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AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES

Committee on Air Quality Management in the United States

Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

Division on Earth and Life Studies

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COMMITTEE ON AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES

WILLIAM CHAMEIDES (Chair),

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

DANIEL GREENBAUM (Vice-Chair),

Health Effects Institute, Boston, MA

CARMEN BENKOVITZ,

Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY

EULA BINGHAM,

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

MICHAEL BRADLEY,

M.J. Bradley & Associates, Concord, MA

RICHARD BURNETT,

Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

DALLAS BURTRAW,

Resources for the Future, Washington, DC

LAURENCE CARETTO,

California State University, Northridge

COSTEL DENSON,

University of Delaware, Newark

CHARLES DRISCOLL,

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

JANE HALL,

California State University, Fullerton

PHILIP HOPKE,

Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY

ARNOLD HOWITT,

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

C.S. KIANG,

Peking University, Beijing, China

BEVERLY LAW,

Oregon State University, Corvallis

JAMES LENTS,

University of California, Riverside

DENISE MAUZERALL,

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

THOMAS MCGARITY,

University of Texas School of Law, Austin

JANA MILFORD,

University of Colorado, Boulder

MICHAEL MORRIS,

North Central Texas Council of Governments, Arlington

SPYROS PANDIS,

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

P. BARRY RYAN,

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

ADEL SAROFIM,

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

SVERRE VEDAL,

National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO

LAUREN ZEISE,

California Environmental Protection Agency, Oakland

Project Staff

RAYMOND A. WASSEL, Project Director

LAURIE S. GELLER, Senior Program Officer

K. JOHN HOLMES, Senior Program Officer

AMANDA C. STAUDT, Senior Program Officer

KARL E. GUSTAVSON, Program Officer

CHAD A. TOLMAN, Staff Officer

RUTH E. CROSSGROVE, Editor

RAMYA CHARI, Research Assistant

MIRSADA KARALIC-LONCAREVIC, Research Assistant

EMILY L. BRADY, Senior Program Assistant

DOMINIC A. BROSE, Program Assistant

Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY

Members

JONATHAN M. SAMET (Chair),

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

DAVID ALLEN,

University of Texas, Austin

THOMAS BURKE,

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

JUDITH C. CHOW,

Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV

COSTEL D. DENSON,

University of Delaware, Newark

E. DONALD ELLIOTT,

Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP, Washington, DC

CHRISTOPHER B. FIELD,

Carnegie Institute of Washington, Stanford, CA

WILLIAM H. GLAZE,

Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton

SHERRI W. GOODMAN,

Center for Naval Analyses, Alexandria, VA

DANIEL S. GREENBAUM,

Health Effects Institute, Cambridge, MA

ROGENE HENDERSON,

Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM

CAROL HENRY,

American Chemistry Council, Arlington, VA

ROBERT HUGGETT,

Michigan State University, East Lansing

BARRY L. JOHNSON

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

JAMES H. JOHNSON,

Howard University, Washington, DC

JUDITH L. MEYER,

University of Georgia, Athens

PATRICK Y. O’BRIEN,

ChevronTexaco Energy Technology Company, Richmond, CA

DOROTHY E. PATTON,

International Life Sciences Institute, Washington, DC

STEWARD T.A. PICKETT,

Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY

ARMISTEAD G. RUSSELL,

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

LOUISE M. RYAN,

Harvard University, Boston, MA

KIRK SMITH,

University of California, Berkeley

LISA SPEER,

Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY

G. DAVID TILMAN,

University of Minnesota, St. Paul

CHRIS G. WHIPPLE,

Environ Incorporated, Emeryville, CA

LAUREN A. ZEISE,

California Environmental Protection Agency, Oakland

Senior Staff

JAMES J. REISA, Director

DAVID J. POLICANSKY, Scholar

RAYMOND A. WASSEL, Senior Program Officer for Environmental Sciences and Engineering

KULBIR BAKSHI, Senior Program Officer for Toxicology

ROBERTA M. WEDGE, Senior Program Officer for Risk Analysis

K. JOHN HOLMES, Senior Program Officer

SUSAN N.J. MARTEL, Senior Program Officer

SUZANNE VAN DRUNICK, Senior Program Officer

EILEEN N. ABT, Senior Program Officer

ELLEN K. MANTUS, Senior Program Officer

RUTH E. CROSSGROVE, Senior Editor

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BOARD ON ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE

