PM Analysis Workbook in Support of SIPS

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PM Analysis Workbook in Support of SIPS

• EPA's Emissions, Monitoring, and Analysis
  Division has initiating a collaborative effort to
  explore relevant analyses of the PM2.5 data to be
  collected by the new National and State
  monitoring networks .
• The goals of the this collaboration are to foster
  an environment for the sharing of ideas and
  develop a workbook detailing useful analyses of
  the PM2.5 mass and speciated data.
• The PM Analysis workbook will be used to deliver
  data, tools and methods relevant to State PM data
  analysts as well as serve as a repository for PM
  analysis results and knowledge.
• The workbook can be found in the Workbook section
  of the PMfine website maintained by CAPITA. The
  CAPITA group has also contributed a major
  fraction of the workbook contents.

PM Analysis Workbook in Support of SIPS
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Pm2.5 Analysis Workbook Outline

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Ensuring High Quality Data
• 3. Quantifying PM NAAQS Attainment Status
• 4. Characterizing Ambient PM Concentrations and
  Processes
• 5. Quantifying Trends in PM and its Precursors
• 6. Quantifying the Contribution of Important
  Sources to PM Concentrations
• 7. Evaluating PM and Precursor Emission
  Inventories
• 8. Identifying and Quantifying the Potential for
  Control Strategies in Helping Attain the Standard
• 9. Using PM Data to Assess Visibility

PM Analysis Workbook in Support of SIPS