National Ambient Air Quality Objectives For Ground-Level Ozone- Summary - Science Assessment Document

Acknowledgments

The Science Assessment Document, upon which this Summary has been made, has been prepared primarily as a compilation of material from the NO_x/VOC Science Assessment reports by the Multistakeholder NO_x/VOC Science Program. The authors of these reports are acknowledged for their significant contributions to this report. The individual reports that have been drawn upon for this assessment are:

• Ground-level ozone and it precursors, 1980 - 1993: Report of the Ambient Data Analysis Working Group (1997)
• Ground-level ozone and precursor monitoring guidelines and implementation plan: Report of the Ambient Air Monitoring Working Group (1997)
• Report of the Health Objective Working Group (1997)
• Report of the Vegetation Objective Working Group (1997)

The WGAQOG (Working Group on Air Quality Objectives and Guidelines) wishes to acknowledge the following people preparing this Summary:

Editor: Elizabeth Bush, Environment Canada, Atmospheric Environment Service Ling Liu, Health Canada, Bureau of Chemical Hazards Marjorie Shepherd, Environment Canada, Atmospheric Environment Service

The Science Assessment Document was reviewed by the following scientific experts:

Dr. David Bates, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, UBC
Dr. Beverly Hale, Professor, University of Guelph
Dr. Allen Lefohn, ASL Associates Ron Pearson, Baresco Inc.
Dr. George Thurston, Associate Professor, NYU School of Medicine
Drs. Dave McKee, James Raub, Harvey Richmond, U.S. EPA
Dr. Jean-Jacques Hechler, Bio-Galva Inc.