The Particulate Air Pollution Controversy A Case Study and Lessons Learned /

• Main Author: Phalen, Robert F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Subjects: Environment.; Public health.; Epidemiology.; Ecotoxicology.; Air pollution.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Public Health.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Small invisible particles in the urban air, especially those produced by human activities, have recently stimulated intense scrutiny, debate, regulation, and legal proceedings. The stakes are high, both with respect to health impacts and economic costs, and the methods used previously to resolve sim...

Table of Contents:

• Harmful Effects of Particulate Air Pollution
• Historical Overview
• Interpreting the PM Epidemiology
• The Nature of Urban Particulate Matter
• The Fates of Inhaled Particles
• The Toxicology of Particulate Material
• Research Needs
• WhatỚ"s at Stake?
• Challenges to Dogma
• Conclusions and Recommendations.