Members

ERIC J. BARRON (Chair),

Pennsylvania State University, University Park

RAYMOND J. BAN,

The Weather Channel, Inc., Atlanta, GA

ROBERT C. BEARDSLEY,

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA

ROSINA M. BIERBAUM,

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

RAFAEL L. BRAS,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

CASSANDRA G. FESEN,

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

MARGARET A. LEMONE,

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

MARIO J. MOLINA,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

WILLIAM J. RANDEL,

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

RICHARD D. ROSEN,

Atmospheric & Environmental Research, Inc., Lexington, MA

JOHN C. WYNGAARD,

Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Ex Officio Members

EUGENE M. RASMUSSON,

University of Maryland, College Park

ERIC F. WOOD,

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Staff

CHRIS ELFRING, Director

JULIE DEMUTH, Program Officer

SHELDON DROBOT, Program Officer

AMANDA STAUDT, Senior Program Officer

ELIZABETH A. GALINIS, Senior Program Assistant

ROB GREENWAY, Senior Program Assistant

DIANE L. GUSTAFSON, Administrative Coordinator

ROBIN A. MORRIS, Financial Associate

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OTHER REPORTS OF THE BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY

Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin: Causes of Decline and Strategies for Recovery (2004)

Cumulative Environmental Effects of Alaska North Slope Oil and Gas Development (2003)

Estimating the Public Health Benefits of Proposed Air Pollution Regulations (2002)

Biosolids Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices (2002)

Ecological Dynamics on Yellowstone’s Northern Range (2002)

The Airliner Cabin Environment and Health of Passengers and Crew (2002)

Arsenic in Drinking Water: 2001 Update (2001)

Evaluating Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs (2001)

Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act (2001)

A Risk-Management Strategy for PCB-Contaminated Sediments (2001)

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals (3 volumes, 2000–2003)

Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury (2000)

Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2000)

Scientific Frontiers in Developmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment (2000)

Ecological Indicators for the Nation (2000)

Modeling Mobile-Source Emissions (2000)

Waste Incineration and Public Health (1999)

Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment (1999)

Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter (4 volumes, 1998–2003)

Ozone-Forming Potential of Reformulated Gasoline (1999)

Arsenic in Drinking Water (1999)

The National Research Council’s Committee on Toxicology: The First 50 Years (1997)

Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in the Human Diet (1996)

Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest (1996)

Science and the Endangered Species Act (1995)

Wetlands: Characteristics and Boundaries (1995)

Biologic Markers (5 volumes, 1989–1995)

Review of EPA’s Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (3 volumes, 1994–1995)

Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment (1994)

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Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children (1993)

Dolphins and the Tuna Industry (1992)

Science and the National Parks (1992)

Human Exposure Assessment for Airborne Pollutants (1991)

Rethinking the Ozone Problem in Urban and Regional Air Pollution (1991)

Decline of the Sea Turtles (1990)

Copies of these reports may be ordered from The National Academies Press (800) 624-6242 or (202) 334-3313

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Preface

Recognizing the central role that science and engineering plays in air quality management and anticipating the next congressional reauthorization of the Clean Air Act and its amendments, the United States Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to arrange for a study by the National Academy of Sciences (1) to evaluate from a scientific and technical perspective the effectiveness of the major air quality provisions of the Clean Air Act and their implementation by federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies; and (2) to develop scientific and technical recommendations for strengthening the nation’s air quality management system with respect to the way it identifies and incorporates important sources of exposure to humans and ecosystems and integrates new understandings of human and ecosystem risks. In response, the National Research Council established the Committee on Air Quality Management in the United States, which prepared this report. Biosketches of the committee members are presented in Appendix A.

