Vol. 9, No 1, 2012 pp. 27 - 44
UDC 539.12:613:504.75

EFFECTS OF PARTICULATE MATTER ON HUMAN HEALTH, THE ECOSYSTEM, CLIMATE AND MATERIALS: A REVIEW
L. A. Jimoda
Department of Chemical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Nigeria
lukumanjimoda@yahoo.com

Abstract. Airborne particulate matter has now become an issue in the global environment due to the health problems and environmental degradation it causes. This has necessitated that most developing countries try to set standards for coarse and fine particles due to their noticeable impacts on the environment. This paper is a critical review of how particulate matter in the atmosphere affects visual air quality, human health, soiling and damage to materials, vegetation/animals, soil/water bodies and direct/indirect radiative forcing. The challenge in this paper is to describe the comprehensive effects of this pollutant so as to identify its minimization in the environments with the view of developing its effective control strategies for adequate air quality management.
Key Words: particulate matter, health, environment, adverse impact, absorption
PREGLED UTICAJA ČESTICA NA LJUDSKO ZDRAVLJE, EKOSISTEM, KLIMU I MATERIJALE
Čestice koje se prenose vazduhom su u današnje vreme postale važna tema u diskusijama o globalnom ekosistemu s obzirom na broj zdravstvenih problema i negativan uticaj na okruženje. Ova činjenica zahteva da najrazvijenije zemlje sveta pokušaju da postave standard za grube i fine čestice zbog njihovog uočljivog uticaja na okruženje. Ovaj rad daje kritički pregled toga kako čestice u atmosferi utiču na kvalitet vazduha, ljudsko zdravlje, kako štete raznim materijalima, vegetaciji i životinjskom svetu, tlu i vodi i kako je moguća apsorpcija upadnih čestica na direktan i indirektan način. Izazov u ovom radu bio je da se opiše sveobuhvatni uticaji ovog zagađivača kako bi se odredila mogućnost njegove minimizacije u okruženju sa ciljem razvijanja efikasnih strategija za kontrolu adekvatnog kvaliteta vazduha.
Ključne reči: čestice, zdravlje, okruženje, štetan uticaj, apsorpcija