Ultrafine Particles in the Atmosphere
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Author(s): L. M. Brown et al. (Eds)
Publisher: Imperial College Press
ISBN: 1860943856
Format: hardback
308pp
Price: £55.00
Review Date: 10 May 2004
Review: It is only recently that ultrafine particles (particles less then 10 nm in diameter) have received serious attention. This collection of papers is based on a Royal Society meeting in London in March 2000 that discusses the issues surrounding ultrafine particles. The book begins by considering the characteristics of ultrafine particles in the atmosphere: their size, distribution and chemical composition. It goes on to focus on the sources of ultrafine aerosols. The second part of the book deals with the health hazards associated with exposure to ultrafine particles: the toxicology and epidemiology.