Air Pollutants and the Respiratory Tract

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Air Pollution and Health Effects: Evidence from Epidemiologic Studies. Particle Dosimetry in the Respiratory Tract. Bioavailability of Particle-Associated Air Pollutants and Relationship to Cardiopulmonary Injury. Genetic Susceptibility Factors in the Cardio-Pulmonary Response to Air Pollution. Air Pollutants, Epithelial Surfaces and Lung Disease. Irritant Agonists and Air Pollutants: Neurologically Mediated Respiratory and Cardiovascular Responses. Signal Transduction and Cytokine Expression in PM-Induced Airway Remodeling. Chronic Exposure and Susceptibility to Oxidant Air Pollutants. Occupational and Environmental Exposures to Fibers and Ultrafine Particles: Mechanisms of Pulmonary Toxicity. Biological Airborne Pollutants. Combustion Emissions: Contribution to Air Pollution, Human Exposure, and Risk for Cancer. Air Pollution, Public Health, and Regulatory Considerations

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W. Michael Foster, Daniel L. Costa

Product details

• Authors: W. Michael Costa Foster
• Assisted by: Daniel L Costa (Editor), W Michael Foster (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2019
• EAN: 9780367392901
• ISBN: 978-0-367-39290-1
• No. of pages: 480
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine