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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458682203321

Titolo

Air pollution and health [[electronic resource] /] / Jon Ayres, Robert Maynard, Roy Richards [editors]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press

Hackensack, N.J., : distributed by World Scientific, c2006

ISBN

1-281-86741-1

9786611867416

1-86094-923-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

Air pollution reviews ; ; 3

Altri autori (Persone)

AyresJ. G

MaynardRob

RichardsRoy

Disciplina

615.902

Soggetti

Air - Pollution - Physiological effect

Particles - Physiological effect

Aerosols - Physiological effect

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS               ; CONTRIBUTORS                   ; Preface              ; 1 The Role of the Nose in Health and Disease                                                   ; 1 Introduction                     ; 2 The Nose as a Defender of the Airway                                             ; 2.1 Filtration of Suspended Particulate Matter                                                     ; 2.2 Humidincation of Inspired Air                                        ; 2.3 The Nose as a Heat Exchanger

2.4 Mucociliary Clearance                                2.5 Innervation of the Nose and Nasal Reflexes                                                     ; 3 Effects of Pollutants on the Nose                                          ; 3.1 Effects on Sensory Nerves                                    ; 3.2 Effects on Mucociliary Clearance                                           ; 3.3 Effects on Epithelial Cells                                      ; 3.4 Effects on Immune System                                   ; 3.5 Rhinitis and Air Pollution

4 Summary                References                 ; 2 Cardiovascular Effects of Particles                                            ; 1 Introduction                     ; 2



Epidemiology                     ; 2.1 Air Pollution and Mortality                                      ; 2.2 Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity                                                                   ; 2.3 Pollutants Implicated in Cardiovascular Health Effects                                                                 ; 3 Potential Mechanisms

3.1 The Inflammatory Hypothesis                                      3.2 The Autonomic Hypothesis                                   ; 3.3 Air Pollution and Coronary Vasoconstriction                                                      ; 4 Future Experimental Research and Considerations in Exposure Studies                                                                            ; References                 ; 3 Point Sources of Air Pollution - Investigation of Possible Health Effects Using Small Area Methods ; 1 Introduction                     ; 2 Data Sources

2.1 Health Data                      2.2 Population Data                          ; 2.3 Exposure Assessment                              ; 2.4 Socioeconomic Confounding                                    ; 3 Assessing Effects of Factory Emissions on the Health of Local Populations                                                                                  ; 3.1 Example of a Point Source Investigation                                                  ; 3.2 Cluster Investigation                                ; 4 Conclusions                    ; References

4 Characterisation of Airborne Particulate Matter and Related Mechanisms of Toxicity: An Experimental Approach

Sommario/riassunto

This invaluable volume, the third in the series <i>Air Pollution Reviews</i>, addresses particular questions relating to air pollution and its effect on health. It deals with the impact of nasal disease on lung exposure, how pollutants are distributed within the lung, and the uncertainties with regard to defining the dose to the lung. It takes a tangential look at the lung dose by exploring the possibility of obtaining clues from occupational medicine.  Toxicologically, the book examines the possible methodology for exploring how particles and their toxicity can be investigated, and looks int