Why Data PM Analysis by the States

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Why Data PM Analysis by the States?

• There is an ever-growing Data/Analysis Imbalance
  in favor data collection.
• The new PM2.5 will further increase the need to
  better understand the nature, causes, effects,
  and reduction strategies for PM.
• States collecting data have unique 'local'
  perspectives on data quality, meteorology,
  sources as well as in articulating
  policy-relevant data analysis questions. States
  also face
• large, complex new PM2.5 data quantities,
• large uncertainties about causes and effects,
• immature nature and inherent complexity of
  analysis techniques,
• importance of both local and transport sources
  for PM2.5, and
• connections between PM2.5, visibility, ozone,
  climate change, toxics
• Collaborative data analysis is needed, to develop
  and support linkages between
• data analysis 'experts', 'novices' and
  'beginners'
• data analysts and modelers, health researchers,
  and policymakers
• multiple states, regions, nations, enviro. groups
  industrial stakeholders