Description
Book SynopsisThis established textbook offers a one-stop, comprehensive coverage of air pollution, all in an easy-reading and accessible style. The fourth edition, broadly updated and developed throughout, includes a brand-new chapter providing a broader overview to the topic for general reading, and presents fresh materials on air pollution modelling, mitigation and control, tailored to the needs of both amateur and specialist users. Retaining a quantitative perspective, the covered topics include: gaseous and particulate air pollutants, measurement techniques, meteorology and modelling, area sources, mobile sources, indoor air, effects on plants, materials, humans and animals, impact on climate change and ozone profiles and air quality legislations. This edition also includes a final chapter covering a suite of sampling and laboratory practical experiments that can be used for either classroom teachings, or as part of research projects. As with previous editions, the book is aimed to serve as
Table of Contents
Overview of Air Pollution. Gaseous Air Pollutants. Particulate Matter. Area Sources. Mobile Sources. Ambient Air Quality. Indoor Air Quality. Air Pollution Modelling. Air Pollution Control and Mitigation. Air Pollution Impacts. Air Pollution and Climate Change. Air Pollution Impacts on Ozone. Noise and Light Pollution. Air Quality Standards and Legislations. Air Quality Experiments.
