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Human Exposure to Pollutants via Dermal Absorption and Inhalation

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Editors:
  1. Mihalis Lazaridis

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

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  2. Ian Colbeck

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

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  • Reviews information necessary to address the steps in exposure assessment relevant to air pollution
  • Chapters on exposure modelling will be of key interest
  • Written by international experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Environmental Pollution (EPOL, volume 17)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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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 BraniÅ¡
    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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • 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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