Aerosol Inhalation: Recent Research Frontiers: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Aerosol Inhalation, Lung Transport, Deposition and the Relation to the Environment: Recent Research Frontiers, Warsaw, Poland, September 14–16, 1995

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
The Challenge of the Epidemiologic Evidence for Excess Mortality and Morbidity Associated with Atmospheric Aerosols....Pages 1-25
A Mechanistic Approach to Assessing the Lung Cancer Risk of Diesel Exhaust and Carbon Black....Pages 27-77
Measurement of Highly Concentrated Fine Aerosols....Pages 79-90
Lung Morphometry and Particle Transport and Deposition: Overview of Existing Models....Pages 91-102
The Behavior of Aerosols in the Human Nasal and Oral Airways, Including the Ultrafine Size Region....Pages 103-125
A Deposition Model for Fibres in the Deep Parts of the Lung Based on Similarities of Bead Beds and Human Lungs....Pages 127-142
Deposition of Hygroscopic Aerosol Particles in the Lungs....Pages 143-152
The Influence of Charge on the Deposition Behavior of Aerosol Particles with Emphasis on Singly Charged Nanometer Sized Particles....Pages 153-164
Effects of Ultrafine Particles in the Lung and Potential Relevance to Environmental Particles....Pages 165-173
Atmospheric Particulate Pollutants and Environmetal Health....Pages 175-185
Flow-induced Mixing at Low Reynolds Number in an Expanding and Contracting Alveolus Model....Pages 187-193
The Influence of Normal and Pathological Inhomogeneities of the Lung Tissues on Particle Transport and Deposition....Pages 195-204
Methods for Predicting Total Size Dependent Particle Collection Efficiencies With More Than One Mechanism Acting....Pages 205-213
The Retention of Inhaled Particles in the Human Respiratory System. Cytotoxic Effects....Pages 215-224
Quantitative Fit Testing Techniques for Respirators Protecting the Human Respiratory System against Environmental Aerosols....Pages 225-234
Aerosol Delivery to the Respiratory tract in Experimental Animals....Pages 235-246
Experimental Investigation of Deposition and Fate of Particles: Animal Models and Interspecies Differences....Pages 247-263
Pollen Grains, their Role in Allergy....Pages 265-272
The Atmosphere at High Altitudes: Another Approach....Pages 273-286
Panel Discussion....Pages 287-295
Back Matter....Pages 297-301