Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution: How safe is the air we breathe?

Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution: How safe is the air we breathe?
ISBN-10
1461545692
ISBN-13
9781461545699
Category
Science
Pages
249
Language
English
Published
2012-12-06
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Jane Q. Koenig

Description

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.

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