Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution : How Safe Is the Air We Breathe?

__Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution__ provides the reader with an overview of the health effects of air pollution in human subjects. The majority of the book is devoted to the discussion of the health effects of common widespread air pollutants regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through national ambient air quality standards. The book reviews the sources and fate of common air pollutants in ambient air and researches the adverse effects of these outdoor and indoor air pollutants in `in vivo' cell systems, animals, and humans. Research for the book was conducted in controlled laboratory studies and epidemiologic studies. Special emphasis throughout __Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution__ is placed on the effects of air pollution in subjects with asthma. Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Introduction: Scope of the Book ....Pages 1-4 Structure of the Respiratory System....Pages 5-15 Physiology of the Respiratory System....Pages 17-28 Properties and Sources of Common Ambient Air Pollutants....Pages 29-48 Exposure Assessment....Pages 49-59 Inhalation Exposure Technologies....Pages 61-67 Methods of Assessment of Pollutant-Induced Health Effects....Pages 69-83 Asthma: A Special Case of Susceptibility to Air Pollution....Pages 85-97 Health Effects of Sulfur Oxides: Sulfur Dioxide and Sulfuric Acid....Pages 99-114 Health Effects of Particulate Matter....Pages 115-137 Health Effects of Ozone....Pages 139-163 Health Effects of Nitrogen Dioxide....Pages 165-180 Health Effects of Carbon Monoxide....Pages 181-187 Health Effects of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)....Pages 189-193 Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution....Pages 195-212 Interactions Between Climate Change and Air Pollution....Pages 213-223 Risk Assessment for Air Pollutants....Pages 225-235 Standard Setting for Air Pollutants....Pages 237-243 Conclusion and Future Directions....Pages 245-246 Back Matter....Pages 247-249