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Air Research

EPA's air research provides the critical science to develop and implement outdoor air regulations under the Clean Air Act and puts new tools and information in the hands of air quality managers and regulators to protect the air we breathe.

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History of Air Pollution Integrated Science Assessments Research Accomplishments Cardiovascular Disease Air Quality Standards Near Roadway Research Ozone Climate Change Research Particulate Matter Black Carbon Research
Health and Air Quality

Research has linked regulated air pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter (PM), to lung and heart disease and other health problems.

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Health Hazards of Diesel Exhaust
Particulate Matter 101
Assessment for PM
Assessment for Carbon Monoxide
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Ecosystems and Air Quality

National air quality standards are designed to protect both human and ecosystem health.

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Linking Air Quality to Ecosystem Exposure (NERL)
Science Matters: Trees and Air Pollution

Models, Databases and Tools for Air Quality

Researchers provide sophisticated models and tools that are widely used to manage air quality across the nation.

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Community Multiscale Air Quality model
Air Research Models and Methods
EPA Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) 3.0 Model
Health and Environmental Research Online Database (HERO)
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Air Monitoring Methods and Measurements

Air quality managers and researchers use monitoring methods to measure air pollutants that support a variety of air quality management and science objectives.

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Indoor Air Quality
Combustion/Emissions Control
Source/Emissions Characterization
Source Apportionment and Exposure Assessment
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Energy and Air Quality

The energy choices we make as a society clearly influence air quality and climate change.

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Biofuels and the Environment Report
Energy System-Environment
Integrated Air Quality Climate Impacts
Cookstove Research
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Sustainable Solutions for Air Quality

Using the principles of green chemistry design and engineering, sustainable solutions are being developed to reduce or eliminate the release of toxic air pollutants by industry.

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Sustainability Research Strategies
Transforming Paper Mill Pollution into Commercial Resource

Grants and Funding for Air Quality

EPA provides grants and funding to the nation’s leading researchers to improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues.

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Clean Air Research Centers
Air Quality and Toxics Grants
Health Effects Institute
MESA Air Study
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