Global Sources of Local Pollution: An Assessment of Long-Range Transport of Key Air Pollutants to and from the United States (Wildfires: Preparation, Management, and Health Effects) - Softcover

Committee On The Significance Of International Transport Of Air Pollutants; Board On Atmospheric Sciences & Climate; Division On Earth And Life Studies; National Research Council

 
9780309144018: Global Sources of Local Pollution: An Assessment of Long-Range Transport of Key Air Pollutants to and from the United States (Wildfires: Preparation, Management, and Health Effects)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0309144019 ISBN 13: 9780309144018
Verlag: National Academies Press, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Recent advances in air pollution monitoring and modeling capabilities have made it possible to show that air pollution can be transported long distances and that adverse impacts of emitted pollutants cannot be confined to one country or even one continent. Pollutants from traffic, cooking stoves, and factories emitted half a world away can make the air we inhale today more hazardous for our health. The relative importance of this "imported" pollution is likely to increase, as emissions in developing countries grow, and air quality standards in industrial countries are tightened.

Global Sources of Local Pollution examines the impact of the long-range transport of four key air pollutants (ozone, particulate matter, mercury, and persistent organic pollutants) on air quality and pollutant deposition in the United States. It also explores the environmental impacts of U.S. emissions on other parts of the world. The book recommends that the United States work with the international community to develop an integrated system for determining pollution sources and impacts and to design effective response strategies.

This book will be useful to international, federal, state, and local policy makers responsible for understanding and managing air pollution and its impacts on human health and well-being.

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Verlag
National Academies Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0309144019
ISBN 13 
9780309144018
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Anzahl der Seiten
248
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