ABSTRACT

As more attention is dedicated to understanding the occupational health risks associated with the industrial manufacture and use of nanotechnology, Aerosols Handbook: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects is a timely presentation of time-tested research in the field of aerosol science. The book covers a multitude of topics in indoor, outdoor,

chapter 1|18 pages

Aspects of health-related aerosols

ByJames W. Gentry

chapter 2|16 pages

Aerosol properties

ByWilliam C. Hinds

chapter 3|12 pages

Advances in monitoring methods for airborne particles

ByPhilip K. Hopke

chapter 5|14 pages

Breathing zone exposure assessment

ByCharles E. Rodes, Jonathan W. Thornburg

chapter 6|26 pages

Mechanisms of particle deposition

ByKristin K. Isaacs, Jacky A. Rosati, Ted B. Martonen

chapter 7|12 pages

Aerosol dose

ByLev S. Ruzer, Michael G. Apte, Richard G. Sextro

chapter 8|44 pages

Modeling deposition of inhaled particles

ByTed B. Martonen, Jacky A. Rosati, Kristin K. Isaacs

chapter 10|36 pages

Aerosol chemistry and physics: Indoor perspective

ByLara A. Gundel, Richard G. Sextro

chapter 11|40 pages

Aerosols in the industrial environment

ByAndrew D. Maynard, Paul A. Baron

chapter 12|26 pages

Medical and pharmaceutical aerosols

ByHugh D.C. Smyth, Lucila Garcia-Contreras, Daniel J. Cooney, Robert J. Garmise, Latarsha D. Jones, and Anthony J. Hickey

chapter 13|52 pages

Bioaerosols

ByMaire S.A. Heikkinen, Mervi K. Hjelmroos-Koski, Max M. Häggblom, and Janet M. Macher

chapter 14|160 pages

Radioactive aerosols

ByLev S. Ruzer

chapter 15|14 pages

Dosimetry and epidemiology of Russian uranium mines*

ByI.V. Pavlov

chapter 16|24 pages

Radioactive aerosols of the Chernobyl accident*

ByA.K. Budyka and B.I. Ogorodnikov

chapter 17|16 pages

Aerosol filtration (aerosol sampling by fibrous filters)*

ByA.K. Budyka and B.I. Ogorodnikov

chapter 18|12 pages

Radioactive aerosol standards

ByL.S. Ruzer, Yu.V. Kuznetzov, V.L. Kustova, D.E. Fertman, and A.J. Rizin

chapter 22|6 pages

Diesel exhaust

ByJonathan M. Samet

chapter 23|12 pages

Health effects of ambient ultrafine particles

ByBeverly S. Cohen

chapter 24|78 pages

Health effects of aerosols: Mechanisms and epidemiology

ByIra B. Tager