In the course of preparing this report, the committee met in public sessions in Washington, D.C.; Denver, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; and Atlanta, Georgia, where local, state, and federal officials and representatives from the private sector and nongovernmental organizations, including regulated industries and advocacy groups, were invited to meet with the committee and present their views on air quality management. Interested members of the public at large were also given an opportunity to speak on these occasions. The committee received oral and written presentations from the following individuals:

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Daniel Albritton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aeronomy Laboratory; William Becker, Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials; Robert Brenner, EPA; Cynthia Burbank, Federal Highway Administration; Tim Carmichael, Coalition for Clean Air; Michael Chang and Rodney Weber, Georgia Institute of Technology; Patrick Cummins, Western Governors’ Association; Gregory Dana, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers; Frank Danchetz, Georgia Department of Transportation; Joan Denton, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment; Howard Feldman, American Petroleum Institute; John Froines, University of California at Los Angeles; Mike Kenny, California Air Resources Board; Eric Fujita, Desert Research Institute; Norma Glover and Barry Wallerstein, South Coast Air Quality Management District; Charles Goodman, Southern Company; Richard Jackson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Kip Lipper, California State Senator Sher’s office; Patricia Mariella, Gila River Indian Community; Barry McNutt, U.S. Department of Energy; Christopher Miller, Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senate; Frank O’Donnell, Clean Air Trust; Harold Reheis, Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Catherine Ross, Georgia Regional Transportation Authority; Chet Tisdale, King and Spaulding; Paige Tolbert, Emory University; Cindy Tuck, California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance; Andrew Wheeler, Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, U.S. Senate; and Robert Yuhnke, Robert Yuhnke and Associates.

In addition to the information from those presentations, the committee made use of the peer-reviewed scientific literature, government agency reports, and unpublished databases, as well as related statistics and data directly obtained from EPA.

This report consists of seven chapters. The first chapter provides an overview of the committee’s charge, the issues related to this charge, and the approach the committee took in completing its task. Chapters 26 review the current air quality management system in the United States and assess how well this system is operating. Chapter 7 looks to the future; it identifies the major air quality challenges the nation is likely to face in the coming decade and advances a set of five interrelated recommendations for enhancing the nation’s air quality management system to meet these challenges. The Executive Summary provides a brief overview of the committee’s findings and recommendations. The more-detailed Summary is presented immediately after the Executive Summary. Readers who are well versed in the current operation of air quality management in the United States or who do not need to become well versed may wish to move directly from the Executive Summary or Summary to Chapter 7. The recommendations in

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Chapter 7 relate to Chapters 26, where the detailed background information and justification for the recommendations are provided.

We wish to thank James Mahoney for his valuable service as a member of the committee during the early stages of this study. He resigned appropriately from the committee upon becoming assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and deputy administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The committee’s work was assisted by staff of the NRC’s Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST) and its Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate. We wish to thank Raymond Wassel, project director, and James Reisa, director of BEST. Scientific and technical information was provided by Laurie Geller, K. John Holmes, Karl Gustavson, Amanda Staudt, Chad Tolman, Jhumoor Biswas, Ramya Chari, Mirsada Karalic-Loncarevic, and Rachel Hoffman. Craig Hicks assisted with science writing. Invaluable logistical support was provided by Emily Brady and Dominic Brose. The report was ably edited by Ruth Crossgrove.

William L. Chameides, Chair

Daniel S. Greenbaum, Vice Chair

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Acknowledgment of Review Participants

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by NRC’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

William Agnew, General Motors (retired); Thomas Burke, Johns Hopkins University; Paul Crutzen, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry; Gregory Dana, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers; E. Donald Elliott, Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP; David Hawkins, Natural Resources Defense Council; Walter Heck, North Carolina State University; Timothy Larson, University of Washington; Leonard Levin, Electric Power Research Institute; Arthur Marin, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management; Michael Myer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph Norbeck, University of California, Riverside; John Seitz, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, LLP; Thomas Tietenberg, Colby College; John Watson, Desert Research Institute; Catherine Witherspoon, California Air Resources Board; Terry Yosie, American Chemistry Council.

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Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Robert Frosch, Harvard University, and Edwin Clark II, Clean Sites. Appointed by the NRC, they were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.

