Final Progress Review for EPA STAR Sources, Composition, and Health Effects of Coarse Particulate Matter

Agenda

Previously, there has been a lack of published studies investigating the associations of mortality and morbidity with coarse particulate matter (PM10-2.5) and addressing the effects of different components or sources of these particles. The composition and toxicity of coarse PM likely vary significantly across locations with large differences between urban and rural regions because of a variety of different sources (e.g. pollen, endotoxin, road dust, agriculture, mining) and difficulties in estimating risks and exposure estimates.

In 2007, the National Center for Environmental Research awarded five STAR grants for research studies to improve understanding of the composition, sources, and health effects of urban and rural coarse PM, which includes particles in the size range from 2.5 to 10 micrometers in diameter. This meeting will include presentations and discussions of the final results from these STAR grantees and EPA scientists.

For more details on the STAR grants, see: Sources, Composition, and Health Effects of Coarse Particulate Matter.

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8:30am	Welcome - Dan Costa National Program Director, EPA�s Air, Climate and Energy Research Program (PDF) ( 8 pp, 451 KB)
8:45am	Constantinos Sioutas, University of Southern California Sources, Composition, Variability and Toxicological Characteristics of Coarse (PM10-2.5) Particles in Southern California (PDF) ( pp, MB)
9:30am	Michael Hannigan, University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado Coarse Rural Urban Sources and Health (CCRUSH) Study: Measurement Quality, Metals Origins and Initial Epidemiology Results (PDF) ( 37 pp, 4.9 MB)
10:15am	Break
10:45am	Jay Turner, Washington University in St. Louis The EPA Coarse PM Speciation Pilot Study (PDF) ( 37 pp, 3.9 MB)
11:30am	Robert Brook, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Cardiovascular Effects of Urban and Rural Coarse Particulate Matter in Obese and Lean Adults (PDF) ( 31 pp, 3.0 MB)
12:15pm	Lunch and Poster Session
1:30pm	Robert Devlin, EPA National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory Comparison of Health Effects of Coarse, Fine, and Ultrafine Concentrated Ambient Particles (PDF) ( 29 pp, 2.3 MB)
1:50pm	Terry Gordon, New York University Comparative Toxicity of Coarse and Fine PM Collected in Urban and Rural Areas (PDF) ( 55 pp, 3.3 MB)
2:35pm	Break
2:55pm	Sara Adar, University of Michigan Characterizing Long-Term Exposures to Coarse Particulate Matter and Related Health Effects in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) (PDF) ( 40 pp, 7.8 MB)
3:40pm	Scott Jenkins, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Policy Issues Related to Coarse Particulate Matter (PDF) ( 5 pp, 36 KB)
4:10pm	Conclude

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