Abstract
Regulations pertaining to inhalable particulate matter are promulgated primarily by three program offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances (OPPTS), Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), and Mobile Sources (OMS). Risk assessment for these agents are carried out either by the program offices or by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), formerly the Office of Health and Environmental Assessment (OHEA). Particular matter pollutants within the regulatory domain of OAQPS for which either quantitative or qualitative assessment of cancer risk has been carried out include asbestos, beryllium, cadmium, nickel refinery dust, nickel subsulfide, and ambient particulate matter of less than 10 µm diameter (PM10). OPPTS has qualitatively evaluated manmade mineral fibers, titanium dioxide, and vermiculite. Asbestos is the only fiber for which cancer quantitation has been carried out. For several of these agents, risk is based upon human da...
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