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1 Planned Air Pollution Research Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Air Resources Board California Environmental Protection Agency May 24, 2007 1

2 Research Planning Process 2 6. Board Approval 2. ARB Staff Review 5. RSC Approves4. ERRC Selects Projects 3. RSC Review 1. Solicit Research Ideas

3 Categories Health and Welfare EffectsHealth and Welfare Effects Exposure AssessmentExposure Assessment Technology Advancement and Pollution PreventionTechnology Advancement and Pollution Prevention Global Climate ChangeGlobal Climate Change 3

4 Health and Welfare Effects Exposure Assessment Global Climate Change Technology Advancement Funding Allocations $5,620,000 4

5 Health Effects from PM and Traffic Improve exposure assessment of in-vehicle pollution among pregnant women and assess the potential health outcomes ($450,000) Improve exposure assessment of in-vehicle pollution among pregnant women and assess the potential health outcomes ($450,000) Examine cardiopulmonary health effects and toxicities near-sources ($450,000) Examine cardiopulmonary health effects and toxicities near-sources ($450,000) Determine health benefits of anti-wood burning campaigns ($100,000) Determine health benefits of anti-wood burning campaigns ($100,000) Health and Welfare Effects 5

6 Asthma and Respiratory Disease Determine the effect of gene type on allergic airway inflammation ($250,000) Determine the effect of gene type on allergic airway inflammation ($250,000) Identify asthma disparity among Californians ($300,000) Identify asthma disparity among Californians ($300,000) Assess childhood respiratory disease from pre- and post-natal air pollution exposure ($715,000) Assess childhood respiratory disease from pre- and post-natal air pollution exposure ($715,000) Health and Welfare Effects (continued) 6

7 Does in-vehicle air pollution adversely affect birth outcomes and childhood respiratory disease? Pregnant Women In- Vehicle Air Pollution Exposure Pregnant Women and their In- Vehicle Air Pollution Exposure 7

8 Multi-Media Source apportionment of dry and wet deposition of mercury and other toxic metals ($330,000) Source apportionment of dry and wet deposition of mercury and other toxic metals ($330,000) Personal Exposure Survey of Californians’ activity patterns for estimating exposure to air pollution ($600,000) Survey of Californians’ activity patterns for estimating exposure to air pollution ($600,000) Atmospheric Processes Measure and model biogenic VOC in central California ($200,000) Measure and model biogenic VOC in central California ($200,000) Source apportionment of carbonaceous components of PM ($400,000) Source apportionment of carbonaceous components of PM ($400,000) Exposure Assessment 8

9 Emission Inventory Measure on-road motor vehicle emission measurements ($95,000) Measure on-road motor vehicle emission measurements ($95,000) Improve geospatial forecasting of marine vessels ($40,000) Improve geospatial forecasting of marine vessels ($40,000) Develop a California-specific intermodal freight transport model ($200,000) Develop a California-specific intermodal freight transport model ($200,000) Measure fumigant pesticide emissions ($100,000) Measure fumigant pesticide emissions ($100,000) Exposure Assessment (continued) 9

10 Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Deposition of Mercury and Other Toxic Metals What is the toxic metal deposition to California water bodies? 10

11 Enhanced Emission Monitoring Evaluate PM Measurement Methods ($500,000) Technology Advancement and Pollution Prevention 11

12 Emission Inventory Develop an inventory for high global warming potential gases in specific applications ($200,000) Develop an inventory for high global warming potential gases in specific applications ($200,000)Impacts Evaluate heat vulnerability under future scenarios ($175,000) Evaluate heat vulnerability under future scenarios ($175,000) Long-Range Transport Assess transport of PM from Asia ($80,000) Assess transport of PM from Asia ($80,000) Global Climate Change 12

13 Mitigation Assess the greenhouse gas mitigation industry in California ($200,000) Assess the greenhouse gas mitigation industry in California ($200,000) Evaluate industrial efficiency activities for achieving greenhouse gas emission reduction targets ($100,000) Evaluate industrial efficiency activities for achieving greenhouse gas emission reduction targets ($100,000) Estimate life-cycle emission reductions from carbon content labeling ($300,000) Estimate life-cycle emission reductions from carbon content labeling ($300,000) Global Climate Change (continued) 13

14 An Economic Analysis of Current Market and Prospects for Growth in the Global Economy 14 What is the potential for the emerging climate change mitigation industry in California?

15 Approval of the Planned Air Pollution Research Fiscal Year 2007-08 Recommendation 15

16 AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH AirResources Board Air Resources Board California Environmental Protection Agency 16


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