Author : C.A. Brebbia
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 40,30 MB
Release : 2008-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 1845641272
Bringing together recent results and state-of-the-art contributions from researchers around the world, this text contains papers first presented at the 16th International Conference on the Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution.
Author : Michal Krzyzanowski
Publisher : WHO Regional Office Europe
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 30,3 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9289013737
Diseases related to the air pollution caused by road transport affect tens of thousands of people in the WHO Europe region each year. This publication considers the policy challenges involved in the need to reduce the related risks to public health and the environment, whilst meeting socio-economic requirements for effective transport systems. It sets out a systematic review of the literature and a comprehensive evaluation of the health hazards of transport-related air pollution, including factors determining emissions, the contribution of traffic to pollution levels, human exposure and the results of epidemiological and toxicological studies to identify and measure the health effects, and suggestions for policy actions and further research.
Author :
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 14,93 MB
Release : 2010
Category : House & Home
ISBN :
This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from risks due to a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air. The substances considered in this review, i.e. benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, naphthalene, nitrogen dioxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (especially benzo[a]pyrene), radon, trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene, have indoor sources, are known in respect of their hazardousness to health and are often found indoors in concentrations of health concern. The guidelines are targeted at public health professionals involved in preventing health risks of environmental exposures, as well as specialists and authorities involved in the design and use of buildings, indoor materials and products. They provide a scientific basis for legally enforceable standards.
Author : Weltgesundheitsorganisation
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 16,30 MB
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9240034226
The main objective of these updated global guidelines is to offer health-based air quality guideline levels, expressed as long-term or short-term concentrations for six key air pollutants: PM2.5, PM10, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. In addition, the guidelines provide interim targets to guide reduction efforts of these pollutants, as well as good practice statements for the management of certain types of PM (i.e., black carbon/elemental carbon, ultrafine particles, particles originating from sand and duststorms). These guidelines are not legally binding standards; however, they provide WHO Member States with an evidence-informed tool, which they can use to inform legislation and policy. Ultimately, the goal of these guidelines is to help reduce levels of air pollutants in order to decrease the enormous health burden resulting from the exposure to air pollution worldwide.
Author : Carlos Borrego
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 21,68 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 144198867X
This volume covers the latest scientific developments in the real world applications of pollution modeling. Topics covered include: the role of atmospheric models in air pollution policy and abatement strategies; integrated regional modelling; global and long-range transport; aerosols as atmospheric contaminants; model assessment and verification; and application of new concepts in different regions of the world.
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Indoor Pollutants
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 28,16 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Discusses pollution from tobacco smoke, radon and radon progeny, asbestos and other fibers, formaldehyde, indoor combustion, aeropathogens and allergens, consumer products, moisture, microwave radiation, ultraviolet radiation, odors, radioactivity, and dirt and discusses means of controlling or eliminating them.
Author : Shanthi Nataraj
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 2013-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0833083996
This report assesses what evidence exists for the ways in which local air quality could influence local economic growth and how those effects might be relevant to the Pittsburgh region.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 11,51 MB
Release : 2003-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309168643
Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs discusses the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new method for estimating the amount of ammonia, nitrous oxide, methane, and other pollutants emitted from livestock and poultry farms, and for determining how these emissions are dispersed in the atmosphere. The committee calls for the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish a joint council to coordinate and oversee short - and long-term research to estimate emissions from animal feeding operations accurately and to develop mitigation strategies. Their recommendation was for the joint council to focus its efforts first on those pollutants that pose the greatest risk to the environment and public health.
Author : Marquita K. Hill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 18,94 MB
Release : 2004-08-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521527262
Understanding Environmental Pollution systematically introduces pollution issues to students and others with little scientific background. The first edition received excellent reviews, and the new edition has been completely refined and updated. The book moves from the definition of pollution and how pollutants behave, to air and water pollution basics, pollution and global change, solid waste, and pollution in the home. It also discusses persistent and bioaccumulative chemicals, and pesticides, and it places greater stress on global pollutants. The relationship between energy generation and use, and pollution is stressed, as well as the importance of going beyond pollution control, to pollution prevention. Impacts on human and environmental health are emphasized throughout. Students are often invited to come to their own conclusions after having been presented with a variety of opinions. This textbook provides the basic concepts of pollution, toxicology and risk assessment for non-science majors as well as environmental science students.
Author : Carlos Borrego
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 905 pages
File Size : 41,38 MB
Release : 2011-09-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080549675
Recent developments in air pollution modeling are explored as a series of contributions from researchers at the forefront of their field. This book on air quality modeling and its applications is focused on local, urban, regional and intercontinental modeling, data assimilation and air quality forecasting, model assessment and validation, aerosol transformation, the relationship between air quality and human health and the effects of climate change on air quality. It consists of a series of papers that were presented at the 28th NATO/CCMS Conference on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application held in Leipzig, Germany, May 15-19, 2006. It is intended as reference material for students and professors interested in air pollution modeling at the graduate level as well as researchers and professionals involved in developing and utilizing air pollution models.*Discusses cutting-edge developments on air pollution modeling and air quality issues*Presents topical and highly relevant subjects to the air quality and modeling research community*Provides material that can be used to further improve air quality modeling and to inform the community about recent and novel developments in the field
