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Air pollution: from sources of emissions to health effects
air pollution :from sources of emissions to health effects109 Breathe | December 2004 | Volume 1 | No 2 REVIEWINSERM U472, Epidemiology ofAllergic and Respiratory Diseases(EPAR), Villejuif, : C. P nard-MorandINSERM U472, EPAR Dept16, Avenue Paul Vaillant CouturierF94807 VillejuifFranceFax: 33 aims To provide a thorough presentation of sources , dispersion and transformation of major air pol-lutants. To describe the health effects of these air pollutants. To explain the differences between emissions , immissions, exposure and absorbed dose. To help readers to understand what is at stake in the topical scientific and political debate onair pollution , particularly in urban areas, constitutes a public health concern, as it has aharmful effect on the health , survival and activities of humans and other living , the main types of air pollution commonly found in urban environments are pre-sented, along with their sources , levels of emissions , mechanisms of dispersion, transfor-mation, concentrations in ambient air (=immissions), and effects on the environment andhealth.
mainland France in 2002), domestic heating sys-tems and the incineration of waste. However, airborne particles are also released by motor ve-hicles, mainly diesel engines (13% of the PM10 emissions in mainland France in 2002 and 20% of the PM 2.5 emissions) (figure 2). Ozone (O 3) Most O 3 comes from vehicular traffic during sum-mertime. Carbon ...
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