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Air pollution and health /
Concern about the impact of air pollution has led governments and local authorities across the world to regulate, among other things, the burning of fossil fuels, industrial effluence, cigarette smoke, and aerosols. This legislation has often followed dramatic findings about the impact of pollution...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
�1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Concern about the impact of air pollution has led governments and local authorities across the world to regulate, among other things, the burning of fossil fuels, industrial effluence, cigarette smoke, and aerosols. This legislation has often followed dramatic findings about the impact of pollution on human health. At the same time there have been significant developments in our ability to detect and quantify pollutants and a proliferation of urban and rural air pollution networks to monitor levels of atmospheric contamination. Air Pollution and Health is the first fully comprehensive and current account of air pollution science and it impact on human health. It ranges in scope from meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, and particle physics to the causes and scope of allergic reactions and respiratory, cardiovascular, and related disorders. The book has substantial international coverage and includes sections on cost implications, risk assessment, regulation, standards, and information networks. The multidisciplinary approach and the wide range of issues covered makes this an essential book for all concerned with monitoring and regulating air pollution as well as those concerned with its impact on human health. Key Features * Only comprehensive text covering all the important air pollutants and relating these to human health and regulatory bodies * Brings together a wide range of issues concerning air pollution in an easily accessible format * Contributions from government agencies in the US and UK provide information on public policy and resource networks in the areas of health promotion and environmental protection. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 1065 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780123523358 0123523354 9780080526928 0080526926 1281054216 9781281054210 9786611054212 6611054219 |