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The presence of harmful gases, aerosols, particulates and biological molecules in the atmosphere is termed as air pollution. Air pollution poses serious health risks to humans such as strokes, asthma, heart disease and lung cancer. Animals and plants are also adversely affected by it. Both natural and anthropogenic sources are responsible for air pollution. Wildfires, dust storms and volcanic activity are some of its natural sources. The use o...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of various facets of air pollution and its effects. There are many complex health issues caused by air pollutants. The ecological health community is being challenged to take some crucial actions to maintain the health of the population. Identifying, observing and evaluating the matter is a favorable way forward, but also raises numerous challenges including what such approaches are, how they can be ...

The crucial problem of air pollution possesses a universal nature. It has been a major environmental problem and an issue of global interest for many years. High concentrations of air pollutants due to several anthropogenic actions influence the quality of the air. This book discusses various topics like the impact of air pollutants on air quality, the debilitating effects of industrial emissions, among others. It presents a variety of monitor...

Practitioners of environmental health all over the world are often confronted with problems that need investigation and action so that the unprotected populace can be secured against ill health consequences. These environmental aspects can be categorized according to their connection with air, water or food contamination. However, these are also related to occupation, occupational health hazards also need to be considered as a part of the fiel...

The crucial problem of air pollution has always been of great concern. It has been a major environmental problem and an issue of global interest for many years. High concentrations of air pollutants due to several anthropogenic actions influence the quality of the air. This book will help you in filling the gaps existing in the fields of air quality monitoring, modelling, exposure, health and control, and will be of great help to graduates, pr...

Toxins and hazardous compounds affect the environment in various ways, from gradual deterioration of ecosystems to severe chronic diseases. Toxicologists carry out various safety evaluations and risk assessments to analyse the damage caused to environmental health. This book compiles the recent studies in the field of nanotoxicology, treating toxic waste, forensic toxicology, and assays for toxicity assessment. The aim of this book is to prese...

Environmental risk assessment and management has become a prominent field of study with the rapid deterioration of environment and natural resources. Scientists and environmentalists are trying to constantly evaluate the damage caused to environment and the risk of environmental hazards. This book elucidates the concepts around prospective developments in hazard identification, effective disaster prevention and mitigation, environmental epidem...

Urban development, emerging consumption trends and reckless industrialization are some of the factors behind increasing environmental pollution. This book traces the progress of this field and highlights some of its key concepts such as greenhouse gas emissions, chemical toxics and pollutants, solid waste management and different control measures, etc. The various studies that are constantly contributing towards advancing technologies to work ...

Advancements in automobile technologies, excessive use of machinery and continuous development in the infrastructure has led to a serious problem of air pollution. It is caused by the emission of harmful gases and pollutants like sulfur oxides, carbon monoxides, nitrogen oxides, peroxyacetyl nitrate, etc. in the environment by industries, cars, manufacturing factories, burning of biomass fuel, etc. This book will discuss in detail the various ...