Frank R
Environ Health Perspect. 1983 Oct;52:241-6. doi: 10.1289/ehp.8352241.
Major conclusions and recommendations of the National Commission on Air Quality on issues of health in the Clean Air Act are presented. The issues revolve mainly about the standard setting processes for ubiquitous pollutants, controlled through ambient air quality standards (Section 109), and for hazardous pollutants controlled through emission standards (Section 112). The conceptual difficulties inherent in the terms "adequate margin of safety" (Section 109) and "ample margin of safety" (Section 112) are discussed. The Clean Air Science Advisory Committee is widely viewed as having a salutary effect on standard setting. The need for maintaining strong research capabilities within the Environmental Protection Agency that are reasonably buffered against sudden disruptive events is emphasized. Mechanisms for achieving this goal through special congressional appropriations are considered.
本文介绍了国家空气质量委员会就《清洁空气法》中健康问题得出的主要结论和建议。这些问题主要围绕通过环境空气质量标准（第109条）控制的普遍存在污染物以及通过排放标准（第112条）控制的有害污染物的标准制定程序。文中讨论了“足够的安全余量”（第109条）和“充分的安全余量”（第112条）这两个术语所固有的概念难题。清洁空气科学咨询委员会被广泛认为对标准制定有有益影响。强调了在环境保护局内保持强大研究能力的必要性，这些能力应能合理地抵御突发干扰事件。文中还考虑了通过国会特别拨款实现这一目标的机制。
