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http://dx.doi.org/10.5572/KOSAE.2018.34.4.588

Review of Particulate Matter Management in United States  

Kim, Byeong-Uk (Georgia Environmental Protection Division)
Kim, Hyun Cheol (Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
Kim, Soontae (Department of Environmental & Safety Engineering, Ajou University)
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Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment / v.34, no.4, 2018 , pp. 588-609 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study is to provide information for improving the domestic particulate matter (PM) management. To achieve the study goal, we reviewed the past and current practice of PM management in the United States (US). Our review includes the assessment about the philosophical foundation and effectiveness of PM management, systematic program implementation to reach desirable PM conditions, and steady development of analytical tools including photochemical air quality models. We noticed that the current US PM management approach has improved annual $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations 22-48% in various parts of the US in the last 16 years. In addition, we analyzed strengths and difficulties in the past US PM management implementation. Based on the results of our analyses, we propose key elements to establish more effective domestic PM management in the future than now: steady investment in technological innovations and close-communications between local governments and the central government at various stages of PM management.
Keywords
Air Quality Management; $PM_{2.5}$; Clean Air Act; State Implementation Plan; Government Partnership;
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