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Nature 392, 642 (16 April 1998) | doi:10.1038/33503

Call to boost research on particulates

Tony Reichhardt

The United States should launch a long-term research project into the effects on health of airborne particulate matter (PM), according to a committee of the National Research Council (NRC), part of the National Academy of Sciences complex. The committee recommends a 13-year programme costing $440 million.