Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution: How safe is the air we breathe?

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This overview of the health effects of air pollution in human subjects discusses the health effects of common widespread air pollutants regulated by the US Environmental Protection Agency through national ambient air quality standards. It reviews the sources and fate of common air pollutants in ambient air and researches the adverse effects of these outdoor and indoor air pollutants in in vivo cell systems, animals, and humans. Research for the book was conducted in controlled laboratory studies and epidemiologic studies. Special emphasis throughout is placed on the effects of air pollution in subjects with asthma.