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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations for Nationally Consistent Data and Measures within the Environmental Public Health Tracking Network  + (Indicators and measurements needed for health community)
• Mauderly: Health Assessment Aspects of Multipollutant, Results-Based Air Quality Management  + (Joe Mauderly, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM. Annual Meeting of the NARSTO Executive Assembly Washington, DC April 15, 2009 • Status of Chapter • Contents • Conclusions • Review Comments)
• HIGH BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN THE GENERAL NIGERIAN POPULATION: CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS.  + (Lead (Pb) is a highly toxic chemical with … Lead (Pb) is a highly toxic chemical with no known physiological benefits. There are no</br>national surveys of blood lead levels in the general Nigerian population, Isolated studies</br>on assessment of occupational exposure in which unexposed individuals were used as</br>controls have largely been extrapolated to reflect levels in the general population. The</br>data from such studies indicate that levels in the general Nigerian population are at least</br>two to three fold levels found in countries that have either significantly reduced or totally</br>eliminated lead in gasoline.ed or totally eliminated lead in gasoline.)
• Air Pollution in Megacities in China  + (Megacities of China, 8 megacities, Reseach … Megacities of China, 8 megacities, Reseach articles explosion > 100 articles a year since 2006 growing exponentially. Real time monitoring stations data are not available to public. Only data reported are numbers of days or number of hours air pollution Exceeded Nationa Ambient Air Quality Standard .ceeded Nationa Ambient Air Quality Standard .)
• Outdoor Air Pollution: assessing the environmental burden of disease at national and local levels  + (Method for assessing Environmental Burden … Method for assessing Environmental Burden of Disease. meta analysis of health studies. The exposure variable for air pollution used in this guide is particulate matter (PM) measured as either PM10 or PM2.5 (i.e. PM less than 10 μm or 2.5 μm in diameter, respectively). Population exposure is characterized by exposure concentrations and the numbers of people exposed at the various exposure levels. Concentrationresponse functions from the epidemiological literature are then applied to the exposed population. These functions relate ambient PM concentrations to cases of premature mortality, and enable the attributable risk to be calculated.le the attributable risk to be calculated.)
• Iraq Atmosphere Monitoring  + (Ministry of Science and Technology objective, surface AQ monitoring at 15 stations, , GPS based Radiosonde, Microwave Profiler, SODAR and RASS system, processing of MODIS data from EOS and Terra satellites)
• Ambient Monitoring Network India  + (NAAQM 290 stations, NEERI 30 Stations, CPCB staions in Dehli ?? number and location not known)
• Community Input to the NRC Decadal Survey from the NCAR Workshop on Air Quality Remote Sensing from Space: Defining Optimum Observing Strategy  + (NCAR Workshop on AQ and Remote Sensing from Space input to Decadal Survey)
• APINA Zambia Country Fact Sheet  + (NO coordinated air quality monitoring, only mine companies monitor)
• Tunisai to monitor air quality  + (News Science and Development News 25 April 2008)
• Jordan to install air pollution monitoring devices  + (News release, 4 stations in four cities to be installed, Amman, Irbid, Zarqua, Shboul)
• Marocco to generrelaze pollution control to big cities  + (Newspaper report)
• APINA Malawi Country Fact Sheet  + (No routine monitoring occurs in Malawi because the Meteorological Department equipment for air pollution monitoring is not working.)
• APINA Tanzania Country Fact Sheet  + (No systematic monitoring exists but few studies have been carried out.)
