%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter: II. Evaluating Research Progress and Updating the Portfolio %@ 978-0-309-06638-9 %D 1999 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9646/research-priorities-for-airborne-particulate-matter-ii-evaluating-research-progress %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9646/research-priorities-for-airborne-particulate-matter-ii-evaluating-research-progress %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 128 %X In the effort to reduce the scientific and technical uncertainties over regulation of airborne particulate matter in the United States, Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter: II. Evaluating Research Progress and Updating the Portfolio, the second book in a four-part series requested by Congress, describes the plans of the committee to monitor the progress of the research on particulate matter conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), other federal and state government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. The book also reviews and updates the committee's portfolio of recommended research in its first volume, Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter: I. Immediate Priorities and a Long-Range Research Portfolio (NRC, 1998). The committee substantially revised two of the ten high-priority research areas recommended in Part I. Part II notes that Congress, EPA, and the scientific community have given strong support to the committee's recommendations and have implemented substantial changes in research efforts in response to Part I of the series. One important research area-studies of the effects of long-term exposure to particulate matter and other major air pollutants-however, does not appear to be underway or planned. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter: I. Immediate Priorities and a Long-Range Research Portfolio %@ 978-0-309-06094-3 %D 1998 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6131/research-priorities-for-airborne-particulate-matter-i-immediate-priorities-and %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6131/research-priorities-for-airborne-particulate-matter-i-immediate-priorities-and %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 216 %X New National Ambient Air Quality Standards for airborne particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers, called PM2.5, were issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amidst scientific uncertainty and controversy. In response to a request from Congress, Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter, the first of four books in a series, offers a conceptual framework for an integrated national program of particulate-matter research, identifies the 10 most critical research needs linked to key policy-related scientific uncertainties, and describes the recommended timing and estimated costs of such research. The committee concludes that EPA should devote more resources to investigating the relationships between fixed-site outdoor monitoring data and actual human breathing-zone exposures to ambient particulate matter and to identifying the most biologically important constituents and characteristics of particulate matter through toxicological studies. The recommended research activities are critical to determining actual exposures of human subpopulations most susceptible to harm from the most hazardous constituents of particulate matter. Future research will be an investment in public health and a means to ensure that resources spent on control technology and regulatory compliance will have a reasonable probability of success. %0 Book %T Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for Handling and Disposal of Infectious Materials %@ 978-0-309-09024-7 %D 1989 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1197/biosafety-in-the-laboratory-prudent-practices-for-handling-and-disposal %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1197/biosafety-in-the-laboratory-prudent-practices-for-handling-and-disposal %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 244 %X Biosafety in the Laboratory is a concise set of practical guidelines for handling and disposing of biohazardous material. The consensus of top experts in laboratory safety, this volume provides the information needed for immediate improvement of safety practices. It discusses high- and low-risk biological agents (including the highest-risk materials handled in labs today), presents the "seven basic rules of biosafety," addresses special issues such as the shipping of dangerous materials, covers waste disposal in detail, offers a checklist for administering laboratory safety—and more. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens %@ 978-0-309-09122-0 %D 2004 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11010/indicators-for-waterborne-pathogens %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11010/indicators-for-waterborne-pathogens %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Earth Sciences %P 328 %X Recent and forecasted advances in microbiology, molecular biology, and analytical chemistry have made it timely to reassess the current paradigm of relying predominantly or exclusively on traditional bacterial indicators for all types of waterborne pathogens.  Nonetheless, indicator approaches will still be required for the foreseeable future because it is not practical or feasible to monitor for the complete spectrum of microorganisms that may occur in water, and many known pathogens are difficult to detect directly and reliably in water samples.  This comprehensive report recommends the development and use of a “tool box” approach by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and others for assessing microbial water quality in which available indicator organisms (and/or pathogens in some cases) and detection method(s) are matched to the requirements of a particular application.  The report further recommends the use of a phased, three-level monitoring framework to support the selection of indicators and indicator approaches.