Tuesday, February 23, 2010

CARB Symposium - February 26, 2010

(All content below from CARB website)

Did you here? CARB is hosting a symposium on estimating premature deaths from long-term exposure to PM2.5.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will host a symposium on the science behind the methodology used to estimate PM-related premature deaths in California. CARB has invited scientists from academic institutions and government agencies to discuss the scientific findings regarding the association between PM2.5 exposure and premature death. The morning session will consist of short presentations, and in the afternoon, the format will be a round table discussion among the panel members on a number of specific issues, including criteria for selecting a concentration-response function for making estimates of PM2.5-related deaths in California, how uncertainties should be addressed, and whether we can differentiate the effects of PM2.5 from specific sources. The public may submit written questions about the scientific evidence discussed, and at the end of the afternoon session there will be an opportunity for the panel to respond to those questions. Registration is not required.

Symposium Information

Date: February 26, 2010 webcast
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Cal/EPA Headquarters Building
Klamath Training Room
1001 I Street - 2nd Floor
Sacramento, California
Mapquest of Workshop Location
Agenda: Agenda and List of Panel Members
Presentations: Coming Soon

If you have technical questions, please contact Dr. Linda Smith, Research Division, Air Resources Board, P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento, CA 95812-2815 (lsmith@arb.ca.gov), (916) 327-8225. Updates on the symposium and the revised methodology will also be sent out via our electronic list serve. To subscribe, please enroll at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv_ind.php?listname=pm-mort.


For more information, please contact Dr. Linda Smith at (916) 327-8225 or email at lsmith@arb.ca.gov.

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