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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Their Global Atmospheric Emissions, Transport, and Lung Cancer Risk

By Huizhong Shen (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-662-49678-7, 978-3-662-49680-0
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-49680-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4818650 bytes)
Series
Springer Theses
Edition
1
Pages
XVI, 177\187
Time added
2016-07-20 04:00:00
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pol

Description

This thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of the global health impacts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air, conducted on the basis of a high-resolution emission inventory, global chemical transport modeling, and probabilistic risk assessment. One of the main strengths of the thesis is the concentration downscaling process, which provides a linkage between emissions and exposure concentrations at a comparatively high resolution. Moreover, by focusing on individual susceptibility, the thesis proposes an instrumental revision of current risk assessment methodology and argues that, if individual susceptibility were not taken into consideration, the overall risk would be underestimated by 55% and the proportion of highly vulnerable populations would be underestimated by more than 90%.

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