Aerosol Science: Technology and ApplicationsIan Colbeck, Mihalis Lazaridis AEROSOL SCIENCE Aerosols influence many areas of our daily life. They are at the core of environmental problems such as global warming, photochemical smog and poor air quality. They can also have diverse effects on human health, where exposure occurs in both outdoor and indoor environments. However, aerosols can have beneficial effects too; the delivery of drugs to the lungs, the delivery of fuels for combustion and the production of nanomaterials all rely on aerosols. Advances in particle measurement technologies have made it possible to take advantage of rapid changes in both particle size and concentration. Likewise, aerosols can now be produced in a controlled fashion. Reviewing many technological applications together with the current scientific status of aerosol modelling and measurements, this book includes:
With the importance of this topic brought to the public's attention after the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, this book provides a timely, concise and accessible overview of the many facets of aerosol science. |
Contents
Aerosol Dynamics | 15 |
Recommendations for Aerosol Sampling | 45 |
Aerosol Instrumentation | 61 |
Filtration Mechanisms | 89 |
Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Aerosols | 119 |
Atmospheric Particle Nucleation | 153 |
Atmospheric Aerosols and Climate Impacts | 181 |
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Bioaerosols and Hospital Infections | 271 |
Nanostructured Material Synthesis in the Gas Phase | 291 |
The Safety of Emerging Inorganic and Carbon Nanomaterials | 327 |
Environmental Health in Built Environments | 345 |
Particle Emissions from Vehicles | 369 |
Climate and Microbial Evolution | 393 |
Disinfection of Airborne Organisms by UltravioletC Radiation | 417 |
Tracers of Atmospheric Processes | 441 |