Aerosol science for industrial hygienists / / James H. Vincent
| Aerosol science for industrial hygienists / / James H. Vincent |
| Autore | Vincent James H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tarrytown, N.Y. ; ; Oxford, : Pergamon, : Elsevier Science, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aerosols - Toxicology
Indoor air pollution Industrial hygiene |
| ISBN |
1-281-07254-0
9786611072544 0-08-052685-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Aerosol Science for Industrial Hygienists; Copyright Page; Contents; PREFACE; Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION TO AEROSOLS; 1.1 What is an aerosol?; 1.2 'Good' versus 'bad' aerosols; 1.3 Workplace aerosols and occupational health; 1.4 Aerosols and gases; Chapter 2. THE PROPERTIES OF AIR AND GASES; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic nature of gases; 2.3 Elementary fluid mechanics; Chapter 3. PROPERTIES OF AEROSOLS; 3.1 Aerosol generation in workplaces; 3.2 The evolution of aerosols; 3.3 Particle morphology; 3.4 Aerosol concentration; 3.5 Particle size; 3.6 Elementary particle size statistics
3.7 Electrical properties3.8 Mineralogical and chemical properties; 3.9 Biological properties; Chapter 4. THE MOTION OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Drag force on a particle Drag; 4.3 Particle motion; 4.4 Similarity in particle motion; 4.5 Particle aerodynamic diameter; 4.6 Impaction; 4.7 Elutriation; 4.8 Aspiration; 4.9 Diffusion; Chapter 5. THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF AEROSOLS; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Physical basis; 5.3 Concept of extinction or transmittance; 5.4 Particle extinction coefficient; 5.5 Experimental measurements of extinction; 5.6 Light scattering 5.7 Particle scattering coefficient5.8 Mass concentration aerosol photometry; 5.9 The visual appearance of aerosols; 5.10 Optical microscopy; Chapter 6. THE INHALATION OF AEROSOLS; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The human respiratory tract; 6.3 Aerosol inhalation; 6.4 Experiments to investigate aerosol deposition in the respiratory tract; 6.5 Extrathoracic deposition; 6.6 Thoracic deposition; 6.7 Total respiratory tract deposition; 6.8 Deposition of fibrous aerosols; 6.9 Electrostatic respiratory tract deposition; 6.10 Mathematical modelling of lung deposition; Chapter 7. THE FATE OF INHALED PARTICLES 7.1 Introduction7.2 Biological mechanisms of clearance and re-distribution; 7.3 Experimental methods; 7.4 Studies of clearance and build-up; 7.5 Experimental studies of dust accumulation in lung-associated lymph nodes; 7.6 The significance of 'overload'; 7.7 Kinetics of clearance; 7.8 Dosimetry; Chapter 8. STANDARDS FOR HEALTH-RELATED AEROSOL MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Progress towards criteria for measurement of coarse aerosols; 8.3 Progress towards criteria for the measurement of finer aerosol fractions 8.4 Harmonisation of criteria for aerosol standards Fibrous aerosols8.5 Standards; Chapter 9. AEROSOL SAMPLING IN WORKPLACES; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Sampling by aspiration; 9.3 Aspiration efficiency of thin-walled sampling probes in moving air; 9.4 Aspiration efficiency of blunt samplers; 9.5 Sampling from calm air; 9.6 Physical factors which can complicate sampler performance; 9.7 Sampling in stacks and ducts; 9.8 Sampling for coarse aerosols in workplaces; 9.9 Sampling for respirable aerosol in workplaces; 9.10 Practical sampling for thoracic aerosol 9.11 Sampling for more than one fraction simultaneously |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911004767603321 |
Vincent James H
|
||
| Tarrytown, N.Y. ; ; Oxford, : Pergamon, : Elsevier Science, 1995 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Airborne particulates [[electronic resource] /] / Ming Cheng and Wen Liu, editors
| Airborne particulates [[electronic resource] /] / Ming Cheng and Wen Liu, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChengMing <1964->
LiuWen <1966-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Air - Pollution - Health aspects
Aerosols |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60876-814-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452739203321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Airborne particulates [[electronic resource] /] / Ming Cheng and Wen Liu, editors
| Airborne particulates [[electronic resource] /] / Ming Cheng and Wen Liu, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChengMing <1964->
LiuWen <1966-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Air - Pollution - Health aspects
Aerosols |
| ISBN | 1-60876-814-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
A study on bioreactivity and health effect on inhalable particulates in Beijing China / Longyi Shao ... [et al.] -- Saharan dust and the aerosols on the Canary Islands : past and present / Immaculada Menendez ... [et al.] -- Antimony in airborne particulates : a review on environmental monitoring and potential Sources / Akihiro Iijima, Keiichi Sato, and Naoki Furuta -- Airborne particulate matter in urban areas : a study of the role of reactive oxygen species on the toxic and carcinogenic effects and implications to human health / Athanasios Valavanidis, Konstantinos Fiotaki, and Thomais Vlahogianni --
