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"The ""Air Pollution Reviews"" series provides state-of-the-art reviews of key problems in air pollution science. Leading research workers and key figures from the regulatory and industrial communities contribute detailed and accessible accounts of areas in which they have recognized expertise. In Volume 1, current perceptions of the effects of air pollutants on health are reviewed. Recent epidemiological data on the links between particles and effects on health and the methods used to investigate these associations are critically assessed. For students reading environmental science and those beginning research on air pollution and its effects, regulatory toxicologists and physicians with an interest in environmental medicine, this series is a central source of up-to-date, critically reviewed information."

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Author:   Peter Brimblecombe (City Univ Of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) ,  Robert L Maynard (Health Protection Agency, Uk) ,  W S Tunnicliffe (Birmingham Heartlands Hospital) ,  Jon G Ayres (Univ Of Aberdeen, Uk)
Publisher:   Imperial College Press
Imprint:   Imperial College Press
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781860940644

ISBN 10:   1860940641
Pages:   388
Publication Date:   19 December 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Urban air pollution, P. Brimblecombe; trends in air pollution related diseases, W.S. Tunnicliffe and J.G. Ayres; an introduction to statistical issues in air pollution epidemiology, F. Hurley; cancer and air pollution, L. Rushton; particulate air pollution, R.L. Maynard; alternative fuels, J.S. Gaffney and N.A. Marley; mechanism of toxicity of gaseous air pollutants, D.G. Housley and R.J. Richards; air pollution policy in the European Commission, R.L. Maynard and K.M. Cameron; risks, estimation, management and perception, M. Jantunen; air pollution and information resource, G. LeGouais et al.

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This book offers a perspective about the situation overseas that may be valuable in libraries that support extensive environmental programs. Choice

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