM10-2.5 Air Quality Analyses, Schmidt and Jenkins, 7/22/10 memo Jul 2010 PDF file
910 KB
Analyses of PM2.5 Data for the PM NAAQS Review, Hassett-Sipple, et al., 3/29/10 memo Mar 2010 PDF file
831 KB
Corrections to Relative Humidity Values Used in the Draft Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment, Availability of Data File Comparing Incorrect RH Data to Corrected RH Data for Atlanta and Birmingham, Lorang 2/3/10 memo Feb 2010 PDF file
113 kb
Statistical Analysis of Existing Urban Visibility Preference Studies, Deck and Lawson 2/3/10 memo Feb 2010 PDF file
171 kb
Corrections to Relative Humidity Values Used in the Draft UFVA, Corrected Graphics, Tables, and Availability of Detailed Data File for Current Conditions, Lorang 11/10/09 memo Nov 2009 PDF file
682 kb
Review of Urban Visibility Public Preference Studies (Final Report) Sep 2009 PDF file
811 KB

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