Air Pollution and Health Effects

Exposure to ambient air pollutants, both indoors and outdoors has been associated with the exacerbation and also in the etiology of diverse human diseases. This book offers an overview of our current understanding of air pollution health risks and how this knowledge is being used in the regulatory,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nadadur, Srikanth S. (Editor), Hollingsworth, John W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:Molecular and Integrative Toxicology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Reactive Ambient Particles
  • Impacts of Air Pollution on Reproductive Health
  • Air Pollution and Pregnancy Outcomes
  • Air Pollution and Asthma
  • Air pollution and chronic obstructive airway disease- Airborne Carcinogens – Mechanisms of Cancer
  • Molecular epidemiology focused on airborne carcinogens
  • Diabetes and metabolic syndrome
  • Air Pollution, Lipids and Atherosclerosis
  • Particulate Air Pollution and CNS Health.-Innate and adaptive immunity
  • Genetics
  • Urban Air Pollution and Health in Developing Countries
  • Using Science to Shape Policy