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Title Particulate matter : sources, emission rates, and health effects / Henrik Knudsen and Niels Rasmussen, editors.

Publication Info. New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Environmental science, engineering and technology
Pollution science, technology, and abatement
Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
Pollution science, technology, and abatement series.
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents PARTICULATE MATTER: SOURCES, EMISSION RATES AND HEALTH EFFECTS ; PARTICULATE MATTER: SOURCES, EMISSION RATES AND HEALTH EFFECTS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; PARTICLES IN THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT: SOURCES AND HEALTH EFFECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; Particle ; Size Distribution and Characterization ; Modal ; Cut Points ; Occupational Health Size Cuts ; Regulatory Size Cuts ; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; Why IAQ? ; INDOOR SOURCES AND COMPOSITION ; HEALTH EFFECTS OF PM INDOORS ; INDIAN SCENARIO; STUDY NEEDS AND SOME INTERVENTIONS ; 1. Development Needs ; 2. Monitoring Equipment.
3. Filter Media 4. Laboratory Methods ; 5. Flow Calibration ; 6. Filter Weighing ; 7. Climate Control ; Driving Force ; Advantages of Natural Ventilation ; Disadvantages of Natural Ventilation ; Advantage of Mechanical Supply Ventilation ; Disadvantage of Mechanical Supply Ventilation ; What Can You do to Improve Indoor Air Quality? ; Preventing Indoor Air Pollution ; CONCLUSIONS ; REFERENCES ; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER: SOURCE APPORTIONMENT AND MODELING STUDY ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. VARIOUS MODELS USED FOR SOURCE APPORTIONMENT ; 2.1. Chemical Mass Balance.
2.2. Principal Component Analysis 2.3. Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) ; 2.4. UNMIX ; Combined Model ; 3. COMPARISON ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; "AIRBORNE PARTICULATE POLLUTION IN A TROPICAL URBAN ENVIRONMENT: HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF RESIDENTS IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS" ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. MOTIVATION OF THE STUDY ; 3. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS DETAILS ; 3.1. Sampling Strategy ; 3.2. Instrumentation; 3.2.1. Chemical Analysis ; 4. HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT DUE TO INHALATION OF PM2.5; 5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; 5.1. Traffic Volume ; 5.1.1. CTE ; 5.1.2. AYE ; 5.1.3. PIE.
5.3. Ambient Temperature and Relative Humidity (RH) 5.4. Chemical Analysis Carbonaceous Species ; 5.5. Vertical Distribution Profile of PM2.5; 6. HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT STUDY ; 6.1. Exposure Model ; 6.2. Comparison of Predicted Health Risk (HR) Results in Buildings ; 7. CONCLUSION ; 7.1. Health Risk Assessment Using Health Risk Model ; REFERENCE; PARTICULATE MATTER ORIGINATED FROM MINING-METALLURGICAL PROCESSES ; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. METHODOLOGY; 2.1. The Study Area ; 2.2. Measuring and Sampling Sites ; 2.3. Materials and Methods ; 2.4. Meteorological Parameters of the Study Area.
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION3.1. The Influence of Wind Speed and Direction on Distribution of Polluting Particles in Bor; 3.2. Correlation Analysis of Suspended Particles ; 3.3. Cd, Pb, As, Hg and Cu in Suspended Particles ; 3.4. Atmospheric Deposition. Correlation of Zn, Cd and Sulphates; 4. THE INFLUENCE OF PARTICULATE MATTER ON BIOTA AND HUMANS; 5. CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; PARTICULATE MATTER DISPERSED BY VEHICLES ON UNPAVED ROADS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; REVIEW OF RESEARCH IN PASO DEL NORTE REGION ; EXPERIMENTAL SITES ; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language English.
Subject Dust -- Environmental aspects.
Dust -- Environmental aspects.
Dust.
Particles -- Environmental aspects.
Particles -- Environmental aspects.
Air -- Pollution.
Air -- Pollution.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Knudsen, Henrik.
Rasmussen, Niels.
Other Form: Print version: Particulate matter New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012. 9781614709480 (hardcover) (DLC) 2011028723
ISBN 9781621000174 ebook
1621000176
1614709483 hardcover
9781614709480 hardcover