Women residing near the three MATES stations without criteria pollutant data (West Long Beach, Compton and Huntington Park) were therefore linked to the four stations that did measure these pollutants, again using the 5 mile criterion.
Four of the seven MATES stations collected criteria pollutant data: Downtown LA, Burbank, North Long Beach and Pico Rivera (except PM10).
The thyroid station had 25 criteria, the diabetes history station 22 criteria and the lower limb complications station 18 criteria.
All stations are criterion referenced for pass / fail employing a minimum performance level (MPL) derived by the Ebel method.
A major strength of our study was the use of novel air toxics and LUR exposure information in addition to routine government monitoring station data for criteria pollutants to help identify specific emission sources of concern for fetal health.
A major strength of our study was the use of our novel LUR exposure measures for traffic-related pollution in addition to routine, government monitoring station data for criteria pollutants to help identify specific emissions of concern for autism.
A major strength of this study was the use of novel air pollution exposure information in addition to routine, government monitoring station data for criteria pollutants, which has so far been the predominant method of exposure assessment in birth outcome studies.
The quality standard of WHO is <3 mg/l (Edet and Offiong 2002); therefore, BOD of the first three stations reached the criteria, but at the last, seven stations did not, especially in summer and early autumn.
The study, the first such poll conducted by the Straphangers Campaign, a riders' advocacy group, asked riders to rate stations on five criteria: cleanliness, security, crowding, ease of getting around and signs and announcements.
Daoud Ali Najafi, a top election commission official, broke down the findings in an interview Tuesday: 505 polling stations had 600 or more votes; 1,325 polling stations had more than 100 votes and 95percentt or more ballots cast for a single candidate; and another 689 polling stations met both criteria.
