Principal Investigator(s):

Philip Hopke

Summary:

Project Update (264kb .pdf)

The health effects of particulate matter (PM) are currently assessed with a variety of perhaps incompatible source-apportionment methods. How these differences in methods may affect the subsequent evaluation of PM health effects is not known.

To address this pressing need, this project convened a workshop of leading researchers on PM from Health Centers supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and seven other organizations. The aim of the study was to examine the usefulness of PM source-apportionment methods for identifying source-related health effects. Analyzing particle composition and mortality data from two different cities, Phoenix, AZ and Washington, DC, the project participants investigated

• The existence of quantitative relationships between apportioned source contributions and human mortality, and
• The effects of using different receptor modeling methods on the relationships identified between source contributions and mortality.

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Final report (500kb.pdf)

Project Update (264kb .pdf)

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Total Costs: $41,461

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Funding Source(s): NYSERDA, Clarkson University

Contract Initiated: March, 2003

Estimated Completion Date: October, 2004

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Related EMEP Projects: Philip Hopke 6820, Daniel Luttinger 6484, Mark Utell 4913

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Contact:

Philip Hopke
Clarkson University
Department of Chemical Engineering
202 CAMP Bldg 8
Clarkson Avenue, Box 5705
Potsdam, New York 13699-5705
PH: (315) 268-3861
Fax: (315) 268-6654
Email: hopkepk@clarkson.edu