Description
Book SynopsisProvides a complete coverage of air pollution from its sources to its health and environmental impacts. Ideal for graduate students, researchers, and air quality professionals. It addresses topics such as atmospheric dispersion, urban air pollution, acid rain, the stratospheric ozone layer, and interactions between climate change and air pollution.
Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Brief history of air pollution; 2. Emissions of air pollutants and emission control technologies; 3. Meteorology: general circulation; 4. Air pollution meteorology; 5. Atmospheric radiative transfer and visibility; 6. Atmospheric dispersion; 7. The stratospheric ozone layer; 8. Gaseous pollutants; 9. Atmospheric particles; 10. Clouds and acid rain; 11. Transfer of pollutants between the atmosphere and surfaces; 12. Health effects; 13. Environmental impacts; 14. Climate change and air pollution; 15. Regulations and public policies; Index.
