Lead NAAQS Review - Analyses and Data Sets
The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set national air quality standards for lead and five other pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment (the other pollutants are carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, particulate matter and sulfur dioxide). The law also requires EPA to periodically review the standards to ensure that they provide adequate health and environmental protection, and to update those standards as necessary. Learn more about this process
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- Overview of Lead (Pb) Air Quality in the U.S.
- Analyses and Data Sets from Review Completed in 2008
- Related Links
Overview of Lead (Pb) Air Quality in the U.S.
The documents in this section present an overview of the current state of lead air quality in the U.S. based on recent air pollutant emissions and air quality monitoring data.
- Overview of Lead (Pb) Air Quality in the United States, based on data through 2023 (pdf)
- Overview of Lead (Pb) Air Quality in the United States, based on data through 2022 (pdf)
- Overview of Lead (Pb) Air Quality in the United States, based on data through 2021 (pdf) (4.37 MB)
Analyses and Data Sets from Review Completed in 2008
- Lead NAAQS Review: Comparison of Numbers/Percents of Sites/Counties/Populations That are Not Likely to Meet Various Potential NAAQS Levels Using Various Averaging Times and Forms
- Supporting data - 2005-2007 Pb-TSP site-level statistics for various NAAQS metrics (xls)
Related Links
View primary technical information on Lead NAAQS Review
View general public information on air quality standards, trends, health effects, and programs to reduce Lead