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Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Allergens in Paved Road Dust and Airborne Particles
Author: Urban Airborne Particulate Matter
Author: Fathi ZereiniPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642122787
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 663
Book Description
This book presents the most up-to-date research and information regarding the origin, chemistry, fate and health impacts of airborne particulate matter in urban areas, a topic which has received a great deal of attention in recent years due to documented relationships between exposure and health effects such as asthma. With internationally recognised researchers and academics presenting their work and key concepts and approaches from a variety of disciplines, including environmental and analytical chemistry, biology, toxicology, mineralogy and the geosciences, this book addresses the topic of urban airborne particulate matter in a comprehensive, multidisciplinary manner. Topics and research addressed in the book range from common methodological approaches used to sample and analyse the composition of airborne particulates to our knowledge regarding their potential to impact human health and the various policy approaches taken internationally to regulate particulate matter levels.
Quantification of Dust Entrainment from Paved Roadways
Author: Chatten CowherdAirborne Allergens
Author: Particulate Emissions from Vehicles
Author: Peter EastwoodPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780470986509
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The public health risks posed by automotive particulate emissions are well known. Such particles are sufficiently small to reach the deepest regions of the lungs; and moreover act as carriers for many potentially toxic substances. Historically, diesel engines have been singled out in this regard, but recent research shows the need to consider particulate emissions from gasoline engines as well. Already implicated in more than one respiratory disease, the strongest evidence in recent times points to particle-mediated cardiovascular disorders (strokes and heart attacks). Accordingly, legislation limiting particulate emissions is becoming increasingly stringent, placing great pressure on the automotive industry to produce cleaner vehicles - pressure only heightened by the ever-increasing number of cars on our roads. Particulate Emissions from Vehicles addresses a field of increased international interest and research activity; discusses the impact of new legislation globally on the automotive industry; and explains new ways of measuring particle size, number and composition that are currently under development. The expert analysis and summary of the state-of-the-art, which encompasses the key areas of combustion performance, measurement techniques and toxicology, will appeal to R&D practitioners and engineers working in the automotive industry and related mechanical fields, as well as postgraduate students and researchers of engine technology, air pollution and life/ environmental science. The public health aspects will also appeal to the biomedical research community.
Source Profiling and Apportionment of Airborne Particles
Author: Philip Joseph SilvaPublisher:
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Category : Aerosols
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 1532
Book Description
Environmental Stressors and OxInflammatory Tissues Responses
Author: Giuseppe ValacchiPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000970108
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Environmental risk factors – noise, air pollution, chemical agents, and ultraviolet radiation – impact human health by contributing to the onset and progression of noncommunicable diseases. Accordingly, there is need for preclinical and clinical studies and comprehensive summary of major findings. This book is a state-of-the-art summary of these myriad severe life stressors. The chapters on the different pollutants focus on disease mechanisms (cardiovascular, neurological and metabolic disorders) and on oxidative stress and inflammation. The editors emphasize emerging mechanisms based on dysregulation of the circadian clock, the microbiome, epigenetic pathways, and cognitive function by environmental stressors, and introduce the exposome concept while highlighting existing research gaps. Key Features: Links various environmental stressors to the incidence of noncommunicable diseases Includes chapters on airborne toxins, chemical pollutants, noise, and ultraviolet radiation stressors Contributions from an international team of leading researchers Summarizes the impacts of stressors on disease mechanisms
The Secret Life of Dust
Author: Hannah HolmesPublisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0470589140
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Hannah Holmes A mesmerizing expedition around our dusty world Some see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it becomes a dazzling and mysterious force; Dust, we discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise annually into the air--the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments, scales from butterfly wings, shreds of T-shirts, and fireplace soot. Eventually, though, all this dust must settle. The story of restless dust begins among exploding stars, then treks through the dinosaur beds of the Gobi Desert, drills into Antarctic glaciers, filters living dusts from the wind, and probes the dark underbelly of the living-room couch. Along the way, Holmes introduces a delightful cast of characters--the scientists who study dust. Some investigate its dark side: how it killed off dinosaurs and how its industrial descendents are killing us today. Others sample the shower of Saharan dust that nourishes Caribbean jungles, or venture into the microscopic jungle of the bedroom carpet. Like The Secret Life of Dust, however, all of them unveil the mayhem and magic wrought by little things. Hannah Holmes (Portland, ME) is a science and natural history writer for the Discovery Channel Online. Her freelance work has been widely published, appearing in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, Outside, Sierra, National Geographic Traveler, and Escape. Her broadcast work has been featured on Living on Earth and the Discovery Channel Online's Science Live.
Description of Road Dust and Strategies for Its Control
Author: Tarang Kumar GondwalPublisher: Mohammed Abdul Sattar
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Road side dusts are the particulate matter of various sizes which gets settled down over earth's surface. The major sources of road dust are mainly due to anthropogenic and natural activities. The airborne particles are mainly composed of road dust. In broad the road dust particles are the mixture of various inorganic and organic particles generated from various natural and anthropogenic sources. The major contamination of inorganic species like metals, non-metals, and organic species in road dust comes from coal, cement, mines etc based industries and get mixed in air by traffic movement or with the action of wind. The demolition of structure and construction waste, wear and tear of tire, brake due to movement of traffic, street sweeping are several other sources of road dust. The road dust also contains several organic materials generated from plants like leaf, bark, plant pollen, waste generated through human like dead skin cells, hairs and also waste generated from usage of paper, food etc. The road dust contains several inorganic and organic species which are very toxic and causes of illness if inhale. These species may originate due to natural as well industrial process like volcanoes, mining, burning of fossil fuels. Even low concentration of several inorganic and organic species if enter in lungs and other inside body parts through mouth or nose may cause detrimental effect on human being especially on Children and old age persons. The size of road dust formed depends on the origin of sources and commercial, industrial, residential and natural processes like erosion from soil, sand and rock, volcanic eruptions, aeolian process, burning of meteorite particles. The particle size generated due to construction activities depends on the cutting, drilling, and grindings processes. The construction sites generated ultra-fine size silica particles which are major threat not only for construction workers but also for environment and green economy. The larger particles generating during construction and other industrial processes remain at the originated place, whereas the smaller particles may travel longer distance.