Aerosol science : technology and applications / edited by Ian Colbeck, Mihalis Lazaridis. [electronic resource] Colbeck, I. (Ian), editor. Lazaridis, Mihalis, editor. Aerosols Industrial applications. Aerosols Environmental aspects. TP244.A3 660/.294515 23 Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. Reviewing many technological applications together with the current scientific status of aerosol modelling and measurements, this book includes: Satellite aerosol remote sensing; The effects of aerosols on climate change; Air pollution and health; Pharmaceutical aerosols and pulmonary drug delivery; Bioaerosols and hospital infections; Particle emissions from vehicles; The safety of emerging nanomaterials; Radioactive aerosols: tracers of atmospheric processes. With the importance of this topic brought to the public's attention after the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, this book provides a timely, concise and accessible overview of the many facets of aerosol science. -- Edited summary from book. 2014 Text 1 online resource (xiv, 474 pages) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118682555 eng Aerosol science. Aerosol science.