Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Webinar

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Pre-Publication Report Release: Public Briefing)

October 18, 2022

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EDT)

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About

On October 18 at 4:30 PM (ET) to 5:30 PM (ET), Drs. Armistead Russell and Elizabeth Stuart (committee co-chairs) and Dr. Richard L. Smith (committee member) will provide a virtual briefing on the report. The event will feature a presentation and participants may submit questions to the committee via Slido.

Registration is not required but encouraged to receive notifications and reminders. This is a public meeting open to everyone and will be available on livestream.

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Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

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It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Webinar

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards - Wim de Vries Webinar

September 15, 2021

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)

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Please join us for our second webinar, where our committee will hear from Wim de Vries.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Wim de Vries is a research scientist at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands in the field of biogeochemistry with special reference to soil acidification, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas emissions and heavy metal pollution. He is professor at the Environmental Systems Analysis Group of Wageningen University where he holds the chair "Integrated nutrient impact assessment.” His research is organized around impacts of the elevated use of nutrients (especially nitrogen and phosphorus) in agriculture on air-, soil - and water quality and related regional boundaries in view of those impacts.

Wim de Vries wrote more than 500 publications as an author or co-author on the above mentioned topic, including 200 publications in international peer reviewed journals.

Wim de Vries - Google Scholar Citations*

Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), mainly from traffic and industry, and of ammonia (NH3), mainly form agriculture have many negative impacts on: (i) terrestrial ecosystems nature, due to eutrophication and acidification of soils, and (ii) human health, due to direct impacts of NOx and enhanced formation of ozone (O3) and secondary particles (PM). Both short-term and long-term critical levels of NOx, O3 and Pm have been derived by have been derived in view of impacts on human health. However, critical loads for nitrogen (sum of NOx and NH3) for terrestrial ecosystems generally lead to more stringent reductions in N compounds than the critical levels related to human health.

Although critical loads do not have a formal status in policy regulations, they play a role in assessing national emission ceiling for NOx and NH3 in the member states of the European Union. Furthermore, they play an important indirect role in the Birds and habitats Directive that aims to protect the biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems. In this context, it even plays a crucial role in the Netherlands where it has caused a nitrogen crisis.

In his presentation, an overview will be given of:

The history of relevant air pollutant protocols in the EU in relation to the derivation of critical levels and loads for nitrogen and acidity
The science underlying the critical loads (and levels) for nitrogen and acidity, including three different approaches, each with their strengths and weaknesses
How critical loads for nitrogen (and acidity) are used in policymaking in Europe, with a focus on the Netherlands where it plays a key role in the nitrogen crisis.

*This document is not written by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and may not represent the views of the institution.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Webinar

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards - Information Gathering Session with Dan Greenbaum of the Health Effects Institute

September 2, 2021

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

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Please join us for our upcoming webinar, "Tying it All Together: Approaches to Assessing and Synthesizing Environmental Health Evidence for Better Decisions."

Our committee will hear from Dan Greenbaum, President of the Health Effects Institute. He leads HEI’s efforts to provide public and private decision makers — in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Latin America — with high quality, impartial, relevant, and credible science about the health effects of air pollution in order to inform air quality decisions in the developed and developing world. In that role he works with HEI’s sponsors in government and industry, its Scientific Committees and staff, and other environmental stakeholders to develop and implement the HEI Strategic Plan for Understanding the Health Effects of Air Pollution, which every five years sets HEI’s course for the targeted, trusted science that has become the hallmark of HEI. He is frequently called on by decision makers across the globe to advise them on the latest scientific understanding of air pollution and health.

Mr. Greenbaum will provide an international perspective on frameworks for assessing causality of health and welfare effects of air pollutants. He will identify frameworks for other countries and compare them to EPA’s Integrated Science Assessments (ISAs) conducted as part of EPA reviews of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

Posted 9/9/21:

Committee members in attendance:

Ted Russell
Elizabeth Stuart
Jill Baron
Kiros Berhane
Edmund Crouch
Charles Driscoll
Joel Kaufman
Jana Milford
Richard Poirot
Richard Smith

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Meeting 5)

January 14, 2022

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EST)

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About

This completely remote session of the meeting is held in closed session. Committee members will discuss findings and recommendations and report writing assignments.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Armistead Russell
Elizabeth Stuart
Jill Baron
Kiros Berhane
Edmund Crouch
Iván Díaz
Francesca Dominici
Charles Driscoll
Joel Kaufman
Jana Milford

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed its recommendations, the organization and presentation of its report, and various writing assignments.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

No written documents were made available to the committee during the closed session.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 15, 2022

Contact

Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Meeting 4)

November 18 - 19, 2021

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About

This complete remote session of the meeting is held in closed session. Committee members will consider the topics discussed during the previous sessions and will consider additional information needs and strategies to obtain that information.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Richard Poirot, Edmund Crouch, Kiros Berhane, Jill Baron, Ted Russell, Joel Kaufman, Justin Teeguarden, Ivan Diaz, Liz Stuart, Francesca Dominici, Richard Smith

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Report chapter contents and organization; findings and recommendations

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 23, 2021

Contact

Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Meeting 3, Session 2)

September 24, 2021

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

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About

This completely remote session will be held in closed session. Committee members will consider the topics discussed during the previous session and will consider additional information needs and strategies to obtain that information.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Armistead Russell, Elizabeth Stuart, Jill Baron, Kiros Berhane, Edmond Crouch, Iván Diáz, Francesca Dominici, Charles Driscoll, Joel Kaufman, Jana Milford, Richard Poirot, Richard Smith

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the organization and contents of its report, deliberated on report content, and strategized on action items and assignment due dates.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

No written documents were made available to the committee in the closed session.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 27, 2021

Contact

Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Meeting 3, Session 1)

September 23, 2021

1:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EDT)

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The committee will meet in closed session from 1-2pm, followed by the open session from 2-3:45pm, and end with another closed session from 3:45-7pm.

