National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone cannot be considered protective of public health because there is no margin of safety, according to comments filed by the American Lung Association on the EPA review of the ozone standards.
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The American Lung Association has filed detailed comments with EPA suggesting several ways that EPA’s draft methodology for the ozone risk assessment could be broadened.
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The American Lung Association has filed extensive comments on EPA’s first draft Criteria Document on Ozone.
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The American Lung Association® has filed comments with EPA urging the Agency to accelerate its review of the ozone NAAQS. The comments were filed on EPA’s proposed Work Plan for revising the ozone standard.
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Opponents of the eight-hour ozone NAAQS have made unsupported claims that air pollution may have a beneficial effect on human health due to its alleged ability to reduce exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
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