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Revised estimates of fine PM-related premature deaths will be
available on May 22, 2008.
 

At the April 20, 2006 Air Resources Board meeting, staff
presented the results of a health impacts analysis related to
goods movement in California. This analysis can be found in
Appendix A at http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/gmerp/gmerp.htm .
Staff also informed the Board of plans to revise the health
impacts methodology by updating it with new health information
that relates changes in PM2.5 exposures to premature death.
Staff reviewed all relevant literature and revised its
methodology, which has undergone peer review by a panel formed
by the University of California, Berkeley. The new methodology
will be presented to the Board on May 22, 2008. For information
on the location and time of the Board meeting, please see the
web page at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/board/ma/2008/ma052208.htm

For more information on activities related to updating the
health impacts analysis methodology, please see the web page
at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/health/pm-mort/pm-mort.htm .
The draft staff report will also be made available at this Web
site on the morning of May 22, 2008.

Comments on the methodology should be emailed to Dr. Hien Tran
at htran@arb.ca.gov or FAXed to (916)323-1045 or (916)322-4357
by July 11, 2008. Comments also may be mailed to Dr. Tran at the
Air Resources Board, Research Division, 1001 I Street, P.O. Box
2815, Sacramento CA 95812.

Questions regarding the effort to update this methodology may be
directed to Dr. Linda Smith by email at lsmith@arb.ca.gov or by
phone at 916-328-8225.


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