Atmospheric Environment Pergamon Press 1973. Vol. 7, pp. 845-847. Printed in Great Britain.
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TITLES
OF INTEREST
Control Perspectives in current research for control of airborne dust in coal mines. G. WELBYand COURTNEY, Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 200,717-723 (1972).
Dispersion Halogenated hydrocarbons-Use 241, 194-195 (1973).
t;iri,,,,
lead as an environmental
as tracers over the Atlantic. LOVELOCK,MAGGSand WADE, Nature
toxin. A review. R. M.
HICKS,
Chem. Biol. interactions 5,361-390
Lead poilution-Accumulation in nuclei of mosses. SKAAR, OPHUS and GLJLLVAG,Nature 241, 215 (1973). Human absorption of carbon monoxide from high concentrations in air. JACK E. PETERSONand RICHARDD. STEWART,Am. Znd. Hyg. Assoc. J. 33, 293-297 (1972). Alveolar clearance of aerosols. PAUL E. MORROW,Arch. Internal Med. 131, 101-108 (1973). Inducibility of benzo (a) pyrene hydroxyiase in human skin by polycyciic hydrocarbons. Chemical Pharmacology and Theraputics 14, 3@40 (1973) A. P. ALVARES,A. KAPPAS,W. LEVIN,A. H. CONNEY and N. J. NUTLEY A survey of respiratory disease in cotton operatives-l. Symptoms and ventilation test results. A. J. Fox, J. B. L. TOMBLESON, A. WATT and A. G. WILKIE, Br. J. Znd. Med. 30,42-47 (1973). Man, environment and disease in Britain. G. MELWN HOWE, Nature 241, 222 (1973). Heterozygotes exposed to severe air pollution. K. STANKOWSKA and I. FRYDECKA,Am. Rev. Resp. Disease 107, 289-290 (1973). Tobacco smoke-Effect of aqueous and non-aqueous fractions on mitochondriai function. GAIROLA and ALEEM,Nature 241, 287 (1973). Correlation between the degree of air pollution and the distribution of calcium oxalate crystals in the Gingko leaf. K. UMEMOTOand K. HOZUNI, Microchem. J. 17, 689 (1972).
General The Energy Outlook ALVIN M. WEINBERGp. 59: Some views of the energy crisis. C. SHARP Coon p. 61: Energy: Planning for the future. RALPH ROBERTSp. 66: Energy sources and conversion techniques. Am. Scient. 61 (1973). The AEC and the loss of coolant accident. WILSON,Nature 241, 317-320 (1973).
Live Pollutants Survival of airborne bacteria in a high urban concentration of carbon monoxide. BRUCE LIGHTHART,appl. Microbial. 25, 86102 (1973). Bacterial air pollution from sewage treatment plants. P. A. KENLINEand P. V. SCARPINO,Am. Znd. Hyg. Assoc. J. 33, 346-359 (1972). House dust mites and respiratory allergy-A qualitative survey of species occurring in Finnish house dust. B. STENIUSand A. M. CUNNINGTON,Scandinavian J. Resp. Diseases 53, 338-348 (1972).
Measurement (Methods) Review and statistical analysis of stack sampling procedures for the sulfur and nitrogen oxides in fossil fuel combustion. A. W. BERGER,J. N. DR~ZOLL and P. MORGENSTERN, Am. Ind. Hyg. ASSOC. J. 33, 397405 (1972). A method for sampling and analysis of propoxur in air. C. W. MILLER,M. T. SHAFIKand F. J. BIROS, Bull. Environ. Contamination Toxicol. 8, 339-344 (1972). 845
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Recent Papers
Modification
of‘ Weather
Downwind and upwind effects in the Arizon cloud-seeding experiment (moving grid method/randomization). JERZY NEYMAN, ELIZABETHL. SCOTT and MARCELLA A. WELLS, Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 70, 357-360
(1973).
Ozone
Air pollution-Ozone in Central London. DERWENT and STEWART, Nature 241, 342 (1973). Ozone formation-Possible urban role in rural observations. STEINBERGERand BALMOR,Nature 241, 342 (1973). Pollutant
Levels
Environment-Chlorinated
aliphatic hydrocarbons
in air and water. MURRAY and RILEY, Nature
242, 37 (1973).
Mercury levels-Possible
role of Icelandic geothermal
activity. SIEGEL, SIEGEL and THORARINSSON,
Nature 241, 526 (1973). Atmosphere-Trace elements in the atmospheric environment. BRAY, Nature 241, 252-254 (1973).
PEIRSON,CAWSE, SALMONand CAM-
Boundary layer
Temperature
and humidity
spectra
in the atmospheric
surface layer. ANN-S• FI and SMEDMAN-
HOGSTRBM,Boundary Layer Met. 3, 329-347 (1973).
An observational study of the vertical profile of the high frequency fluctuations of the wind in the atmospheric boundary layer. R. RAYMENT, Boundary Layer Met. 3, 284-300 (1973). The observed relation between the Kolmogorov and Von Karman constants in the surface boundary layer. P. FRENZEN, Boundary Luyer Met. 3,348-358 (1973). Some observations of the influence of geostrophic shear on the cross-isobar angle of the surface wind. A. B. BERNSTEIN,Boundary Layer Met. 3,381-384 (1973). Climate
Measurement of the background atmospheric 4, 179-182 (1973).
aerosol. W. J. MEGAW and H. FLYGER, J. Aerosol Sri.
Control
Effect of pore and particle size distribution CHOUDHARYand J. W. GENTRY, J. Aerosol
on efficiencies of membrane filters. M. CAROFF, K. R Sci. 4, 93-102 (1973).
A high flow rate size selective environmental sampler that conforms to the lung model proposed by the I.C.R.P. task group on lung dynamics. D. C. STEVENSand W. L. CHURCHILL, J. Aerosol Sci. 4, 85-92 (1973). The effect of filament Reynolds number upon the efficiencies of rotary impaction filters. B. W. SOOLE, J. Aerosol Sri. 4, 171-178 (1973). Convection
Periodic solutions of the set of equations governing the nonadiabatic thermals. V. ANDREEV, Boundary Layer Met. 3, 273-283 (1973).
convection
of dry isolated
Deposition
Particle eddy diffusivities and deposition velocities for isothermal SEHMEL,J. Aerosol Sci. 4, 125-l 38 (1973).
flow and smooth surfaces. G. A
Instruments
A miniature three-dimensional
anemometer
for use within and above plant canopies. R. H. SHAW
G. KIDD and G. W. THURTELL, Boundary Layer Met. 3, 359-380
(1973).