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Particulate Matter (PM) is one of the major issues to be dealt
with under the CAFE programme. Due to the specific concerns with
regard to this pollutant it was decided to establish a CAFE working
group to assist the Commission with updated solid expert information
and views. This should include in particular information on the
attainability of the PM10 limit values with regard to current
concentrations. The Working Group should also give recommendations
with regard to target setting for the integrated assessment. The Working
Group will work in close co-operation with the Working Group on
Target Setting and Policy Assessment (WG TSPA) as well as the CAFE
Steering Group. As agreed upon by the CAFE Steering Group the group
will work according to the following terms of reference.
Terms of reference for the Particulate Matter (PM) Working Group
With the aim of supporting the European Commission's review of
the First Daughter Directive (DD) 1999/30/EC the group should:
- Assess the air quality situation with regard to the PM limit
values set in the DD;
- Review the content of the Position Paper on PM published in
1997 with regard to information obtained since;
- Collect together information on predictive studies on the
attainability of the limit values, considering at the same time
contributions from long-range transport and local sources.
With the aim of supporting the production of the CAFE thematic
strategy the group should:
- Consider the WHO work on health effects of PM with the aim of
giving recommendations for targets for integrated assessment;
- Review the results of the integrated assessment modelling work
on PM.
Useful link
National
Center for Environmental Assessment
Working Group on Particulate
Matter Meetings
List
of members
Particulate
Matter Working Group Position Paper
Terms
of reference for the Particulate Matter (PM) Working Group (pdf~250K)
Second Particulate Matter Position Paper; FINAL VERSION (pdf~3,8M)
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