Air Pollution And Health - Air Pollution Reviews 3

This invaluable volume, the third in the series Air Pollution Reviews, addresses particular questions relating to air pollution and its effect on health. It deals with the impact of nasal disease on lung exposure, how pollutants are distributed within the lung, and the uncertainties with regard to defining the dose to the lung. It takes a tangential look at the lung dose by exploring the possibility of obtaining clues from occupational medicine.Toxicologically, the book examines the possible methodology for exploring how particles and their toxicity can be investigated, and looks into the cardio-toxic effects of air pollution. The effects of pollutant mixtures are compared with those of individual pollutants. In addition, the question of the importance of acid aerosols is tackled.Epidemiologically, the book deals with the problems associated with point sources as opposed to diffuse sources of air pollution, and considers whether the health effects of air pollution can be adequately quantified.These areas, though difficult, need to be addressed, in order to develop our knowledge of the health effects of air pollution. In this volume, a strong panel of authors treat the issues. They have raised questions but at the same time succeeded in solving a number of problems.

Concern about the impact of air pollution has led governments and local authorities across the world to regulate, among other things, the burning of fossil fuels, industrial effluence, cigarette smoke, and aerosols. This legislation has often followed dramatic findings about the impact of pollution on human health. At the same time there have been significant developments in our ability to detect and quantify pollutants and a proliferation of urban and rural air pollution networks to monitor levels of atmospheric contamination. There is an increasing need to share our knowledge about the rates and nature of air pollution and the impact on human health in order to bring forward informed and appropriate regulation.
Air Pollution and Health edited by Holgate, Samet, Koren and Maynard is the first fully comprehensive and current account of air pollution science and its impact on human health. It ranges in scope from meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, and particle physics to the aetiology and epidemiology of allergic reactions and respiratory, cardiovascular and related disorders. There is also substantial international coverage and sections on cost implications, risk assessment, regulation, standards, and information networks. The multidisciplinary approach and the wide range of issues covered will provide readers with up to date information on all issues relating to ambient air pollution. This is the essential book for all concerned with monitoring and regulating air pollution as well as those concerned with its impact on human health.