Air quality guidelines; global update 2005; particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide.9789289021920 Air quality guidelines; global update 2005; particulate matter particulate matter n. Abbr. PM Material suspended in the air in the form of minute solid particles or liquid droplets, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant. Noun 1. , ozone, nitrogen dioxide nitrogen dioxide n. A poisonous brown gas, NO2, often found in smog and automobile exhaust fumes and synthesized for use as a nitrating agent, a catalyst, and an oxidizing agent. Noun 1. and sulfur dioxide sulfur dioxide, chemical compound, SO2, a colorless gas with a pungent, suffocating odor. It is readily soluble in cold water, sparingly soluble in hot water, and soluble in alcohol, acetic acid, and sulfuric acid. . World Health Organization 2006 484 pages $90.00 Paperback TD883 As a supplement to Air quality guidelines for Europe, 2nd ed. published in 2000, this book presents revised guideline values for the four most common air pollutants pollutants see environmental pollution. , and updates evidence on exposure, mechanisms of toxicity, and health effects. The opening chapters report global ambient air pollution trends, describe exposure assessment methods, document unequal distribution of health risks, and discuss application of the guidelines to policy formulation. No index is provided. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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