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The #1 guide to aerosol science and technology -now better than ever

Since 1982, Aerosol Technology has been the text of choice among students and professionals who need to acquire a thorough working knowledge of modern aerosol theory and applications. Now revised to reflect the considerable advances that have been made over the past seventeen years across a broad spectrum of aerosol-related application areas - from occupational hygiene and biomedical technology to microelectronics and pollution control -this new edition includes:
* A chapter on bioaerosols
* New sections on resuspension, transport losses, respiratory deposition models, and fractal characterization of particles
* Expanded coverage of atmospheric aerosols, including background aerosols and urban aerosols
* A section on the impact of aerosols on global warming and ozone depletion.

Aerosol Technology, Second Edition also features dozens of new, fully worked examples drawn from a wide range of industrial and research settings, plus new chapter-end practice problems to help readers master the material quickly..
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In recent years, industry has become increasingly interested in modern aerosol measurement methods, not only to protect the health of their workers but also to augment productivity and thereby gain competitive advantage. Aerosol Measurement: Principles, Techniques, and Applications, Second Edition offers scientists and practitioners the fundamental principles used in deciding which aerosol properties to measure and how to interpret the results.

Divided into three parts, the material reviews the physical understanding of aerosols, covers specific instrumental techniques, and explains applications in fields ranging from health care to mining and upper-atmosphere research. Leading experts contribute to the review of such areas as direct-reading techniques, bioaerosol sampling, indoor air evaluations, industrial aerosol processing, and measurement in semiconductor clean rooms. Plus, all the chapters in this latest edition have been updated and some have been rewritten by new authors. Two new chapters have been added: one on historical aspects of aerosol measurements and the other on real-time single particle analysis..
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The scattering of electromagnetic radiation by nonspherical particles has become an increasingly important research topic over the past 20 years. Instead of handling anisotropic particles of arbitrary shape, the authors consider the more amenable problem of aggregates of spherical particles. This is often a very satisfactory approach as the optical response of nonspherical particles depends more on their general symmetry and the quantity of refractive material than on the precise details of their shape. The book addresses a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from scattering properties of water droplets containing pollutants, atmospheric aerosols and ice crystals to the modeling of cosmic dust grains as aggregates.

In this extended second edition the authors have encompassed all the new topics arising from their recent studies of cosmic dust grains. Thus many chapters were deeply revised and new chapters were added. The new material spans

• The description of the state of polarization of electromagnetic waves of general form
• The conservation theorems of combined systems of fields and particles
• The appropriate multipole expansion for waves of general wave vector and of general state of polarization
• A number of new applications
• The effects of radiation pressure and radiation torque on cosmic dust grains

A study of the morphology of cosmic dust grains and of the distribution and polarization of the electromagnetic field in the interior of aggregated dust grains

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This exhaustive reference;the first book of its kind to describe in detail the functionality of the human respiratory tract and its impact on both local and systemic delivery of biotherapeutic and macromolecular drug systems;offers comprehensive analyses of peptide and protein drug delivery through the lung. Summarizes over 130 patents granted worldwide on alternative systems for pulmonary delivery of therapeutic drugs;especially peptides and proteins! Examining macromolecular drug delivery as an efficient, patient-friendly, and cost-effective method of treatment, Inhalation Delivery of Therapeutic Peptides and Proteins discusses airway physiology and biomechanics the pharmaceutical concerns associated with the respiratory tract as a viable port of drug entry to the body key peptide drugs under development and in use to treat local lung disease, including cyclosporines, interferons, antitrypsins, protease inhibitors, and deoxyribonucleases the systemic delivery of peptide and protein drugs using fine-particle technology gene therapy employing gene delivery through the airways new developments in pulmonary delivery technologies emphasizing inhaled peptide and protein drugs guidelines for the successful introduction of peptide inhalation aerosol products into the marketplace and much more!.
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This book provides a comprehensive account of the important field of aerosol sampling as it is applied to the measurement of aerosols that are ubiquitous in occupational and living environments, both indoor and outdoor. It is written in four parts:

Part A contains 9 chapters that describe the current knowledge of the physical science that underpins the process of aerosol sampling.

Part B contains 4 chapters, which present the basis of standards for aerosols, including the link with human exposure by inhalation.

Part C contains 7 chapters that cover the development of practical aerosol sampling instrumentation, and how technical designs and methods have evolved over the years in order that aerosol sampling may be carried out in a manner matching the health-related and other criteria that have been proposed as parts of standards.

