Doug Brugge

Particles in the Air (eBook, PDF)

The Deadliest Pollutant is One You Breathe Every Day

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Illustrates real-life case examples involving particulate matter air pollution and its health impacts

Details the dangers and potential sources of toxins affecting everyday life that are seldom talked about

Aims the subject matter at a popular audience to convey the overarching issues caused by dangerous air toxins

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 83
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319895871
• Artikelnr.: 54358876

Autorenporträt

Dr. Doug Brugge is a Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine. He received his BA (cum Laude) in Biology and Chemistry at the Washington University of St. Louis in 1982, his PhD in Cellular and Developmental Biology at Harvard University in 1987, and his MS in Industrial Hygiene at the Harvard School of Public Health in 1988. His research focuses include highway pollution and health, housing conditions and health, asthma, health communication, and research ethics.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter1. An ancient frenemy.- Chapter2. Addicted to Poison.- Chapter3. Secondhand toxins.- Chapter4. Secondhand toxins.- Chapter5. The tiniest particles may be an additional, hidden hazard.

Rezensionen

"The global burden of exposure to particulate pollution represents one of the most important public health problems of our time. ... Doug Brugge's Particles in the Air ... aims to correct this knowledge gap by laying out the many ways particulates affect health. ... Brugge's discussion of these issues makes the book a must-read for scientists, policy makers, and the general public. ... This book is well written and in language that can be understood by both scientists and the lay public." (Russ Lopez, New Solutions, January 02, 2019)

"This slim volume discusses the major pathways of exposure to particulate matter-including cooking using open fires, smoking, and secondhand smoke-and describes measures used to quantify environmental concentrations, the threat to humans, and health responses. ... The text contains a few images as well as a brief bibliography for each chapter. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers." (S. C. Pryor, Choice, VOl. 50 (8), April, 2019)