Human Exposure to Pollutants via Dermal Absorption and Inhalation

1. Front Matter

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2. Environmental Levels

   • Mihalis Lazaridis, Ian Colbeck

   Pages 1-39

3. Indoor Air Pollution

   • Ian Colbeck, Zaheer Ahmad Nasir

   Pages 41-72

4. Chemical Reactions Among Indoor Pollutants

   • Glenn Morrison

   Pages 73-96

5. Personal Exposure Measurements

   • Martin Braniš

   Pages 97-141

6. Health Effects of Air Pollutants

   • Sotiris Vardoulakis, Xiyu Phoon, Caroline Ochieng

   Pages 143-184

7. Inhalation Dosimetry Modelling

   • Christos Housiadas, Mihalis Lazaridis

   Pages 185-236

8. Dermal Absorption Modelling

   • Jim E. Riviere

   Pages 237-249

9. Micro-environmental Modelling

   • Tareq Hussein, Markku Kulmala

   Pages 251-277

10. Air Quality Management and Personal Exposure

    • Trond Bøhler

    Pages 279-303

11. Back Matter

    Pages 305-308

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Estimates of the air pollution health impact play a crucial role in environmental protection. These estimates require accurate data on the pollutant exposure and dose to the population as well as the dose–response relationships to calculate the health impact. From an air quality manager’s perspective there is concern about the validity and accuracy of these calculations. There is a need for information and possible ways to adjust the assessment. One important topic for air quality managers is to understand the relative cont- bution of sources to the total exposure. These sources may be coming from both different outdoor sources from sectors such as transport, industry and energy ind- tries, and from a number of indoor sources, such as heating, ventilation and indoor activities as well as out-gassing from building material and furniture. Indoor air quality is now drawing the attention of policy makers. The basic right to, and importance of, healthy indoor air was emphasized by the World Health Organization as early as 2000 and several countries have described target conc- trations for various pollutants. The WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2005 rec- mended the development of specific guidelines for indoor air quality and these are expected to be published soon. Indoor air pollutants have not been as extensively monitored as outdoor air pollutants and the evidence base for contributions to health effects needs to be strengthened.

• Air Quality Management
• Air pollution
• Assessment
• Drinking Water Quality
• Environmental Health
• Environmental Modelling
• Human Exposure to Pollution
• Indoor Air Pollution
• pollution
• water quality and water pollution
• air pollution and air quality

• Dept. Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Crete, Greece

  Mihalis Lazaridis

• Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom

  Ian Colbeck

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