| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 532 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Air pollution: health and environmental concerns / Bhola R. Gurjar, Luisa T. Molina, and Chandra S.P. Ojha -- Air pollution monitoring and source characterization / Anita Lakhani, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, and Bhola R. Gurjar -- Air pollution modeling: theory and application / Chandra S.P. Ojha [and others] -- Indoor air pollution and health effects / Radha Goyal and Mukesh Khare -- Effects of indoor air pollution from biolmass fuel use on women's health in India / Twisha Lahiri and Manas Ranjan Ray -- Health effects of urban air pollution in India / Manas Ranjan Ray and Twisha Lahiri -- Air pollutants exposure and health effects during the MILAGRO-MCMA2006 campaign / Horacio Tovalin [and others] -- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: sources, distribution, and health implications / Nirat Rajput and Anita Lakhani -- Cellular mechanisms behing particulate matter air pollution-related health effects / Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno [and others] -- Emission of airborne particulate matter in indoor environments: exposure and risk assessment / Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, See Siao Wei, and Sathrugnan Karthikeyan -- Estimation of health impacts due to PM₁₀ in major Indian cities / Prabhakar Nema and Sanjeev K. Goyal -- Health risk assessment and management for air toxics in Indian environment / Manju Mohan and Bhola R. Gurjar -- The economics of air pollution: theories, valuation methods, and policy aspects / Dilek Demirbas -- Elements of air quality management: atmospheric science tools for developing effective policy / Jeffrey R. Brook [and others] -- Assessing ground-level ozone (O₃) impacts to crops in parts of Asia and southern Africa: the regional air pollution in developing countries (RAPIDC) crops projects / Lisa D. Emberson [and others] -- Impacts of air pollution on the ecosystem and human health: a sustainability perspective / Ioan Manuel Ciumasu and Naela Costica -- Regional and global environmental issues of air pollution / Luisa T. Molina and Bhola R. Gurjar |
| Summary |
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 distinguished group of international expe |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Air -- Pollution -- Health aspects
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Air -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects
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Air -- Pollution.
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Air Pollution
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air pollution.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
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Air -- Pollution
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Air -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects
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Air -- Pollution -- Health aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gurjar, B. R.
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Molina, Luisa T.
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Ojha, C. Shekhar P.
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| LC no. |
2009053436 |
| ISBN |
9781439809631 |
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1439809631 |
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