A methodology of estimation on air pollution and its health effects in large Japanese cities PDF
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AIR QUALITY – MONITORING AND MODELING Edited by Sunil Kumar and Rakesh Kumar Air Quality – Monitoring and Modeling Edited by Sunil Kumar and Rakesh Kumar Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers, this license allows users to download, copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Maja Bozicevic Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer InTech Design Team First published February, 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from [email protected] Air Quality – Monitoring and Modeling, Edited by Sunil Kumar and Rakesh Kumar p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0161-1 Contents Preface IX Chapter 1 Relationship Between Fungal Contamination of Indoor Air and Health Problems of Some Residents in Jos 1 Grace Mebi Ayanbimpe, Wapwera Samuel Danjuma and Mark Ojogba Okolo Chapter 2 A Qualitative Study of Air Pollutants from Road Traffic 19 Gabriela Raducan and Ioan Stefanescu Chapter 3 Estimation of Ambient Air Quality in Delhi 37 Kaushik K. Shandilya, Mukesh Khare and A. B. Gupta Chapter 4 Environmental Parameter Effects on the Fate of a Chemical Slick 59 Stéphane Le Floch, Mélanie Fuhrer, Pierre Slangen and Laurent Aprin Chapter 5 Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in Naturally Ventilated Low-Energy Residential Houses 79 M. Krzaczek and J. Tejchman Chapter 6 Particles in the Indoor Environment 117 Hermann Fromme Chapter 7 A Methodology of Estimation on Air Pollution and Its Health Effects in Large Japanese Cities 145 Keiko Hirota, Satoshi Shibuya, Shogo Sakamoto and Shigeru Kashima Chapter 8 Evaluation of Dry Atmospheric Deposition in Two Sites in the Vicinity of Fuel Oil-Fired Power Plants in Mexico 167 Cerón-Bretón Rosa María,Cerón-Bretón Julia Griselda, Cárdenas-González Beatriz, Ortínez-Álvarez José Abraham, Carballo-Pat Carmen Guadalupe, Díaz-Morales Berenice and Muriel-García Manuel VI Contents Chapter 9 Some Aspects of the Sentinel Method for Pollution Problems 185 A. Omrane Chapter 10 PM10 and Its Chemical Composition: A Case Study in Chiang Mai, Thailand 205 Somporn Chantara Preface There is a great challenge for monitoring of Air quality specially for formulating abatement plans which will decrease the burden of environmental pollution. The management of polluted and fungal contaminated air is required to be dealt with different science and technological applications to reduce its impact on the environment. There are many publications dealing with air quality monitoring and its health impact but still very few documents are available which could reveal the information relationship between fungal contamination of indoor air and health problems of some residuals. Microbial pollution is a key element of indoor air pollution. It is caused by hundreds of species of bacteria and fungi, in particular filamentous fungi (mould), growing indoors when sufficient moisture is available. In indoor environments, the air and surface fungal contaminations are influenced not only by temperature, relative humidity and air flux/drafting but also by the weather conditions, hygiene standards and human activity. In the present book, chapters covering a methodology for estimation of air pollution and its health effects in large Asian cities, a qualitative study of air pollutants from road traffic and air pollution, air quality in low-energy buildings, particulates in indoor environment, evaluation of dry atmospheric deposition at sites in the vicinity of fuel oil fired power, PM 10 and its chemical composition, etc. are discussed in detail. Each chapter of the book carries valuable and updated information from basics to apex which help readers to understand more precisely. Sunil Kumar Scientist Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), India Rakesh Kumar Chief Scientist and Head CSIR-NEERI Mumbai Zonal Laboratory India
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