Multiple techniques for researching airborne particulates : a comprehensive case study of Fallon, Nevada / Paul R. Sheppard, Gary Ridenour, Mark L. Witten -- Chemical characterization of ambient particle : PAHs and chlorinated PAHs / Takeshi Ohura -- Characteristics of atmospheric particulates and metallic elements composition study in center Taiwan / Guor-Cheng Fang -- Toxicological mechanisms underlying the adverse effects of ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) in the lung : contribution of an in-vitro approach / Guillaume Garc̦on -- Trends in modelling of radionuclides uptake by particulate matter in the marine environment using box models / A. Laissaoui and R. El Mrabet -- Correlations between disease-specific mortalities with particulate and gaseous air pollutants : risks for cardiopulmonary disease and female reproductive organ cancers / Kazuro Iwai ... [et al.] -- Photochemical degradation of selected nitro- and oxypolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on airborne particles under simulated solar UV-irradiation / Takayuki Kameda ... [et al.] -- Genotoxic and ultrastructural evidences of damage induced by fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM10) air particulate matter on murine macrophages / Anna Poma ... [et al.]. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779647703321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Animals as sentinels of environmental health hazards [[electronic resource] ] : Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Animals as sentinels of environmental health hazards [[electronic resource] ] : Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Toxicology - Animal models
Biological monitoring Health risk assessment |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21436-8
9786610214365 0-309-59489-8 0-585-08526-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455423103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Animals as sentinels of environmental health hazards [[electronic resource] ] : Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Animals as sentinels of environmental health hazards [[electronic resource] ] : Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Toxicology - Animal models
Biological monitoring Health risk assessment |
| ISBN |
1-280-21436-8
9786610214365 0-309-59489-8 0-585-08526-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778709603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Animals as sentinels of environmental health hazards : Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Animals as sentinels of environmental health hazards : Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Toxicology - Animal models
Biological monitoring Health risk assessment |
| ISBN |
9786610214365
9781280214363 1280214368 9780309594899 0309594898 9780585085265 0585085269 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Animals as Sentinels of Environmental Health Hazards -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- INTRODUCTION -- Purpose of the Study -- Current Use of Animal Sentinels in Risk Assessment -- CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS -- Characteristics of Animal Sentinel Systems -- Species -- Exposure Sources -- Duration of Exposure -- Measures of Effect -- Reference Populations -- Objectives of Monitoring Animals Sentinels -- Advantages and Limitations of Animal Sentinel Systems -- Multifactorial Causality -- Measurement of Exposure and Extrapolation to Humans -- FOOD ANIMALS AS SENTINELS -- COMPANION ANIMALS AS SENTINELS -- FISH AND OTHER WILDLIFE AS SENTINELS -- ANIMAL SENTINELS IN RISK ASSESSMENT -- SELECTION AND APPLICATION OF ANIMAL SENTINEL SYSTEMS IN RISK ASSESSMENT -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT -- 1 Introduction -- OVERVIEW -- PURPOSE OF THE STUDY -- HISTORICAL USE OF ANIMAL SENTINELS -- CURRENT USE OF ANIMAL SENTINELS IN RISK ASSESSMENT -- STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT -- 2 Concepts and Definitions -- CHARACTERISTICS OF ANIMAL SENTINEL SYSTEMS -- Species -- A sentinel should have a measurable response (including accumulation of tissue residues) to the agent or class of agents... -- A sentinel should have a territory or home range that overlaps the area to be monitored -- A sentinel species should be easily enumerated and captured -- A sentinel species must have sufficient population size and density to permit enumeration -- Exposure Sources -- Duration of Exposure -- Measures of Effect -- Reference Populations -- OBJECTIVES OF MONITORING ANIMAL SENTINELS -- Human Health Effects -- Contamination of the Food Chain -- Environmental Contamination -- Adverse Effects on Animals -- ANIMAL SENTINEL SYSTEMS IN OBSERVATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- Descriptive Epidemiology -- Analytic Epidemiologic.
