附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Preface; Chapter 1. Harmful Effects of Particulate Air Pollution; Chapter 2. Historical Overview; Chapter 3. Interpreting the PM Epidemiology; Chapter 4. The Nature of Urban Particulate Matter; Chapter 5. The Fates of Inhaled Particles; Chapter 6. The Toxicology of Particulate Material; Chapter 7. Research Needs; Chapter 8. What's at Stake?; Chapter 9. Challenges to Dogma; Chapter 10. Conclusions and Recommendations.
摘要:This concise book presents the relevant scientific data, historical developments, unsolved problems, and new research opportunities related to particulate air pollution and human health. Included are chapters on the nature of particulate air pollution, fates and toxicity of inhaled particles, evidence of harmful effects of air pollution, events that led to the current controversy, interpretation of modern epidemiology studies, needed research, challenges to commonly accepted ideas about pollutants and health, and recommendations for scientists, regulators, legislators, the public and industry.
