Air pollution : health and environmental impacts / / editors, Bhola R. Gurjar, Luisa T. Molina and C.S.P. Ojha

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910800153303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2010
• ISBN: 0-429-07559-6; 1-4398-0963-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (544 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GurjarB. R; MolinaLuisa T; OjhaC. Shekhar P
• Disciplina: 363.739/2
• Soggetti: Air - Pollution - Health aspects; Air - Pollution - Environmental aspects
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Air Pollution; Body; Section I: Air Pollution Monitoring and Modeling; Chapter 2: Air Pollution Monitoring and Source Characterization; Chapter 3: Air Pollution Modeling; Section II: Air Pollution and Health Effects; Chapter 4: Indoor Air Pollutionand Health Effects; Chapter 5: Effects of Indoor AirPollution from BiomassFuel Use on Women's Health in India; Chapter 6: Health Effects of Urban Air Pollution in India; Chapter 7: Air Pollutants Exposure and Health Effectsduring the MILAGRO-MCMA2006 CampaignChapter 8: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; Chapter 9: Cellular Mechanismsbehind ParticulateMatter Air Pollution-Related Health Effects; Section III: Health Risk Assessment and Management; Chapter 10: Emission of AirborneParticulate Matter in Indoor Environments; Chapter 11: Estimation of HealthImpacts due to PM10 in Major Indian Cities; Chapter 12: Health Risk Assessmentand Management for Air Toxics in Indian Environment; Section IV: Air Quality Management:Techniques and Policy Aspects; Chapter 13: The Economics o fAir PollutionChapter 14: Elements of Air Quality Management; Section V: Environmental Impacts of Air Pollution; ; Chapter 16: Impacts of Air Pollutionon the Ecosystem and Human Health; Chapter 17: Regional and GlobalEnvironmental Issues of Air Pollution; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Air pollution is recognized as one of the leading contributors to the global environmental burden of disease, even in countries with relatively low concentrations of air pollution. Air Pollution: Health and Environmental Impacts examines the effect of this complex problem on human health and the environment in different settings around the world. It not only covers general modeling, monitoring, and characterization techniques but also includes field studies and cases that offer valuable insight into region-specific issues.With contributions from a distinguishe