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    ACS: American Cancer Society

    APEX: Air Pollutants Exposure

    CAA: U.S. Clean Air Act

    CAIR: Clean Air Implementation Rule

    CASAC: Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (of EPA)

    CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (of DHHS)

    CHAD: Consolidated Human Activity Database

    CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (of DHHS)

    CMAQ: Community Multiscale Air Quality

    DHHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    DOT: U.S. Department of Transportation

    EC: elemental carbon

    EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    ExternE: European Union program to estimate the mortality impacts of exposure to ozone and to value those impacts.

    FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (of DHHS)

    FMCSA: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (of DOT)

    NAAQS: National Ambient Air Quality Standard

    NHTSA: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (of DOT)

    NO: nitric oxide

    NO2: nitrogen dioxide

    NOx: oxides of nitrogen (NO and NO2)

    O2: diatomic oxygen

    OH: hydroxyl radical

    OP: oxygenated organic product

    OMB: U.S. Office of Management and Budget

    PM: particulate matter

    PM2.5: particulate matter with aerodynamic equivalent diameter of no more than 2.5 μm (microns)

    PM10: particulate matter with aerodynamic equivalent diameter of no more than 10 μm

    RIA: regulatory impacts analysis



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    Abbreviations ACS: American Cancer Society APEX: Air Pollutants Exposure CAA: U.S. Clean Air Act CAIR: Clean Air Implementation Rule CASAC: Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (of EPA) CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (of DHHS) CHAD: Consolidated Human Activity Database CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (of DHHS) CMAQ: Community Multiscale Air Quality DHHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services DOT: U.S. Department of Transportation EC: elemental carbon EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ExternE: European Union program to estimate the mortality impacts of exposure to ozone and to value those impacts. FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (of DHHS) FMCSA: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (of DOT) NAAQS: National Ambient Air Quality Standard NHTSA: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (of DOT) NO: nitric oxide NO2: nitrogen dioxide NOx: oxides of nitrogen (NO and NO2) O2: diatomic oxygen OH: hydroxyl radical OP: oxygenated organic product OMB: U.S. Office of Management and Budget PM: particulate matter PM2.5: particulate matter with aerodynamic equivalent diameter of no more than 2.5 µm (microns) PM10: particulate matter with aerodynamic equivalent diameter of no more than 10 µm RIA: regulatory impacts analysis 204

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    205 Abbreviations QALY: quality-adjusted life-years ROS: reactive oxygen species SAB: Science Advisory Board (of EPA) SIP: state implementation plan SO2: sulfur dioxide SOA: secondary organic aerosol VOC: volatile organic compound VSL: value of a statistical life VSLY: value of a statistical life-year WTA: willingness to accept compensation WTP: willingness to pay