Clinical handbook of air pollution-related diseases. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Fabio Capello, Antonio Vittorino Gaddi, editors.
• Editors: Capello, Fabio; Gaddi, Antonio Vittorino
• Contents: Intro; Foreword 1; Only Knowledge Can Defeat Pollution; Foreword 2; Foreword 3; Contents; 1: Pollution and Air Pollutionâ#x80;#x93;Related Diseases: An Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Scientific Point of View; References; 2: Physical and Chemical Properties of Airborne Particulate Matter; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Background Information; 2.2.1 Exposure and Dosimetry; 2.3 Aerosol Fundamentals; 2.4 Number of Particles, Mass and Surface vs. Size; 2.5 Morphology; 2.6 Aerosol Metrics and Sampling; 2.7 Particle Collection; 2.8 Aerosol Composition; 2.8.1 A Dynamic Framework; References. 3: The Relationship Between Health Effects and Airborne Particulate Constituents3.1 Major and Minor Components; 3.2 Crustal Material; 3.3 Sea Salt; 3.4 Secondary Inorganic Aerosol; 3.5 Carbonaceous Aerosols; 3.6 Trace Elements; 3.6.1 Source Apportionment; 3.6.2 Aerosol Components and Bioactive Mechanisms; References; 4: Environment/Climate Air Pollution; 4.1 Basic Concepts; 4.1.1 Time-Space Scales; 4.1.2 The Pollutants Cycle; 4.1.2.1 The Nitrogen Cycle; 4.1.2.2 The Sulfur Cycle; 4.1.2.3 The Carbon Cycle; 4.1.3 The Global Climate System; 4.1.4 Radiative Transfer. 4.1.5 Global Effects4.2 Regional and Local Effects on Climate and Air Quality of pollutants; 4.2.1 Effects on Climate; 4.2.2 Effects on Air Quality; 4.2.3 Atmospheric Chemical and Physical Processes Governing Pollutantâ#x80;#x99;s Concentration; 4.2.4 Atmospheric Diffusion; 4.2.5 Physical-Chemical Reactions and Transformations in the Troposphere; 4.2.5.1 Atmospheric Chemistry; 4.2.5.2 Aerosol Size Distribution; References; 5: Spatial Distribution of Air Pollutants in Cities; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Process of Urbanisation; 5.3 The Urban Environment. 5.4 Distribution of Air Pollutants in Cities5.4.1 Monitoring, Experimental and Modelling Approaches; 5.4.2 Flow and Dispersion in Street Canyons; 5.4.3 Flow and Dispersion in More Complex Geometries; 5.4.4 The Effects of the Presence of Urban Obstacles; 5.5 The Air Pollution and the Problem of the Ultrafine Particles; References; 6: Outdoor Air Pollution: Effects, Measure and Perception; 6.1 Perceptive Distinction; 6.2 Particulate Matter (PM); 6.3 Ozone; 6.4 NOx; 6.5 CO; 6.6 SO2; 6.7 CO2; 6.8 Natural Pollutants; 6.9 Pollens; 6.10 Mould; References. 7: Indoor Air Pollution7.1 History of Indoor Air Pollution; 7.2 Importance of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); 7.3 Indoor Air Pollutants; 7.3.1 Particulate Matter; 7.3.2 Gaseous Pollutants; 7.3.3 Bioaerosols; References; 8: Air Pollution and the Health Preservation: The Point of View of a Clinician and of a Cardiologist; 8.1 Introductions and Definitions; 8.2 Diseases Caused by Pollution: The Clinical Vision; 8.2.1 Should We Classify Chemical Substances and Diseases or Should We Standardise Individuals?; References; 9: Legal and Ethical Implications of Air Pollution.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 679 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.9/8; Medicine; Air -- Pollution -- Health aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Environmentally induced diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Air -- Pollution -- Health aspects; Environmentally induced diseases; Medical -- Pharmacology; Medical -- Public Health; Medical -- Preventive Medicine; Medical -- Genetics; Science -- Environmental Science; Pharmacology; Personal & public health; Public health & preventive medicine; Medical genetics; Pollution & threats to the environment; Internal medicine; Toxicology; Quality of Life_xResearch; Human genetics; Environmental protection; Clinical & internal medicine; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319627311; 3319627317
• Related ISBNs: 9783319627304; 3319627309
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 1, 2018).
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