Dust and health : challenges and solutions

Dust and health : challenges and solutions / Ali Al-Dousari, Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, editors.

This book discusses the sources, human health hazards and risk prevention strategies associated with aeolian dust particles (fine and ultrafine) in the atmosphere. It covers the challenges of accurately forecasting aeolian dust and the need to raise public awareness on the warning signs and harmful...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Al-Dousari, Ali, Hashmi, Muhammad Zaffar
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2023.
Series:Emerging contaminants and associated treatment technologies.
Subjects:
Dust > Health aspects.
Eolian processes > Health aspects.
Eolian processes > Risk assessment.
Dust > Health aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • Dust Effects and Human Health
  • Quantification of the Inhaled Deposited Dose During Sand and Dust Storms
  • Sources, Drivers, and Impacts of Sand and Dust Storms: A Global View
  • Exposure of Dust Storms and Air Pollution (PM10, PM2.5) and Associated Health Risk in the Arid Region
  • Dust and Eye Inflictions
  • Epidemiology of Dust Effects: Review and Challenges
  • Dust storm and infant health
  • Dust and microorganisms: their interactions and health effects
  • Microbiology of sand and dust storms and the effects on human health in Iran and other Persian Gulf countries
  • Assessment of the airborne microbes in the dust of the Arabian gulf region
  • Pollen prevalence and health impact in Kuwait
  • Dust and health: control methods and strategies.

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