ANIMAL SENTINEL SYSTEMS IN EXPERIMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY -- ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF ANIMAL SENTINEL SYSTEMS -- Multifactorial Causality -- Measurement of Exposure and Extrapolation to Humans -- 3 Food Animals as Sentinels -- DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Food Safety and Inspection Service -- National Animal Health Monitoring System -- Market Cattle Identification Program -- Food and Drug Administration -- Shellfish Monitoring Programs -- The National Animal Poison Information Network -- Outbreak Investigation -- Methyl Mercury in Fish -- Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Chickens -- Polybrominated Biphenyls in Cattle -- ANALYTIC EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- Sheep and Heavy Metals -- Cattle and Heavy Metals -- Cattle and Fluoride -- SUMMARY -- 4 Companion Animals as Sentinels -- DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- Veterinary Medicine Data Program -- Poison-Control Centers -- ANALYTIC EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- Canine Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure -- Canine Bladder Cancer and Insecticide Exposure -- Lead Poisoning -- Breast Cancer in Dogs -- Diet and Risk of Breast Cancer -- Diet and Survival with Breast Cancer -- Birds and Polytetrafluoroethylene Exposure -- Low-Level Radiation and Cancer -- Cancer in Vietnam-Service Dogs -- Animal Neoplasm Registry -- SUMMARY -- 5 Fish and Other Wildlife as Sentinels -- DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- National Programs -- National Status and Trends Program -- Mussel Watch -- National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program -- Registry of Tumors in Lower Animals -- Penrose Laboratory of Comparative Pathology -- Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report -- State/Regional/Local Programs -- Great Lakes -- Chesapeake Bay -- Puget Sound -- Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary -- ANALYTIC EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- Initial Identification of Hazardous Agents. Hazard Identification of Chemical Mixtures -- Indication of Bioavailability of Chemicals at Hazardous-Waste Sites -- Water-Quality Monitoring -- Indicators of Air Pollution -- Risk Characterization of Species Under Study -- Dose-Response Relationships -- Contamination of Human Food Chain -- IN SITU STUDIES -- Fish -- Planarians -- Starlings -- Earthworms -- Honey Bees -- SUMMARY -- 6 Animal Sentinels in Risk Assessment -- USE OF ANIMAL SENTINEL SYSTEMS IN EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT -- Animals as General Environmental Monitors -- Animals as Monitors of Their Own Exposure -- Animals as Monitors of Exposure of Their Consumers -- Animals as Surrogate Monitors of Human Exposure -- USE OF ANIMAL SENTINEL SYSTEMS IN HAZARD IDENTIFICATION -- Early Warnings: Initial Identification of Hazardous Agents -- Hazard Identification for Chemical Mixtures -- USE OF ANIMAL SENTINEL SYSTEMS IN DOSE-RESPONSE ASSESSMENT -- USE OF ANIMAL SENTINEL SYSTEMS IN RISK CHARACTERIZATION -- Risks to Animal Species Under Study -- Risk to Consumers of Animal Species Under Study -- Risk to Humans: Animal Sentinels as Surrogates -- USE OF ANIMAL SENTINEL SYSTEMS IN RISK MANAGEMENT -- Management of Risks to Animal Species Under Study -- Management of Risks to Consumers of Animal Species Under Study -- Management of Risks to Human Health: Animal Sentinels as Surrogates -- Animal Sentinel Systems as Monitors of Effectiveness of Risk Management Actions -- SUMMARY -- 7 Selection and Application of Animal Sentinel Systems in Risk Assessment -- SYSTEM DESIGN -- IMPLEMENTATION -- VALIDATION -- PROGRAM INTEGRATION -- 8 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Appendix Workshop Participants. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910953540203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Assessing the human health risks of trichloroethylene [[electronic resource] ] : key scientific issues / / Committee on Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
| Assessing the human health risks of trichloroethylene [[electronic resource] ] : key scientific issues / / Committee on Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Trichloroethylene - Toxicology
