The Authors

Preface Joseph Brain

1. Introduction Richard Wilson

2. Physico-Chemical Properties and Measurement of Ambient Particles Petros Koutrakis and Constantinos Sioutas

3. Emissions, Dispersion, and Concentration of Particles John Spengler and Richard Wilson

4. The Role of Outdoor Particulate Matter in Assessing Total Human Exposure Haluk Özkaynak and John Spengler

5. Animal Toxicology Mary Amdur

6. Epidemiology of Acute Health Effects: Summary of Time-Series Studies Douglas Dockery and Arden Pope

7. Epidemiology of Chronic Health Effects: Cross-Sectional Studies Arden Pope and Douglas Dockery

8. Airborne Particles and Respiratory Disease: Clinical and Pathogenetic Considerations Mark Utell and Jonathan Samet

9. Modeling of Mr Pollution Impacts: One Possible Explanation of the Observed Chronic Mortality John Evans and Scott Wolff

10. Conclusion: Policy Implications: The National Dilemma Richard Wilson and John Spengler

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References

Addendum

Index

John Spengler is Professor of Environmental Health at Harvard University.

Richard Wilson is Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University.

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