Air pollution, environmental tobacco smoke, radon, and lung cancer

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · JAPCA, Int, J. Air Pollut. Control Waste Manage.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/08940630.1988.10466478· OSTI ID:6096749

Crawford, W A

The health of populations in industrialized societies has been affected for many years by ambient air pollutants presenting a threat of chronic bronchitis and lung cancer. In the 1980s indoor pollutants received much needed investigation to assess their hazards to health. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and radon is now the subject of much research and concern. This review attempts to put some perspective on lung cancer that is attributable to lifetime exposure to airborne pollutants. The view is expressed that air pollution control authorities have played and are playing a major role in health improvement.

• Research Organization: Consultant in Occupational and Environmental Health, Seaforth (Australia)
• OSTI ID: 6096749
• Journal Information: JAPCA, Int, J. Air Pollut. Control Waste Manage.; (United States), Journal Name: JAPCA, Int, J. Air Pollut. Control Waste Manage.; (United States) Vol. 38:11; ISSN JIJME
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BODY
CARCINOGENESIS
COLLOIDS
CONTROL
DISEASES
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GASES
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
LUNGS
NEOPLASMS
NONMETALS
ORGANS
PATHOGENESIS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADON
RARE GASES
RESIDUES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SMOKES
SOLS
TOBACCO SMOKES