C. Arden Pope, Douglas W. Dockery

Particles of Truth

A Story of Discovery, Controversy, and the Fight for Healthy Air

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Produktbeschreibung

A compelling, real-life account of how scientists uncovered air pollution s deadly impact on human health and the contentious battles to use key scientific evidence in the critical fight for clean air.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 160mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9780262551670
• ISBN-10: 0262551675
• Artikelnr.: 71683591

Autorenporträt

C. Arden Pope III and Douglas W. Dockery; foreword by Gina McCarthy

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Gina McCarthy
Prologue
1. What is healthy air, and why does it matter?
2. Does air pollution smell like money or disease?
3. Does regular exposure to air pollution harm population health?
4. Do long-term exposures increase the risk of disease and death?
5. Were the cohort studies reproducible—or just “secret science”?
6. Environmental justice and air pollution: Who pays?
7. Does reducing air pollution improve health and reduce mortality?
8. If air pollution is so lethal, why isn’t everyone dead?
9. Does air pollution research provide evidence of a causal relationship?
10. How does air pollution cause health effects?
11. Is pollution control worth the economic cost?
12. When will the evidence end the controversy?
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index