• Report on the State of the Environment in China  + (Official governmet web site, 559 stations in 2006, 342 in 2004)
• Epidemiology of long-term air pollution effects  + (PM10, 2.5 TSP, black smoke, ozone, NO2 Lac … PM10, 2.5 TSP, black smoke, ozone, NO2 Lack of studies on long-term effects of air pollution on mortality and morbidity in Europe. Studies have been published utilizing within-city contrasts in traffic-related pollution (Hoek et al. 2002; Nafstad et al. 2003; Nafstad et al. 2004; Filleul et al. 2005). A control study has linked lung cancer to similar within-city pollution contrasts (Nyberg et al. 2000). Also, high intra-urban spatial correlations between PM2.5, NO2 and Black Smoke have been shown (Brauer et al. 2002; Gehring et al. 2002, Lewne et al. 2004). Chronic morbidity and markers thereof are currently investigated only in the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort (Ackermann-Liebrich et al, 1997; Zemp et al, 1999)nn-Liebrich et al, 1997; Zemp et al, 1999))
• Air Quality Management in Lagos  + (Power Point)
• USWRP Workshop on Air Quality  + (Research needs to improve AQ Forecasting - experts/stakeholders, emphasis on meteorological aspects)
• Hoff: Remote Sensing of Particulate Pollution from Space  + (Review article for AWMA on using satellite-derived AOD to estimate PM surface concentrations and enhance Air Quality)
• APINA Botswana Country Fact Sheet  + (SO2 monitoring started in 1976 with three stations. In 1995 more stationbs added and NO and NO2. O3 monitoring started in 1996.)
• WMO SAND AND DUST STORM WARNING ADVISORY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (SDS-WAS): IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2009-2013  + (Sand and Dust storm warning advisory and assessment system implemented in order to coordinate international collaboration around sand and dust storms.)
• Air Pollution and Child Mortality  + (Sao Paolo with 11 monitoring staions,)
• Ground-level ozone in the 21st Century: Future trends, impacts and policy implications  + (Scienc and policy needs for ozone b/c if only europe/us/japan will only have a limited effect. Consensus from Royal Society)
• APINA South Africa Country Fact Sheet  + (Summary of air pollution information)
• Health Effects of Transport-related Air Pollution  + (Summation of traffic/road, urban exposure … Summation of traffic/road, urban exposure studies, microenvironments - Literature review of Transport/Health studies for Europe. need to quantify harmful effects of transport-related pollution, estimate exposure, track trends in population exposure to air pollution and to transport-related air pollution, determine what part of emissions is responsible for health effectsmissions is responsible for health effects)

• Thai Air Quality Monitoring Network  + (Thai DENR)

• POLLUTION IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM  + (The lack of information due to the lack of … The lack of information due to the lack of studies in the area is one area that needs improvement. As a start, plans have been made by the Pollution Control Unit of the Medical and Health Department for two Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS) to be installed, one in the capital and the other in Belait District. The equipment intended to be installed in the proposed stations are capable of monitoring the required parameters continuously (24 hours monitoring). The Meteorological Services, Department of Civil Aviation also plans to expand their air pollution monitoring capabilities.eir air pollution monitoring capabilities.)
• APINA Country Fact Sheets  + (The main role of Air Pollution Information … The main role of Air Pollution Information Network for Africa (APINA) is to form a strong link between the air pollution scientific community and policy makers at national and regional levels. Currently, Southern Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe)is APINA's main focus region but activities also to reach out across the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa. The country fact sheets of Southern Africa were used to estimate AQ monitoring activities in Southern Africa. monitoring activities in Southern Africa.)
• Global Earth Observation System (GEOS): System Capabilities and the Role for U.S. EPA Recommendations of a Community Panel  + (The panel was asked to think about how suc … The panel was asked to think about how such observing systems might be directed toward minimizing data gaps across spatial scales, thus helping EPA move toward a more comprehensive observing approach that would not only benefit GEOSS but also EPA’s unique domestic mission, including air quality modeling and forecasting.ding air quality modeling and forecasting.)
• Assessment of different approaches for determining personal exposure  + (The primary aim of this Clean Air Research Programme (CARP) project is to evaluate methodologies for estimating personal exposure from ambient monitoring data and from simulation data from complex ambient air quality models.)
• GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan  + (The purpose of this Plan is to summarize t … The purpose of this Plan is to summarize the essential steps to be undertaken, over the</br>next decade, by a global community of nations and intergovernmental, international,</br>and regional organizations, to put in place a Global Earth Observation System of</br>Systems (GEOSS).rth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).)
