Urban Airborne Particulate Matter: Origin, Chemistry, Fate and Health Impacts

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
A Comparative Review of PM Levels, Sources, and Their Likely Fates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region....Pages 3-17
Concentration and Source Origin of Trace Metals in PM 2.5 Collected at Selected Canadian Sites within the Canadian National Air Pollution Surveillance Program....Pages 19-38
Sources and Distributions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Toxicity of Polluted Atmosphere Aerosols....Pages 39-62
Particulate Emissions from On-Road Vehicles....Pages 63-79
The Atmospheric Concentrations of Pb, Mn, Cr, and Cd on the Korean Peninsula Between 1991 and 2006....Pages 81-102
Long-Distance Transport of Urban and Industrial Metals and Their Incorporation into the Environment: Sources, Transport Pathways and Historical Trends....Pages 103-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-126
Trace Analysis of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Air Using Accelerated Solvent Extraction....Pages 127-144
Analytical Developments for Emerging Pollutants in Indoor Suspended Particulate Matter and Dust....Pages 145-191
Application of Synchrotron X-ray Techniques for the Determination of Metal Speciation in (House) Dust Particles....Pages 193-216
Ultra-Trace Analysis of Palladium: State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges....Pages 217-234
Direct Determination of Metals in PM 10 Filters by Laser Ablation-ICP-MS....Pages 235-243
Chemical Composition of Subway Particles in Seoul, Korea, Determined Using Quantitative Single Particle Analysis....Pages 245-259
Analysis of Palladium Concentrations in Airborne Particulate Matter with Reductive Co-Precipitation, He Collision Gas and ID-ICP-Q-MS....Pages 261-274
Front Matter....Pages 275-276
Fate and Transfer of Semivolatile Organic Compounds in a Multi-Compartment Environment....Pages 277-307
Vertical Distribution of Airborne Particulate Matter in a Tropical Urban Environment: Changes in Physical and Chemical Characteristics....Pages 309-338
Semi-volatile Organic Pollutants in the Gaseous and Particulate Phases in Urban Air....Pages 339-362
Secondary Particle Production in Urban Areas....Pages 363-370
The Effect of Asian Dust on Urban Airborne PM in Japan....Pages 371-385
The Assessment of SO 2 Emitted into Atmosphere by the Pyrometallurgical Complex of Ghazaouet (NW, Algeria)....Pages 387-396
Front Matter....Pages 397-398
Pd Particles as Standardized Test Material for Bioavailability Studies of Traffic Related Pd Emissions to Barley Plants....Pages 399-410
Front Matter....Pages 397-398
The Role of Stable Free Radicals, Metals and PAHs of Airborne Particulate Matter in Mechanisms of Oxidative Stress and Carcinogenicity....Pages 411-426
In vivo and In vitro Assessment of Particulate Matter Toxicology....Pages 427-449
Front Matter....Pages 451-452
The Use of Snow, Soil and Lichens as Biomonitors of Contaminants in Airborne Particulate Matter in North-Eastern European Russia....Pages 453-466
Biomonitoring of Toxic Compounds of Airborne Particulate Matter in Urban and Industrial Areas....Pages 467-481
Exposure to Ultrafine Particles in Urban Centres....Pages 483-499
Occupational Exposure to Urban Airborne Particulate Matter: A Review on Environmental Monitoring and Health Effects....Pages 501-525
Health Risks of Urban Airborne Particles....Pages 527-551
Airborne Particulate Matter, Platinum Group Elements and Human Health....Pages 553-571
Front Matter....Pages 573-574
Distinguishing Health Effects Among Different PM 2.5 Components....Pages 575-597
Regulations and Policy Measures Related to the Reduction of Ambient Particulate Matter....Pages 599-622
Back Matter....Pages 623-656