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Particulate Matter (PM) Air Quality Standards - Documents Prior to Review Completed in 1997

Integrated Science Assessments (ISAs)\Criteria Documents

  • 1986 Addendum to the 1982 Criteria Document for PM
  • 1982 Criteria Document for PM

Federal Register Notices

  • NAAQS for PM: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Secondary Standards - July 1, 1987 (PDF) (2 pp, 274 K)
  • NAAQS for PM: Final Rulemaking – July 1, 1987 (PDF) (36 pp, 5 MB)
  • NAAQS for PM: Proposed Rule – March 20, 1984 (PDF) (47 pp, 6 MB)
  • NAAQS for PM: Final Rulemaking – April 30, 1971 (PDF) (6 pp, 6MB)
  • NAAQS for PM: Proposed Rulemaking  - January 30, 1971 (PDF) (13 pp, 2 MB)
  • Issuance of Air Quality Criteria for Sulfur Oxides and Particulate Matter - February 11, 1969 (PDF) (1 pg, 167 K)
  • Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter - January 1969

Staff Papers

  • 1986 Addendum to 1982 OAQPS Staff Paper - December 1986
  • 1982 OAQPS Staff Paper - January 1982

Reviewing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

  • Carbon Monoxide Standards
  • Lead Standards
  • Nitrogen Dioxide Primary Standards
  • Nitrogen Dioxide Secondary Standards
  • Ozone Standards
  • Particulate Matter Standards
  • Sulfur Dioxide Primary Standards
  • Sulfur Dioxide Secondary Standards
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Last updated on August 7, 2024
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