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Title Ultrafine particles in the atmosphere / editors, L.M. Brown [and others]
Published London : Imperial College Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 308 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Measurements of Number Mass and Size Distribution of Particles in the Atmosphere -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Size Distribution of Particles in the Atmosphere -- 3. Sources of Ultrafine Particles -- 4. Measurement Methods for Particulate Matter -- 5. Examples of Measurements of Atmospheric Ultrafine Particles -- 6. Relationship of Particle Mass and Number within the Atmosphere -- Chapter 2 The Chemical Composition of Atmospheric Ultrafine Particles -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Atmospheric Ultrafine Particle Chemical Composition -- 3. Emissions of Ultrafine Particles to the Southern California Atmosphere -- 4. Conclusions -- Chapter 3 Overview of Methods for Analysing Single Ultrafine Particles -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Single Ultrafine Particle Analysis Methods -- 3. Summary -- 4. Disclaimer -- Chapter 4 Particles from Internal Combustion Engines -- What We Need to Know -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Current Test Procedures -- 3. Thermodynamic Paths of Dilution -- 4. Experimental -- 5. Conclusions -- Chapter 5 Size Distributions of 3-10 nm Atmospheric Particles: Implications for Nucleation Mechanisms -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Advances in Instrumentation -- 3. Tropospheric Measurements -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusions -- Chapter 6 Photochemical Generation of Secondary Particles in the United Kingdom -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Source Attribution of Particulate Sulphate in the UK -- 3. Source Attribution of Secondary Organic Aerosols in the UK -- 4. Discussion -- Chapter 7 Ultrafine Particles from Combustion Sources: Approaches to What We Want to Know -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Structure of Sooting Flames -- 3. Processes Leading to Soot -- 4. Modelling of Soot Formation and Oxidation -- 5. Summary -- Chapter 8 Ultrafine Particles in Workplace Atmospheres -- 1. Introduction
2. Ultrafine Particles in Living and Working Environments -- 3. Ultrafine Particles in Occupational Hygiene -- 4. The Physical Scenario -- 5. Health-Related Standards for Aerosols -- 6. Conclusions -- Chapter 9 The Surface Activity of Ultrafine Particles -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Metal Nanoparticles -- 3. Oxide Nanoparticles with Anion Vacancies -- 4. Oxide Nanoparticles with Cation Vacancies -- 5. New Oxide Structures in Nanoparticle Form -- 6. Conclusions -- Chapter 10 Respiratory Dose of Inhaled Ultrafine Particles in Healthy Adults -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Methods -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- Chapter 11 Surfactant-Ultrafine Particle Interactions: What We Can Learn from PM10 Studies -- 1. Introduction -- Chapter 12 Toxicology of Ultrafine Particles: In Vivo Studies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Studies with Ultrafine Particles from Polymer Thermodegradation -- 3. Studies with Ultrafine Particles of Low Toxicity -- 4. Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 13 Ultrafine Particles: Mechanisms of Lung Injury -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- Chapter 14 Epidemiological Evidence of the Effects of Ultrafine Particle Exposure -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Epidemiological Studies on Ultrafine Particles -- 3. Discussion -- 4. Regulatory Implications -- Chapter 15 Differential Epidemiology of Ambient Aerosols -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Evidence that Ambient Particles have Health Effects -- 3. Which Component of the Particle Mixture is Important? -- 4. Fine or Coarse Particles? -- 5. Other Measures of Fine Particles -- 6. Interpretation and Conclusion -- Chapter 16 Contribution that Epidemiological Studies Can Make to the Search for a Mechanistic Basis for the Health Effects of Ultrafine and Larger Particles -- 1. Introduction -- Index
Summary Following the recognition that airborne particulate matter, even at quite modest concentrations, has an adverse effect on human health, there has been an intense research effort to understand the mechanisms and quantify the effects. One feature that has shone through is the important role of ultrafine particles as a contributor to the adverse effects of airborne particles. In this volume, many of the most distinguished researchers in the field provide a state-of-the-art overview of the scientific and medical research on ultrafine particles. Contents: Measurements of Number, Mass and Size Distribution of Particles in the Atmosphere (R M Harrison et al.); Overview of Methods for Analysing Single Ultrafine Particles (A D Maynard); Particles from Internal Combustion Engines - What We Need to Know (N Collings & B R Graskow); Ultrafine Particles in Workplace Atmospheres (J H Vincent & C F Clement); The Surface Activity of Ultrafine Particles (D A Jefferson); Toxicology of Ultrafine Particles: In Vivo Studies (G Oberdörster); Ultrafine Particles: Mechanisms of Lung Injury (K Donaldson et al.); Differential Epidemiology of Ambient Aerosols (H R Anderson); and other articles. Readership: Graduate students, academics, researchers, industrial scientists and engineers
Notes Papers based on lectures at a multidisciplinary discussion held by the Royal Society, March 2000
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Nanoparticles -- Health aspects -- Congresses
Atmospheric chemistry -- Congresses
Aerosols -- Health aspects -- Congresses
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
Aerosols -- Health aspects
Atmospheric chemistry
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Brown, L. M. (Lawrence Michael), 1936-
ISBN 9781848161221
1848161220
1281865850
9781281865854
9786611865856
6611865853