This edited and peer reviewed volume contains a collection of articles from many disciplines that address the emerging issue of ambient ultrafine particles derived from combustion sources and their health effects. The authors are published experts with respect to ultrafine particles. They write about diverse aspects of the problem including epidemiology, environmental engineering, toxicology, policy, architecture and medicine. Each chapter provides a thoroughly referenced review of the respective subject matter. Written for researchers and scientists, this work is an excellent introduction for those early in their research into ultrafine particles as well as those that are well-versed and seeking to expand into new approaches to ultrafine particles. Chapters may be read singly or in combination with other chapters, depending on the reader’s interest. As a whole, the book is a broad reference source about combustion ultrafine particles and health.

Reviews:

“Drs. Brugge and Fuller have produced a timely collection of the critical research on the health effects of exposure to ultrafine particles. The book captures the collective wisdom and knowledge of some of the major contributors to this area of research and makes a compelling case of the cause-effect relationship between exposure to ultrafine particles, resulting from combustion of fossil fuels, and various adverse health outcomes. They have weaved together an outstanding body of science to tell an exciting story of scientific discovery.”

—Kenneth Olden, Ph.D. Former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) National Institute of Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 “Finally, we have an authoritative book that serves as a compendium on ultrafine particle pollution in our air. Unlike the particles of dust we see floating in shaft of light or cigarette smoke, ultrafine particles are present in copious numbers and yet are unseen. Consider every quiet breath we take is 200-300 cubic centimeters, so over the course of day we can easily inhale billions of UFPs. Ambient Combustion Ultrafine Particles and Health is pertinent not just to air pollution epidemiologists, but other professionals needing to know sources to UFP to inform design of appliances, ventilation systems, and product formulations. Read this book for a new perspective on what we all are breathing”

—John D. Spengler, Ph.D. Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation Department of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health