Priority Substances List Assessment Report for Respirable Particulate Matter

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

CEPA 1999
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CVD
cardiovascular disease

ERDA
Energy Research and Development Authority

FAM
fixed ambient monitor

MMAD
mass median aerodynamic diameter

NAAQO
National Ambient Air Quality Objective

NAPS
National Air Pollution Surveillance

PM
particulate matter

PM_2.5
particles ≤2.5 µm in diameter

PM₁₀
particles ≤10 µm in diameter

PM_10-2.5
"coarse" particulate matter, particles >2.5 µm but ≤10 µm in diameter

PSL
Priority Substances List

pTEAM
Particle Total Exposure Assessment Methodology

RR
relative risk

SD
standard deviation

SSI
size selective inlet

TEOM
Tapered Element Oscillation Microbalance

TSP
total suspended particulate

VOC
volatile organic compound