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This thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of the global health impacts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air, conducted on the basis of a high-resolution emission inventory, global chemical transport modeling, and probabilistic risk assessment. One of the main strengths of the thesis is the concentration downscaling process, which provides a linkage between emissions and exposure concentrations at a comparatively high resolution. Moreover, by focusing on individual susceptibility, the thesis proposes an instrumental revision of current risk assessment methodology and argues that, if individual susceptibility were not taken into consideration, the overall risk would be underestimated by 55% and the proportion of highly vulnerable populations would be underestimated by more than 90%.

Environmental Engineering --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. --- Benzenoid hydrocarbons --- PAHs (Chemicals) --- Polyarenes --- Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons --- Hydrocarbons --- Polycyclic aromatic compounds --- Environmental protection. --- Environmental Medicine. --- Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution. --- Atmospheric Sciences. --- Environmental Geography. --- Environmental Health. --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental policy --- Environmental quality --- Air pollution. --- Atmospheric sciences. --- Environmental geography. --- Environmental health. --- Health --- Health ecology --- Public health --- Health risk assessment --- Geography --- Atmospheric sciences --- Earth sciences --- Atmosphere --- Air --- Air contaminants --- Air pollutants --- Air pollution --- Air pollution control --- Air toxics --- Airborne pollutants --- Contaminants, Air --- Control of air pollution --- Pollutants, Air --- Toxics, Air --- Pollution --- Air quality --- Atmospheric deposition --- Health aspects --- Environmental aspects --- Control