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Outdoor air pollution / IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, author.
- Series:
- IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans.
- IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Air--Pollution--Health aspects.
- Air.
- Carcinogens.
- Health risk assessment.
- Air Pollution--adverse effects.
- Medical Subjects:
- Air Pollution--adverse effects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 448 pages) : illustrations some color.
- Place of Publication:
- Lyon, France : International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2016.
- Summary:
- This volume of the IARC monographs provides an evaluation of the carcinogenicity of outdoor air pollution. Outdoor air pollution is a complex mixture of pollutants originating from natural and anthropogenic sources, including transportation, power generation, industrial activity, biomass burning, and domestic heating and cooking. The mix of pollutants in outdoor air varies widely in space and time, reflecting the diversity of sources and the influence of atmospheric processes. Commonly measured air pollutants include particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide; the concentration of particulate matter is often used as an indicator of pollution levels. Millions of people worldwide are exposed to outdoor air pollution at levels that substantially exceed existing health-based guidelines. This evaluation is the culmination of a series that has examined individual pollutants that are contained in the mixture of outdoor air. Related previous evaluations have been published in IARC Monographs Volumes 92, 93, 95, 100C, 100E, 103, and 105. An IARC Monographs Working Group reviewed epidemiological studies, animal cancer bioassays, and mechanistic data to assess the carcinogenic hazards of exposure to outdoor air pollution and particulate air pollution. -- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (NCBI, viewed October 24, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references.
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