Air pollution and health in rapidly developing countries

Air pollution and health in rapidly developing countries / edited by Gordon McGranahan and Frank Murray.

In developing countries the price of rapid growth is all too often noxious airborne pollution which annually contributes to a disturbing number of avoidable deaths. In recent decades however there has been considerable progress in the epidemiology of air pollution significant changes in internationa...

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Other Authors: McGranahan, Gordon, Murray, Frank, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2003.
Subjects:
Air > Pollution > Health aspects > Developing countries.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Air > Pollution > Health aspects
Gesundheit
Luftverschmutzung
Luchtverontreiniging.
Ontwikkelingslanden.
Gezondheid.
Developing countries
Entwicklungsländer
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Summary:In developing countries the price of rapid growth is all too often noxious airborne pollution which annually contributes to a disturbing number of avoidable deaths. In recent decades however there has been considerable progress in the epidemiology of air pollution significant changes in international air pollution guidelines and the emergence of more systematic approaches to air pollution control. While many of these advances have originated in affluent countries there have been major developments in other parts of the world. In this book a distinguished cast of leading researchers in both the.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 227 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781849770460
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Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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