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DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING CONTROL STRATEGIES THROUGH THE SIP PROCESS

 

88

   

 Overview of SIP Process,

 

88

   

 The Main Components of an Attainment-Demonstration SIP,

 

96

   

 The Effectiveness of the SIP Process,

 

126

   

 Summary,

 

131

4

 

IMPLEMENTING EMISSION CONTROLS ON MOBILE SOURCES

 

133

   

 Introduction,

 

133

   

 Controlling Emissions through Certification Standards on New Vehicles and Motors,

 

136

   

 Controlling In-Use Motor-Vehicle Emissions,

 

148

   

 Behavioral and Societal Strategies to Reduce Mobile-Source Emissions,

 

162

   

 Critical Discussion of Mobile-Source Emission-Control Programs,

 

167

   

 Summary,

 

172

5

 

IMPLEMENTING EMISSION CONTROLS ON STATIONARY SOURCES

 

174

   

 Introduction,

 

174

   

 Permits and Standards for New or Modified Major Stationary Sources,

 

177

   

 Other Technology-Based Standards Imposed on Major Facilities,

 

186

   

 Evaluation of Traditional Control Programs for Major Stationary Sources,

 

188

   

 Compliance Assurance for Traditional Control Programs,

 

190

   

 Cap-and-Trade Provisions for Major Stationary Sources,

 

196

   

 Other Trading and Voluntary Stationary-Source Programs,

 

210

   

 Area-Source Regulations,

 

212

   

 Summary of Key Experiences and Challenges for Stationary-Source Control,

 

214

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MEASURING THE PROGRESS AND ASSESSING THE BENEFITS OF AQM

 

216

   

 Introduction,

 

216

   

 Monitoring Pollutant Emissions,

 

216

   

 Monitoring Air Quality,

 

220

   

 Assessing Health Benefits from Improved Air Quality,

 

241

   

 Assessing Ecosystem Benefits from Improved Air Quality,

 

252

   

 Assessing the Economic Benefits of Air Quality Improvements,

 

261

   

 Summary,

 

265

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TRANSFORMING THE NATION’S AQM SYSTEM TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE COMING DECADES

 

268

   

 Introduction,

 

268

   

 The Challenges Ahead,

 

270

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Figures and Tables

FIGURES

ES-1

 

Idealized schematic showing the iterative nature of air quality management,

 

4

S-1

 

Comparison of growth areas and emission trends,

 

9

S-2

 

To meet the major challenges that will face air quality management (AQM) in the coming decade, the committee identified a set of overarching long-term objectives,

 

10

S-3

 

Plot of the estimated relative trends in emissions versus ambient concentrations of various primary pollutants (PM10, NOx, SO2, Pb, and CO),

 

14

1-1

 

Schematic of the factors influencing the pollutant mix in the atmosphere and the resultant impacts of pollution,

 

25

1-2

 

National average emission categories for carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter (PM10), and particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5) for 2001,

 

27

1-3

 

Idealized schematic showing three of the four sequential activities carried out by the nation’s air quality management system,

 

34

1-4

 

Comparison of growth areas and emission trends,

 

38

1-5

 

Electricity generation by fuel in billion kilowatt hours, 1949–1999, and projections for the Reference Case, 2000–2020,

 

40

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1-6

 

Counties in the continental United States where any NAAQS were violated in 1999,

 

40

1-7

 

High cancer risk counties for urban air toxics in 1996 by county,

 

41

1-8

 

Potential violations of the PM2.5 (1999–2000 data) and 8-hr O3 (1997–1999 data) NAAQS by county,

 

42

2-1

 

Flow diagram illustrating the process by which the EPA administrator reviews and sets a new NAAQS,

 

50

2-2

 

Timeline illustrating historical sequence of the periodic NAAQS reviews and final decisions carried out by EPA since the passage of the 1970 CAA Amendments,

 

52

2-3

 

Foliar injury to cotton induced by chronic exposure to ozone,

 

54

2-4

 

The impact of haze on visibility,

 

60

2-5

 

Anthropogenic sources and natural sources contribute emissions that result in the deposition of acidic compounds,

 

61

2-6

 

Trends in nationwide SO2 and NO2 emissions by year since 1940,

 

63

2-7

 

Schematic illustrating dose-response relationships between pollutant exposure and (A) human health effects and (B) crop or vegetation effects,

 

68

2-8

 

Exercising volunteer being exposed to ultrafine particles and monitored for health response,

 

69

2-9

 

Evidence of health impact of ozone on human respiratory system based on an experimental study involving human subjects,

 

70

2-10

 

Volunteer wearing a personal exposure monitor to measure actual exposures to PM and gases during daily activities,

 

72

2-11

 

Four-chamber greenhouse-based exposure system constructed to study effects of elevated CO2 on plants,

 

73

2-12

 

Studies in open-top field chambers have shown the response of plants to ambient levels of O3,

