In 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established regulatory standards
to address health risks posed by inhaling tiny particles from smoke, vehicle
exhaust, and other sources. At the same time, Congress and the EPA began a multimillion
dollar research effort to better understand the sources of these airborne particles,
the levels of exposure to people, and the ways that these particles cause disease.
To provide independent guidance to the EPA, Congress asked the National
Research Council to study the relevant issues. The result was a series of four reports
on the particulate-matter research program. The first two books offered a conceptual
framework for a national research program, identified the 10 most critical research
needs, and described the recommended timing and estimated costs of such
research. The third volume began the task of assessing initial progress made in
implementing the research program. This, the fourth and final volume, gauged
research progress made over a 5-year period on each of the 10 research topics. The
National Research Council concludes that particulate matter research has led to a
better understanding of the health effects caused by tiny airborne particles.
However, the EPA, in concert with other agencies, should continue research to
reduce further uncertainties and inform long-term decisions.
- Cover
- WRITERS AND THEIR NOTEBOOKS
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1—The Journal as Tool
- Journaling—a Stepping Stone
- The Use of the Journal in Writing the Private Eye Novel
- On Meeting Yourself
- Journal—the Place of No Limit
- Using My Notebook
- A Life Observed
- Blogging like a Child-Arsonist
- Part 2—The Journal for Survival
- “Musements” and Mental Health
- Clearing the Decks
- Le Misérable
- Sea of Blue Ink
- Part 3—The Journal for Travel
- From an Audience of One to an Audience of Anyone
- Writing in Public Places
- Notes from an Accidental Journal Keeper
- Part 4—The Journal as Muse
- Holdalls
- My Own Particular Custom
- Thoughts on a Writer’s Journal
- From Writer’s Notebook to Poetic Journal
- The Icebreaker
- Part 5—The Journal for Life
- Daily Doodles
- Forgetting to Remember—Why I Keep a Journal
- Keeping Up with the Days
- Anne Frank Redux
- Journaling without the Journal
- Appendix I Use Journaling to Spark Your Writing
- Appendix II A Journaling Workout
- Sources and Further Readings
- Contributors
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