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[Polluting agents and sources of urban air pollution].
- Source :
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Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita [Ann Ist Super Sanita] 2000; Vol. 36 (3), pp. 267-74. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- This paper is an up-to-date review of the scientific evidence on mechanisms of pollutant generation and health effects for a number of urban air pollutants. The review focuses on main sources and health effect of ozone and photochemical smog, benzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and particulate matter. These agents are "priority pollutants", generated by vehicle traffic, and their regulation is currently being examined by the European Council and the European Commission. The aim is to reach, by the year 2010, values lower than 180 micrograms/m3 for ozone as maximum hourly concentration, 2.5 micrograms/m3 for benzene as an annual average, 93 micrograms/m3 for nitrogen dioxide as 98 degrees percentile of hourly concentrations, 50 micrograms/m3 for particulate as a daily average. The goal can be achieved only by means of immediate interventions on emissions.
- Subjects :
- Air Pollutants chemistry
Air Pollutants classification
Air Pollution prevention & control
Air Pollution statistics & numerical data
Benzene adverse effects
Europe
Free Radicals
Humans
Industrial Waste adverse effects
Italy
Maximum Allowable Concentration
Models, Chemical
Nitrogen chemistry
Nitrogen Oxides chemistry
Ozone adverse effects
Ozone chemistry
Polycyclic Compounds adverse effects
Polycyclic Compounds chemistry
Smog adverse effects
Smog analysis
Sulfur Dioxide chemistry
Vehicle Emissions adverse effects
Vehicle Emissions analysis
Vehicle Emissions prevention & control
Air Pollutants adverse effects
Air Pollution adverse effects
Urban Health
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Italian
- ISSN :
- 0021-2571
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11293295