Ultrafine Particle Metrics and Research Considerations: Review of the 2015 UFP Workshop

In February 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sponsored a workshop in Research Triangle Park, NC, USA to review the current state of the science on emissions, air quality impacts, and health effects associated with exposures to ultrafine particles [1]. The workshop provided scientific presentations on the sources and trends of ultrafine particles (UFP) emissions and air quality concentrations, evidence of health effects associated with UFP exposure, metrics and indicators of UFP emissions, UFP measurement methods, control strategies, and policy considerations. This workshop brought together experts from around the world to share information and discuss future next steps on UFP research and policy. The following sections provide a summary of the presentations and discussions during this workshop, specifically highlighting the observations offered by individual speakers, summaries of the panel discussions, and potential opportunities to continue dialogue and enhance coordination and collaboration across multiple scientific disciplines.

BALDAUF Richard W.;  DEVLIN Robert D.;  GEHR Peter;  GIANNELLI Robert;  HASSETH SIPPLE Beth;  JUNG Heejung;  MARTINI Giorgio;  MCDONALD Joseph;  SACKS Jason D.;  WALKER Katerine; 

2017-01-11

MOLECULAR DIVERSITY PRESERVATION INTERNATIONAL

JRC105185

1661-7827,   

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5129264/,    http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/11/1054,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC105185,   

10.3390/ijerph13111054,