| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 679 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Intro; Foreword 1; Only Knowledge Can Defeat Pollution; Foreword 2; Foreword 3; Contents; 1: Pollution and Air Pollutionâ#x80;#x93;Related Diseases: An Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Scientific Point of View; References; 2: Physical and Chemical Properties of Airborne Particulate Matter; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Background Information; 2.2.1 Exposure and Dosimetry; 2.3 Aerosol Fundamentals; 2.4 Number of Particles, Mass and Surface vs. Size; 2.5 Morphology; 2.6 Aerosol Metrics and Sampling; 2.7 Particle Collection; 2.8 Aerosol Composition; 2.8.1 A Dynamic Framework; References |
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3: The Relationship Between Health Effects and Airborne Particulate Constituents3.1 Major and Minor Components; 3.2 Crustal Material; 3.3 Sea Salt; 3.4 Secondary Inorganic Aerosol; 3.5 Carbonaceous Aerosols; 3.6 Trace Elements; 3.6.1 Source Apportionment; 3.6.2 Aerosol Components and Bioactive Mechanisms; References; 4: Environment/Climate Air Pollution; 4.1 Basic Concepts; 4.1.1 Time-Space Scales; 4.1.2 The Pollutants Cycle; 4.1.2.1 The Nitrogen Cycle; 4.1.2.2 The Sulfur Cycle; 4.1.2.3 The Carbon Cycle; 4.1.3 The Global Climate System; 4.1.4 Radiative Transfer |
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4.1.5 Global Effects4.2 Regional and Local Effects on Climate and Air Quality of pollutants; 4.2.1 Effects on Climate; 4.2.2 Effects on Air Quality; 4.2.3 Atmospheric Chemical and Physical Processes Governing Pollutantâ#x80;#x99;s Concentration; 4.2.4 Atmospheric Diffusion; 4.2.5 Physical-Chemical Reactions and Transformations in the Troposphere; 4.2.5.1 Atmospheric Chemistry; 4.2.5.2 Aerosol Size Distribution; References; 5: Spatial Distribution of Air Pollutants in Cities; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Process of Urbanisation; 5.3 The Urban Environment |
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5.4 Distribution of Air Pollutants in Cities5.4.1 Monitoring, Experimental and Modelling Approaches; 5.4.2 Flow and Dispersion in Street Canyons; 5.4.3 Flow and Dispersion in More Complex Geometries; 5.4.4 The Effects of the Presence of Urban Obstacles; 5.5 The Air Pollution and the Problem of the Ultrafine Particles; References; 6: Outdoor Air Pollution: Effects, Measure and Perception; 6.1 Perceptive Distinction; 6.2 Particulate Matter (PM); 6.3 Ozone; 6.4 NOx; 6.5 CO; 6.6 SO2; 6.7 CO2; 6.8 Natural Pollutants; 6.9 Pollens; 6.10 Mould; References |
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7: Indoor Air Pollution7.1 History of Indoor Air Pollution; 7.2 Importance of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); 7.3 Indoor Air Pollutants; 7.3.1 Particulate Matter; 7.3.2 Gaseous Pollutants; 7.3.3 Bioaerosols; References; 8: Air Pollution and the Health Preservation: The Point of View of a Clinician and of a Cardiologist; 8.1 Introductions and Definitions; 8.2 Diseases Caused by Pollution: The Clinical Vision; 8.2.1 Should We Classify Chemical Substances and Diseases or Should We Standardise Individuals?; References; 9: Legal and Ethical Implications of Air Pollution |
| Summary |
This book examines in detail the clinical implications of those diseases that either are primarily triggered by air pollution or represent direct consequences of air pollutants. The aim is to provide medical practitioners with practical solutions to issues in diagnosis and treatment while simultaneously furnishing other interested parties with crucial information on the field. The book introduces the concept that air pollution-related diseases constitute a new class of pathologies. A wide range of conditions mainly attributable to air pollution are discussed, covering different body systems and pollution impacts in subsets of the population. In addition to presenting state of the art overviews of clinical aspects, the book carefully examines the implications of current knowledge for social and public health strategies aimed at disease prevention and prophylaxis. The Clinical Handbook of Air Pollution-Related Diseases will greatly assist doctors and healthcare workers when dealing with the consequences of air pollution in their everyday practice and will provide researchers, industry, and policymakers with valuable facts and insights |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 1, 2018) |
| Subject |
Air -- Pollution -- Health aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Environmentally induced diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Air Pollution -- adverse effects
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Environmental Pollutants -- toxicity
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Pharmacology.
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Personal & public health.
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Public health & preventive medicine.
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Medical genetics.
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Pollution & threats to the environment.
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Clinical & internal medicine.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Air -- Pollution -- Health aspects
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Environmentally induced diseases
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Capello, Fabio, editor
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Gaddi, Antonio Vittorino, editor
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| ISBN |
9783319627311 |
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3319627317 |
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