Finally Part D contains 6 chapters that describe how a wide range of aerosol sampling instruments have performed when they have been applied in the field in both occupational and ambient atmospheric environments, including how different instruments, nominally intended to measure the same aerosol fraction, compare when used side-by-side in the real world.

The book draws together all that is known about aerosol sampling, for the benefit of researchers and practitioners in occupational and environmental health and all other fields of science and engineering where aerosols are of interest..
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This significantly updated and expanded new edition presents the scientific foundations of inhalation research essential to the design and conduct of toxicologic studies. It explores the full range of numerous scientific developments in the field, including recent advances in biology and the rapidly increasing global concerns and studies on particulate air pollution.

Key topics in the Second Edition include:

· new developments in the ultrafine particle health effects and concentrated aerosol research

· advances in understanding postnatal lung growth and the deposition and clearance of inhaled particles

· new techniques in toxicity testing

· the explosion of knowledge in the genetic and molecular realms

· the introduction of a large number of transgenic animal models

· updated ethical guidelines for animal testing

· the emergence of aerosol medicine

· the growing threat of aerosol-related terrorism

· increased appreciation of nonpulmonary effects of inhaled substances

· use of medical scanning techniques to study respiratory tract structure

· the introduction of new inhalation exposure systems

· the emergence of aerosol concentrators for use in air pollution studies.
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Life on Earth is critically dependent upon the continuous cycling of water between oceans, continents and the atmosphere Precipitation (including rain, snow, and hail) is the primary mechanism for transporting water from the atmosphere back to the Earth’s surface. It is also the key physical process that links aspects of climate, weather, and the global hydrological cycle. Changes in precipitation regimes and the frequency of extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts, severe ice/snow storms, monsoon fluctuations and hurricanes are of great potential importance to life on the planet. One of the factors that could contribute to precipitation modification is aerosol pollution from various sources such as urban air pollution and biomass burning. Natural and anthropogenic changes in atmospheric aerosols might have important implications for precipitation by influencing the hydrological cycle, which in turn could feed back to climate changes.

From an Earth Science perspective, a key question is how changes expected in climate will translate into changes in the hydrological cycle, and what trends may be expected in the future. We require a much better understanding and hence predictive capability of the moisture and energy storages and exchanges among the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, continents and biological systems. This book is a review of our knowledge of the relationship between aerosols and precipitation reaching the Earth's surface and it includes a list of recommendations that could help to advance our knowledge in this area.

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The book discusses the current status of the retrieval of aerosol properties from satellite radiometer measurements of the spectral top-of-atmosphere reflectances. The results described in the book are summarized in Chapter 1 (Introduction). Chapters 2 and 3 describe the aerosol retrievals based on NASA MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data. In particular, Chapter 2 is concerned with the description of the dark-land official MODIS Collection 5 aerosol retrieval algorithm. Chapter 3 uses the time series technique to improve MODIS aerosol retrievals over land.The main subject of Chapter 4 is the introduction of the iterative algorithm to get the aerosol optical thickness (AOD) and surface reflectance from ESA MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) data. The algorithm is based on the iterative solution of the radiative transfer equation. Chapters 5, 6, and 7 describe different AOD retrieval algorithm approaches using the (Advanced) Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-2 and AATSR) data. In Chapter 8 an aerosol retrieval algorithm based on the synergy of AATSR and Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) data is introduced. The retrievals of AOD from the Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on board the NASA TERRA satellite are described in Chapter 9. Polarimetric remote sensing of aerosol properties using airborne and satellite measurements is the subject of Chapter 10. The results described in Chapters 2 - 10 are obtained using polar satellites. Chapter 11 addresses observations from a geostationary orbit using as an example the data from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager on the Meteosat Second Generation. The final Chapter is aimed at the synthesis of all available AOD products to better understand the global spatial distribution of terrestrial aerosols including sea salt, desert dust, smoke, etc.

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With contributions from leading experts, Aerosols Handbook: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects presents the latest research in the field of aerosol science. Comprehensive in nature, the book covers a multitude of topics, including indoor aerosols, outdoor aerosols, industrial aerosols, aerosol measurement, aerosol deposition, and more. The editors' experience and research with radioactive aerosols give the book a unique perspective. The all-inclusive focus on aerosol measurement, dosimetry, and health effects differentiates this book from the more specialized books currently available on this subject. .
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