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Health Impacts Analysis: PM Mortality Relationship
This page reviewed December 29, 2010
LINK TO THE LATEST NEWS RELEASE.
BACKGROUND
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) routinely reviews the health
effects of air pollutants, revises state ambient air quality standards,
and estimates the impacts of air pollutant exposures on public health.
On October 24, 2008 the ARB released the staff report titled
"Methodology for Estimating Premature Deaths Associated with Long-term
Exposure to Fine Airborne Particulate Matter in California." This staff
report presents an updated relative risk factor for the association
between PM2.5 and premature death. It also provides an updated
threshold level for this relationship. The 2008 staff report and
other related documents can be found at this site.
At the December 9, 2009 meeting of the ARB,
the Board directed staff to reassess the methodology developed to
quantify the association between PM2.5 exposure and premature death.
The Board also requested that staff convene a symposium to discuss the development of a new methodology for estimating premature deaths.
For more information, please contact Dr. Linda Smith at (916) 327-8225.