This is a completely remote open session of the committee to address scientific critiques and alternatives, from the public health and welfare perspectives, to the current causality determination framework. In addition to discussions between committee members and speakers and panelists, there will be opportunity for the public to provide input.

The committee with hear from:

John Bachmann, Vision Air Consulting, LLC
Ananya Roy, Environmental Defense Fund
Gretchen Goldman, Union for Concerned Scientists
Georgia Murray, Appalachian Mountain Club
Bret Schichtel, National Parks Service

To sign up to provide a public comment, please select an add-on ticket during registration.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Armistead Russell, Elizabeth Stuart, Jill Baron, Joan Bennett, Iván Diáz, Francesca Dominici, Charles Driscoll, Joel Kaufman, Jana Milford, Richard Poirot, Richard Smith,

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee deliberated on issues related to the adequacy of the EPA ISA framework, and discussed the report contents, organization, and information needs.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

No written materials were provided during closed session.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 27, 2021

Contact

Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Meeting 2, Session 3)

July 26, 2021

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)

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About

This complete remote session of the meeting is held in closed session. Committee members will consider the topics discussed during the previous sessions and will consider additional information needs and strategies to obtain that information.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

Contact

Kaley Beins

kbeins@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Meeting 2, Session 2)

July 20, 2021

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EDT)

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About

This remote open session will explore issues related to evidence synthesis. In addition to committee member discussions with speakers and panelists, participants will be alloted time to provide public comments.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Kaley Beins

kbeins@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Meeting 2; Session 1)

July 19, 2021

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)

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This completely remote open session of the committee address scientific critiques of the current causality assessment framework. In addition to discussions between committee members and speakers and panelists, there will be opportunity for the public to provide input. Registration to participate in the meeting and provide public comments to the attendees is required.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Elizabeth Stuart, Jill Baron, Edmund Crouch, Iván Diáz, Francesca Dominici, Charles Driscoll, Joel Kaufman, Jana Milford, Richard Poirot, Richard Smith, Justin Teeguarden

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee deliberated on aspects of the open session discussion, considered information needs and the organization of its next open sessions, and on the organization and content of its report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

No written materials were made available to the committee during the closed session.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 27, 2021

Contact

Kaley Beins

kbeins@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Executive Session 4)

May 24, 2021

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

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About

This session will be held entirely in executive session. The committee will hold the required composition and bias discussion, will establish common language and definitions among its multidisciplinary members, will identify information needed and information-gathering strategies, and will make logistical decisions about future meetings and committee communications.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Armistead Russell, Elizabeth Stuart, Jill Baron, Joan Bennett, Kiros Berhane, Edmund Crouch, Iván Díaz, Francesca Dominici, Charles Driscoll, Joel Kaufman, Jana Milford, Richard Poirot, Richard Smith, Justin Teeguarden

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee held its bias and composition discussion and considered logistical aspects of the conduct of the study.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

No written materials were made available to the committee during closed sessions.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 28, 2021

Contact

Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Identifying Sponsor Needs - 2)

May 21, 2021

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

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This session will include presentations by and panel discussions with EPA staff. The objective of the session is to help the study committee bound its task.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Armistead Russell, Elizabeth Stuart, Jill Baron, Kiros Berhane, Edmund Crouch, Iván Díaz, Charles Driscoll, Jana Milford, Richard Poirot, Richard Smith, Justin Teeguarden

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed information gathering objectives of the open session.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

No written materials were made available to the committee during the closed session.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 28, 2021

Contact

Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Identifying Sponsor Needs - 1)

May 19, 2021

3:00 PM - 6:30 PM (EDT)

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Speaker Bios

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The open session of the meeting will include presentations by and panel discussions with EPA staff to learn about EPA's interpretation of the statement of task, reasons for the study, and description of the types of committee recommendations that would be most useful. The committee will hear an overview of the current framework for assessing the causality of health and welfare effects by air pollutants in EPA's Integrated Science Assessments (ISAs), and participate in a panel discussion with EPA staff who have conducted recent ISAs to start understanding where the strengths and weaknesses of the existing framework (note that the committee will consider critiques of the framework in future discussions).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Armistead Russell, Elizabeth Stuart, Joan Bennett, Kiros Berhane, Edmund Crouch, Iván Díaz, Francesca Dominici, Charles Driscoll, Joel Kaufman, Jana Milford, Richard Poirot, Richard Smith, Justin Teeguarden.

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Objectives for open session discussion prior to open session and overarching thoughts about, further information needs, and action items related to the open session discussion.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

No written materials were made available during the closed session.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 28, 2021

Contact

Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Executive Session 1)

April 30, 2021

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EDT)

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About

This first meeting of the committee will be held entirely in closed session. The meeting will be used to introduce the provisional members to each other, the committee's task, and institutional processes and to consider the types of information they would like to request of the study sponsor (EPA).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Armistead Russell, Elizabeth Stuart, Jill Baron, Joan Bennett, Kiros Berhane, Edmund Crouch, Iván Díaz, Francesca Dominici, Charles Driscoll, Joel Kaufman, Jana Milford, Richard Poirot, Richard Smith, Justin Teeguarden

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Introduction to the National Academies study process, discussion of statement of task, the study timeline, upcoming meeting agendas.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

No materials were made available to the committee during closed session.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 28, 2021

Contact

Sammantha Magsino

(202) 334-3091
smagsino@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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