UPCOMING PAPER QUESTIONS SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION OF EPA AIR PARTICLE PROPOSAL

A critical study used to support EPA's proposal to strengthen the national particulate matter air quality standard is called into question in an upcoming paper which stresses that major data measurement errors could be dramatically overstating the health effects that are linked to fine particle exposure. Industry scientists say the peer-reviewed paper has merit and sheds light on a key scientific issue that should be further fleshed out before EPA moves forward to finalize a standard that may be targeted...