Air Trends
The Particle Pollution Report: Current Understanding of Air Quality and Emissions through 2003
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- Full Report (PDF) (32 pp, 5.6 MB)
- Cover (PDF) (2 pp, 1.4 MB)
- Introduction (PDF)
(2 pp, 771 KB)
- Major Findings
- Understanding
Particle Pollution (PDF) (8
pp, 1.4 MB)
- Particle Pollution Is…
- Complex
- A Continuum of Sizes
- Made Up of Many Species
- Seasonal
- Both Local and Regional
- Particle
Pollution in 2003 (PDF) (3
pp, 1.3 MB)
- PM10 - PM2.5
- Looking
at Trends (PDF)
(7 pp, 1.4 MB)
- PM10 National and Regional Trends
- PM2.5 National and Regional Trends
- 25-Year PM2.5 Trends
- Rural Sulfate Trends
- Explaining
the Trends (PDF) (5 pp, 1.4
MB)
- PM2.5 Trends in Three Regions (1999-2003)
- Effect of Meteorology
- The PM2.5 Remainder
- Control Program
- The
Future (PDF)
(2 pp, 857 KB)
- Upcoming PM2.5 Designations
- PM2.5 and Other Pollutants
- Acronyms and More Information (PDF) (1 pg, 435 KB)
Additional Technical Information (powerpoint) (42 pp, 4.8 MB)
Additional Technical Information (PDF) (42 pp, 3.6 MB)