Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction:Scope of the Book

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3. Structure of the Respiratory System

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4. Physiology of the Respiratory System

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5. Properties and Sources of Common Ambient Air Pollutants

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6. Exposure Assessment

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7. Inhalation Exposure Technologies

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8. Methods of Assessment of Pollutant-Induced Health Effects

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9. Asthma: A Special Case of Susceptibility to Air Pollution

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   Pages 85-97

10. Health Effects of Sulfur Oxides: Sulfur Dioxide and Sulfuric Acid

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    Pages 99-114

11. Health Effects of Particulate Matter

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    Pages 115-137

12. Health Effects of Ozone

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    Pages 139-163

13. Health Effects of Nitrogen Dioxide

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    Pages 165-180

14. Health Effects of Carbon Monoxide

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    Pages 181-187

15. Health Effects of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)

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    Pages 189-193

16. Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution

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    Pages 195-212

17. Interactions Between Climate Change and Air Pollution

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    Pages 213-223

18. Risk Assessment for Air Pollutants

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19. Standard Setting for Air Pollutants

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    Pages 237-243

20. Conclusion and Future Directions

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    Pages 245-246

Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution provides the reader with an overview of the health effects of air pollution in human subjects. The majority of the book is devoted to the discussion of the health effects of common widespread air pollutants regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through national ambient air quality standards. The book reviews the sources and fate of common air pollutants in ambient air and researches the adverse effects of these outdoor and indoor air pollutants in `in vivo' cell systems, animals, and humans. Research for the book was conducted in controlled laboratory studies and epidemiologic studies. Special emphasis throughout Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution is placed on the effects of air pollution in subjects with asthma.

• assessment
• asthma
• atmospheric pollution
• environment
• environmental protection
• health effects
• indoor air
• physiology
• pollutants
• ecotoxicology
• air pollution and air quality

• University of Washington, USA

  Jane Q. Koenig

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