• Craig: Air pollution and public health: a guidance document for risk managers - Google Scholar  + (This guidance document is a reference for … This guidance document is a reference for air quality policymakers and managers providing state-of-the-art, evidence-based information on key determinants of air quality management decisions. The document reflects the findings of five annual meetings of the NERAM (Network for Environmental Risk Assessment and Management) International Colloquium Series on Air Quality Management (2001–2006), as well as the results of supporting international research. The topics covered in the guidance document reflect critical science and policy aspects of air quality risk</br>management including i) health effects, ii) air quality emissions, measurement and modeling, iii) air quality management interventions, and iv) clean air policy challenges and opportunities.n air policy challenges and opportunities.)
• Sao Paolo Air Pollution Mortality  + (Unfortunately, our air pollution monitoring system does not provide measurements on PM2.5, as considered by Loomis et al. (13) in Mexico City, although that study also suggested that a gaseous pollutant (NO2) affects mortality.)
• Long-Term Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Mortality in a Dutch Cohort (NLCS-AIR Study)  + (Urban air pollution impact on health, traffic related)
• Status of Air Pollution in Zambia  + (Very few surface monitoring data, Needs Emission requirements, Monitoring requirements.)
• Air quality guidelines - global update 2005  + (WHO AQ Guidelines ( Similar to AQ Standards) update for PM2.5/PM10, O3, NO2 and SO2 worldwide based on literature/research concerning health effects.)
• Monitoring ambient air quality for health impact assessment  + (WHO; What are the features of monitoring networks that are needed to identify exposure.)
• Measuring, monitoring and analysing air pollution  + (We have carried out measurement campaigns … We have carried out measurement campaigns in every major city in Australia and in rural air sheds such as Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. Recent work in South-East Asia includes air quality studies in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur.</br></br>This applied work is backed by a strategic research program that includes long-term aerosol measurements at the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station in north-west Tasmania. The Cape Grim program, to monitor and study global atmospheric composition, is a joint responsibility of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO.ustralian Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO.)
• Sri Lanka Air Quality Monitoring  + (Web document, on line On line data, once a week as a maximum hourly average for pollutant in that week)
• Mongoloia, The User and the GEOSS Architecture XXI, AQ and Human Health  + (Workshop needs stressed Monitoring status, 24 sites, 4 urban, 20 rural http://naqo.mn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=47)
• Air Pollution In World Countries (PM10 Concentrations)  + (World Bank estimate Urban population weighted average PM10 concentrations (micro grams per cubic meter) in residential areas of cities larger than 100,000 for 1999)
• World Bank Ranking of cities by PM10  + (World Bank map of citeis with PM10 concentrations)
• World Health Report 2002  + (discusses ambient air pollution risks)
• Health Impact of Outdoor Air Pollution in China  + (editorial, China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study (CAPES))
• Estimations of the health impacts of urban air pollution  + (includes information about current PM for geographic regions around the world. Not on city level)
• DIRECTIVE 2008/50/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe  + (legislation passed for EU to standardize AQ monitoring based on WHO AQ guidelines.)
• State of the Environment in Africa  + (particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and organic commpounds released by vegetatio burning. Great concern for persistent organic pollutants (POPs). NO2 SO2 healthe effects in urban areas.)
• S. America Automatic Monitoring Stations  + (personal communication by e-mail 95 monitoring stations in S. America)
• Air Monitoring in Malaysia 2006  + (ppt presentation)
• Survey of Air Quality Monitoring  + (prepared by Committee on Environment and N … prepared by Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Research (CENR) and AQRS. Based on analysis of various monitoring networks offers needs and issues, opportunities, and barriers to progress to improve future monitoring systems. meant for managers and resource decision makers for managers and resource decision makers)
• Impacts of Roadway Emissions on urban particulate matter concnetrations in sub-Saharan Africa  + (the lack of ambient monitoring data, and particularly urban roadside concentrations for particulate matter in SSA cities severely hinders our ability to describe temporal and spatial patterns of concentrations, characterize exposure–response relationships)