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Title Particulate matter : sources, emission rates, and health effects / Henrik Knudsen and Niels Rasmussen, editors
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012

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Description 1 online resource
Series Environmental science, engineering and technology
Pollution science, technology, and abatement
Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
Pollution science, technology, and abatement series.
Contents PARTICULATE MATTER: SOURCES, EMISSION RATES AND HEALTH EFFECTS ; PARTICULATE MATTER: SOURCES, EMISSION RATES AND HEALTH EFFECTS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; PARTICLES IN THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT: SOURCES AND HEALTH EFFECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; Particle ; Size Distribution and Characterization ; Modal ; Cut Points ; Occupational Health Size Cuts ; Regulatory Size Cuts ; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; Why IAQ? ; INDOOR SOURCES AND COMPOSITION ; HEALTH EFFECTS OF PM INDOORS ; INDIAN SCENARIO; STUDY NEEDS AND SOME INTERVENTIONS ; 1. Development Needs ; 2. Monitoring Equipment
3. Filter Media 4. Laboratory Methods ; 5. Flow Calibration ; 6. Filter Weighing ; 7. Climate Control ; Driving Force ; Advantages of Natural Ventilation ; Disadvantages of Natural Ventilation ; Advantage of Mechanical Supply Ventilation ; Disadvantage of Mechanical Supply Ventilation ; What Can You do to Improve Indoor Air Quality? ; Preventing Indoor Air Pollution ; CONCLUSIONS ; REFERENCES ; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER: SOURCE APPORTIONMENT AND MODELING STUDY ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. VARIOUS MODELS USED FOR SOURCE APPORTIONMENT ; 2.1. Chemical Mass Balance
2.2. Principal Component Analysis 2.3. Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) ; 2.4. UNMIX ; Combined Model ; 3. COMPARISON ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; "AIRBORNE PARTICULATE POLLUTION IN A TROPICAL URBAN ENVIRONMENT: HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF RESIDENTS IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS" ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. MOTIVATION OF THE STUDY ; 3. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS DETAILS ; 3.1. Sampling Strategy ; 3.2. Instrumentation; 3.2.1. Chemical Analysis ; 4. HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT DUE TO INHALATION OF PM2.5; 5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; 5.1. Traffic Volume ; 5.1.1. CTE ; 5.1.2. AYE ; 5.1.3. PIE
5.3. Ambient Temperature and Relative Humidity (RH) 5.4. Chemical Analysis Carbonaceous Species ; 5.5. Vertical Distribution Profile of PM2.5; 6. HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT STUDY ; 6.1. Exposure Model ; 6.2. Comparison of Predicted Health Risk (HR) Results in Buildings ; 7. CONCLUSION ; 7.1. Health Risk Assessment Using Health Risk Model ; REFERENCE; PARTICULATE MATTER ORIGINATED FROM MINING-METALLURGICAL PROCESSES ; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. METHODOLOGY; 2.1. The Study Area ; 2.2. Measuring and Sampling Sites ; 2.3. Materials and Methods ; 2.4. Meteorological Parameters of the Study Area
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION3.1. The Influence of Wind Speed and Direction on Distribution of Polluting Particles in Bor; 3.2. Correlation Analysis of Suspended Particles ; 3.3. Cd, Pb, As, Hg and Cu in Suspended Particles ; 3.4. Atmospheric Deposition. Correlation of Zn, Cd and Sulphates; 4. THE INFLUENCE OF PARTICULATE MATTER ON BIOTA AND HUMANS; 5. CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; PARTICULATE MATTER DISPERSED BY VEHICLES ON UNPAVED ROADS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; REVIEW OF RESEARCH IN PASO DEL NORTE REGION ; EXPERIMENTAL SITES ; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Description based on print version record and cip data provided by publisher
Subject Dust -- Environmental aspects
Particles -- Environmental aspects
Air -- Pollution.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
Air -- Pollution
Dust -- Environmental aspects
Particles -- Environmental aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Knudsen, Henrik
Rasmussen, Niels
LC no. 2020678233
ISBN 9781621000174
1621000176