... concerning the
growth of pine in the vicinity of a sulphite plant
in Sweden, despite the occurrence of indisput-
able effects on epiphytic lichens.
In conclusion, the extensive monitoring
network ... baseline by updating
long-term data series, as well as by integrating
and harmonising the approaches used in pre-
vious monitoring activities. By joining forces
trilaterally the effectsofpollution ... 1239-6095 (print) ISSN 1797-2469 (online) Helsinki 30 April 2009
Effects ofairpollution from a nickel–copper industrial
complex on boreal forest vegetation in the joint Russian–
Norwegian–Finnish...
... reduction ofairpollution levels, or in the assessment of new air
quality directives, or in projects aiming at calculating the external monetary costs ofairpollution or the
benefits of preventive ... external audits (inter-calibration and inter-comparisons)
ã Maintaining and supporting systems
ã Reviewing and managing data
2.6.6. Assessment of population exposure (mapping)
Mapping air pollutants ... health outcome in category c of exposure
p(c) – proportion of target population in category c of exposure
Knowing (or, often, assuming) a certain underlying frequency of the outcome in the population,...
... highlights some of the main findings of the WHO project “Systematic
review of health aspects ofairpollutionin Europe”, which provides essential input
to EU policy-making on air quality, in particular ... by
ambient air quality monitoring but also by modelling. Air quality modelling
is particularly important in linking pollution levels to emission sources.
Modelling of ambient air quality on ... linked to exposure to air pollution, including an increased
risk of cardiopulmonary disease and a reduction in life expectancy of a year or
more for people living in European cities. Some of...
... applied in the future.
External costs ofairpollution vary according to a variety ofenvironmental factors, including overall levels of pollution, geographic location of emission sources,
height of ... dying earlier than they would in the
absence ofair pollution. Morbidity relates instead to illness, ranging from minor effects such as coughing to life threatening conditions that require hospitalisation.
The ... size of statues,
repair and maintenance costs).
Effectsof ozone on materials, particularly rubber.
Macroeconomic effectsof reduced crop yield and damage to building materials.
Altruistic effects...
... 2004
118. EffectsofAirPollution Control on Climate Prinn et al. January 2005
7
One important caveat in interpreting our results is that we are neglecting the effectsof air
pollutant controls ... aerosol increases (offset only slightly by CH
4
increases) lead to even less warming
and sea level rise than obtained by adding the CO/VOC and NO
x
capping cases. Finally the
capping of all ... yielding more warming, lower OH and thus increase CH
4
giving more warming, and finally,
allow more carbon uptake by ecosystems leading to less warming. Overall, these effects significantly offset
each...
... in Kathuria and Gundimeda (2001)
4.2.2. Estimation ofPollution Intensity inIndia using the Industrial
Pollution Projection System.
In order to deal with the lack of global data about industrial ... exposed to the adverse effectsofenvironmental degradation.
While the urban disutility of water pollution is linked to an hypothetical increased risk of
contamination of drinking water, the rural ... different ages.
The following table. presents the 1990 figures of the burden of disease in millions of DALYs lost
for India.
Table 25 India: Burden of Disease in 1990
Males Females...
... characteristics of evolving clean air laws in many
parts of the world.]
Rosen, C. (1993), ‘Differing Perceptions of the Value ofPollution Abatement across Time and Place:
Balancing Doctrine inPollution ... over airpollution have a long
history.]
Morag-Levine, N. (2003), Chasing the Wind: Regulating AirPollutionin the Common Law State,
Princeton University Press, Princeton. [A recent study of ... (1998), Acid Rain on the Agenda: A Picture of a Chain of Events in Sweden, 1966-1968,
Lund University Press, Lund. [A detailed examination of the origins of the acid rain issue in Sweden.]
McCormick,...
... revision ofair quality guidelines concluded
that 1,3 butadiene is probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) (WHO, 2000).
10 AirPollution Economics
In discussing general findings of epidemiological ... studies in the occupational setting. Acute effectsof benzene include
skin and eye irritations, drowsiness, dizziness, headaches and vomiting. However, it is
thought that at levels occurring in ... suffering can be many
times the cost of treatment.
The information in this report has been developed to provide a better understanding of
the costs ofair pollution. This information is intended...
... link by
quantifying the impacts ofairpollutionin eastern
China on public health in 2000, and the benefits in
improved air quality and health that could be
obtained by 2020, relative to business-as-usual
(BAU), ... Pro-
tection Agency Of ce ofAir and Radiation Policy.
Feng, T., 1999. Controlling AirPollutionin China: Risk
Valuation and the Definition ofEnvironmental Policy. New
Horizon inEnvironmental Economics. ... for Chongqing is representative of
China. Given that the in ation rate in China
between 1998 and 2000 was À1% and that the per
capita income in China is projected to increase from
$840 in 2000...
... Spatial modelling ofairpollutionin urban areas with GIS
Fig. 1. The standalone software application for integrated evalua-
tion ofair quality.
2 Methods of integration air quality models into GIS
A ... investigation ofair pollution. Spatial data contain
digital maps of both areas, complemented by digital eleva-
tion models. Environmental analyses represent spatial inter-
polations ofairpollution ... the use of GIS has become essential in providing
boundary conditions to the air quality models. Certainly, the
use of GIS inairpollution modelling can be further extended
to processing the...
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Air pollution is increasingly recognized as an important and modifiable
determinant of cardiovascular disease in urban communities. Acute
exposure has been linked ... Particulate airpollution and
acute health effects. Lancet 345: 176–178
17 Li XY et al. (1996) Free radical activity and pro-
inflammatory effectsof particulate airpollution (PM10)
in vivo and in...
... Community and Environmental Medicine
University of California, Irvine.
The Health EffectsofAirPollution on Children Fall 2000
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Air quality information in the form of health ... Challenge of Measuring Particle Pollution 8
Sources of Particle Pollution 9
Historic AirPollution Disasters 9
Health Effectsof Particulate Pollution 10
Nitrogen Oxides 11
Health Effectsof Nitrogen ... effect ofairpollution on the
long-term health of our developing children.
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The Health EffectsofAirPollution on Children Fall 2000
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Average levels of nitrogen dioxide in...
... driving airway remodelling (57).
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AIR POLLUTANTS AND INFECTIONS
There is an emerging literature indicating that innate immunity plays a key role in
setting the direction of ... point sources ofpollution have not been included
(40–42).
Defining infections
Respiratory infections are common and of variable severity, yet difficulties re-
main in defining clinically significant ... exposures
in enhancing both the immunological and inflammatory airway responses in sen-
sitized animals in parallel with airway remodelling (44,56). In vitro, interleukin-4
and interleukin-13, two important...
... Quality
Data of Delhi on CPCB website
CONTINUOUS AIR
QUALITY MONITORING
STATION IN INDIA
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW
AIR QUALITY STANDARD
FOR IMPROVEMENT
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of changes inair quality ?
IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS ON AIR
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Coal in Thermal Power Plants
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... found airpollution to be associated
with a lower overall risk of developing asth-
ma into a key piece of evidence in support
of an air pollution- asthma link. Beginning
in 1993 the California Air ...
the highest airpollution levels in the coun-
try.
Air pollutants of all kinds in North Carolina are
at their lowest levels since measurements began
back in the 1970s. The weight of the evidence ...
Carolinas Clean Air Coalition, “
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all asthma in North Carolina is due to air
pollution. ”
The California study of children and
asthma also showed that even airpollution
in...