Trichloroethylene - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-74247-X
9786610742479 0-309-66360-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Methodological Considerations in Evaluating the Epidemiologic Literature on Cancer and Exposure to Trichloroethylene""; ""3 Kidney Toxicity and Cancer""; ""4 Liver Toxicity and Cancer""; ""5 Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity""; ""6 Neurotoxicity""; ""7 Respiratory Tract Toxicity and Cancer""; ""8 Immunotoxicity""; ""9 Special Populations and Susceptibility""; ""10 Mixtures""; ""11 Pharmacokinetic Modeling""; ""12 Issues in the Assessment of Dose Response""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""
""Appendix A Biographic Information on the Committee on Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene""""Appendix B Participants at Public Sessions""; ""Appendix C Trichloroethylene Metabolism""; ""Appendix D Exposure Analysis of Selected Studies""; ""Appendix E Peroxisome Proliferators and Liver Cancer"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451494703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Assessing the human health risks of trichloroethylene [[electronic resource] ] : key scientific issues / / Committee on Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
| Assessing the human health risks of trichloroethylene [[electronic resource] ] : key scientific issues / / Committee on Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Trichloroethylene - Toxicology
Trichloroethylene - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-74247-X
9786610742479 0-309-66360-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Methodological Considerations in Evaluating the Epidemiologic Literature on Cancer and Exposure to Trichloroethylene""; ""3 Kidney Toxicity and Cancer""; ""4 Liver Toxicity and Cancer""; ""5 Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity""; ""6 Neurotoxicity""; ""7 Respiratory Tract Toxicity and Cancer""; ""8 Immunotoxicity""; ""9 Special Populations and Susceptibility""; ""10 Mixtures""; ""11 Pharmacokinetic Modeling""; ""12 Issues in the Assessment of Dose Response""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""
""Appendix A Biographic Information on the Committee on Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene""""Appendix B Participants at Public Sessions""; ""Appendix C Trichloroethylene Metabolism""; ""Appendix D Exposure Analysis of Selected Studies""; ""Appendix E Peroxisome Proliferators and Liver Cancer"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777867203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Assessment of exposure-response functions for rocket-emission toxicants [[electronic resource] /] / Subcommittee on Rocket-Emission Toxicants, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Assessment of exposure-response functions for rocket-emission toxicants [[electronic resource] /] / Subcommittee on Rocket-Emission Toxicants, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Rockets (Aeronautics) - Fuel - Toxicology
Toxicology - Dose-response relationship Hydrogen chloride - Toxicology Nitrogen dioxide - Toxicology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-18650-X
9786610186501 0-309-59213-5 0-585-02098-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455383603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Assessment of exposure-response functions for rocket-emission toxicants [[electronic resource] /] / Subcommittee on Rocket-Emission Toxicants, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Assessment of exposure-response functions for rocket-emission toxicants [[electronic resource] /] / Subcommittee on Rocket-Emission Toxicants, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.9/02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Rockets (Aeronautics) - Fuel - Toxicology
Toxicology - Dose-response relationship Hydrogen chloride - Toxicology Nitrogen dioxide - Toxicology |
| ISBN |
0-309-17384-1
1-280-18650-X 9786610186501 0-309-59213-5 0-585-02098-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778619803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||