 

74

2-13

 

Free air CO2 experiment (FACE) is used to elucidate forest ecosystem responses to elevated CO2,

 

75

2-14

 

Concentration-response estimation from the reanalysis of the Pope/ American Cancer Society Study on cardiopulmonary disease mortality (excluding Boise, Idaho),

 

77

2-15

 

Schematic diagram illustrating the source of human exposure to indoor PM pollution,

 

84

3-1

 

Emission-inventory development, evaluation, and improvement,

 

101

3-2

 

Appendix J curve,

 

109

3-3

 

Empirical kinetic modeling approach (EKMA) diagram,

 

109

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4-1

 

The evolution of California and federal tailpipe standards on passenger car exhaust emissions since the 1960s,

 

138

4-2

 

Percentages of U.S. trucks within selected model years (MY) used for various primary daily driving ranges: (1) up to 50 miles, (2) 51 to 100 miles, (3) 101 to 200 miles, (4) 201 to 500 miles, and (5) more than 500 miles,

 

154

4-3

 

Blood lead concentrations in the U.S. population from 1976 to 1999,

 

156

5-1

 

SO2 emissions from electric utilities in the United States from 1980 to 2001,

 

199

5-2

 

Regional SO2 emission from electric utilities,

 

206

6-1

 

Scatterplot of estimated trends in pollutant emissions derived from emission inventories and changes in average pollutant concentrations derived from air quality monitoring networks,

 

220

6-2

 

Locations of surface O3 monitoring sites and ozonesonde sites in North America,

 

224

6-3

 

The PAMS network,

 

225

6-4

 

Locations of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program and National Trends Network (NADP/NTN) monitoring sites in the contiguous 48 United States,

 

229

6-5

 

National trend in annual benzene concentrations in metropolitan areas, 1994–1999,

 

230

6-6

 

Trends in wet sulfate deposition in the United States using data from the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNet) and the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network (NADP/NTN) (1989–1991 vs. 1997–1999),

 

231

6-7

 

(A) Total estimated U.S. lead emissions by major source category from 1970 to 1994,

 

251

7-1

 

To meet the major challenges that will face air quality management (AQM) in the coming decade, the committee identified a set of overarching long-term objectives,

 

269

7-2

 

Contribution to the sulfate column burden for July 15, 1997, at 00UT (vertical integral of the concentration) from different source regions showing intercontinental transport,

 

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Federal Air Quality Management Legislation,

 

30

2-1

 

NAAQS in Effect as of January 2003,

 

49

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Classification of Nonattainment Areas for O3 and CO Mandated in the CAA Amendments of 1990,

 

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3-2

 

Federal, State, and Local VOC Emission-Reduction Measures in Four Illustrative SIPs,

 

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3-3

 

Federal, Multistate, State, and Local NOx Emission-Reduction Measures in Four Illustrative SIPs,

 

119

3-4

 

Classifications and Number of Nonattainment Areas in 1992 Remaining in Nonattainment As of February 6, 2003,

 

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4-1

 

Types of Vehicles and Engines Regulated by AQM in the United States,

 

134

4-2

 

Contribution of Nonroad Emissions to Mobile-Source Total and to Manmade Total,

 

143

4-3A

 

Average PM2.5 Emissions by Vehicle Model Years for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks,

 

152

4-3B

 

Average NOx Emissions by Vehicle Model Years for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks,

 

153

4-4

 

Timeline of Significant Federal and State Regulations for Motor Vehicle Fuels,

 

156

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Part 1: California and Federal Reformulated Gasoline Programs,

 

158

 

 

Part 2: Future Reformulated Gasoline Program,

 

159

5-1

 

Allowable Concentration Increments (micrograms per cubic meter) for Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD),

 

182

5-2

 

NOx Emissions from Coal-Fired Boilers in 1999 by Vintage,

 

184

5-3

 

Open-Market and Other Noncapped Forms of Trading,

 

211

6-1

 

Summary of EPA’s Trends in Estimated Nationwide Pollutant Emissions and Average Measured Concentrations,

 

218

6-2

 

Summary of Major U.S. Monitoring Networks,

 

222

6-3

 

Locations of Initial PM2.5 Supersites,

 

228

6-4

 

Ozone Monitoring Sites in the United States,

 

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