Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur Ecological Criteria (Final Report, Dec 2008)
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Background
This ISA was prepared as part of the joint review of the secondary or welfare-based NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen and sulfur. The ISA evaluates and integrates the newly available environmental evidence, and contains the key information and judgments formerly found in the AQCD. A series of Annexes to the ISA provides more extensive and detailed summaries of the most pertinent scientific literature.
This is EPA’s latest evaluation of the scientific literature on the potential adverse environmental effects resulting from exposures to oxides of nitrogen and sulfur. There are significant new data, particularly with regards to acidification and nitrogen enrichment, that strengthen the evidence for these effects since the last scientific review documents were released.
History/Chronology
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Dec 2007 | EPA released the Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur – Environmental Criteria (First External Review Draft) for an external peer review and public comment. |
| Aug 2008 | EPA released the Second External Review Draft of the Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur – Environmental Criteria document for an external peer review and public comment. |
| Dec 2008 | EPA released the final report of the Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur – Ecological Criteria document. |
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- Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur – Ecological Criteria (Final Report) (PDF) (898 pp, 40.2 MB, about PDF)
- Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur – Ecological Criteria (Executive Summary) (PDF) (13 pp, 3.8 MB, about PDF)
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