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

著者名：Shen, Huizhong

Springer（2016/03/26発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9783662496787
• eISBN：9783662496800

Description

This thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of the globalhealth impacts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air,conducted on the basis of a high-resolution emission inventory, global chemicaltransport modeling, and probabilistic risk assessment. One of the mainstrengths of the thesis is the concentration downscaling process, whichprovides a linkage between emissions and exposure concentrations at acomparatively high resolution. Moreover, by focusing on individual susceptibility,the thesis proposes an instrumental revision of current risk assessmentmethodology and argues that, if individual susceptibility were not taken intoconsideration, the overall risk would be underestimated by 55% and theproportion of highly vulnerable populations would be underestimated by morethan 90%.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Research Background.- Methodology.- Global atmospheric emissions of PAH compounds.- Global atmospheric transport modeling of benzo[a]pyrene.- Global lung cancer risks induced by inhalation exposure to PAHs.- Conclusions.