Research Activities: Identifying Air Pollution's Health Effects

This page updated September 8, 2006


Focus on Children's Health (Senate Bill 25)	The ARB, in conjunction with OEHHA, is reviewing the State air quality standards to determine whether they protect infants and children with an adequate margin of safety. Also, OEHHA will evaluate the impact of specific air toxics on children's health.

Health and Air Pollution	Air pollution continues to be an important public health concern. A number of air pollutants, coming out of a variety of industrial processes, impact the health of California residents. Air monitoring shows that over 90 percent of Californians breathe unhealthy levels of one or more air pollutants during some part of the year. The ARB works with local air pollution control districts to reduce air pollution from all sources.

The Health and Clean Air Newsletter	The Newsletter provides information on the health impacts of air pollution which are of concern to the citizens of California.

Indoor Air Quality and Personal Exposure Assessment Program	The California Air Resources Board carries out a non-regulatory Indoor Program that includes sponsored research, exposure assessment, development of indoor air quality guidelines, and public education and outreach. The goal of the Indoor Program is to identify and reduce Californians' exposures to indoor air pollutants.