Summary of Selected New Information on Effects of Ozone on Health and Vegetation: Supplement to 1986 Air Quality Criteria for Ozone and Other Photochemical Oxidants

Abstract

Since completion of the 1986 Air Quality Criteria Document for Ozone, additional information has become available that warrants consideration by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) in its review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. his summary reviews and evaluates selected literature published from 1986 through early 1989 on the vegetation and health effects resulting from exposure to ozone. mphasis has been placed on evaluation of key human health effects literature and other data most pertinent to determination by U.S. EPA of the appropriate level and form of the primary NAAQS and the appropriate form of the secondary NAAQS.

Citation

Costa, D., L. Folinsbee, J. Raub, B. Tilton, AND D. Tingey. Summary of Selected New Information on Effects of Ozone on Health and Vegetation: Supplement to 1986 Air Quality Criteria for Ozone and Other Photochemical Oxidants. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/8-88/105F (NTIS PB92235670).

Additional Information

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• SUMMARY OF SELECTED NEW INFORMATION ON EFFECTS OF OZONE ON HEALTH AND VEGETATION: SUPPLEMENT TO 1986 AIR QUALITY CRITERIA FOR OZONE AND OTHER PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS