R M Harrison & R E Hester 
Air Pollution and Health [PDF ebook] 

The impact of air pollution on human health is currently of international concern. A comprehensive review of the subject is given in this volume, which complements the previous title covering air quality management. Dealing with the common gaseous and particulate air pollutants, including chemical carcinogens, it reviews the epidemiological and exposure chamber study research as well as considering mechanistic studies in the case of particulate matter. Air Pollution and Health also addresses the practical issue of setting standards for human exposure to air pollution by including the philosophy of standard setting and a review of currently available standards, along with a description of the setting of USEPA revised standards for ozone and particulate matter. Current knowledge of indoor air pollution is also discussed. As with all other books in the series, this volume will be of interest to the general public as well as being an important reference source for all those involved in the field, be it as student, industrialist, government agent, or health professional.

Table of Content

Air Quality Health Issues for Government; Gaseous Pollutants (SO2, NO2, CO, O3); Chemical Carcinogens; Limitations of Epidemiological Studies; The 1997 USEPA Standards for Particulate Matter and Ozone; Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollutants; Setting Health-based Air Quality Standards; Mechanistic Aspects of the Health Effects of Airborne Particles; Subject Index.

About the author

Ron Hester is an emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of York. In addition to his research work on a wide range of applications of vibrational spectroscopy, he has been actively involved in environmental chemistry and was a founder member of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Environment Group. His current activities are mainly as an editor and as an external examiner and assessor on courses, individual promotions, and departmental/subject area evaluations both in the UK and abroad.