More Information and References for Air Quality: Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
References and Community Resources
Air Quality and Public Health in UtahThis Utah Department of Health Website provides information on particulate matter, its sources, ways to reduce exposure, and trend data.
http://www.health.utah.gov/utahair/pollutants/PM/
AirNow
This U.S. Government website provides information on air quality from a collaboration of different agencies.
http://www.airnow.gov
Choose Clean Air Utah
This Utah Department of Environmental Quality website provides information about air pollution in Utah and information on how to make healthy choices.
https://air.utah.gov/
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
These EPA web pages provide information about particulate matter (PM), adverse health effects, research, and regulations.
https://www.epa.gov/pm-pollution/particulate-matter-pm-basics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
These CDC websites provide information about specific air pollutants and the way it can harm human health.
Citations:
- Environmental Protection Agency (2016). National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Retrieved November 18, 2016 from the EPA: https://www.epa.gov/criteria-air-pollutants/naaqs-table.
- Utah Department of Health (2019). Particulate Matter (PM): Health Effects - Air Pollution and Public Health in Utah. Retrieved November 14, 2019 from http://www.health.utah.gov/utahair/pollutants/PM/index.html#Health.
- Jacob DJ & Winner DA. (2009) Effect of climate change on air quality. Atmospheric Environment 43(1), 51-63.
More Resources and Links
Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these Websites:
- CDC Prevention Status Reports for all 50 states
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's StateHealthFacts.org
- CDC WONDER DATA2010, the Healthy People 2010 Database.
Medical literature can be queried at the PubMed website.