Air Pollution: Measurement, Modelling and Mitigation, Second Edition (Clay's Library of Health and the Environment) - Softcover

Colls, Jeremy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415255651 ISBN 13: 9780415255653

Verlag: CRC Press, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Every section of this new edition of Air Pollution has been updated with particular emphasis on indoor air quality, and a new chapter on Air Pollution Control and Measurement of Industrial Emissions has been added. All references to standards and legislation have been updated in line with the new UK Air Quality Guidelines. Recommended reading lists have also been extended.
This new edition continues to cover the wide range of air quality issues in an accessible style. Each topic has an historical introduction, covers the body of generally accepted information, and highlights areas in which developments are currently taking place. Topics covered include the sources and sinks of gaseous and particulate air pollutants, dispersion measurement, mobile sources, indoor air pollutants, and effects on plants, materials, humans and animals. Local case studies are referred to, demonstrating the application of theory to practice.
Air Pollution is recommended for undergraduate and postgraduate level courses specialising in air pollution, whether from an environmental science or engineering perspective. It will also be of interest to air pollution specialists in consultancies and local authorities.

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Reseña del editor

Air Pollution is a universal problem with consequences ranging from the immediate death of plants and people, to gradually declining crop yields, and damaged buildings. All sections of this new edition of Air Pollution have been updated. In particular that on indoor air quality, and a new chapter on Air Pollution Control and Measurement of Industrial Emissions has been added. All references to standards and legislation have been updated in line with the new UK Air Quality Guidelines. Recommended reading lists have also been extended. This new edition continues to cover the wide range of air quality issues in an accessible style. Each topic has some historical introduction, covers the body of generally accepted information, and highlights areas in which developments are currently taking place. Local case studies are referred to demonstrating the application of theory to practice. Air Pollution is recommended for undergraduate and postgraduate level courses specialising in air pollution, whether from an environmental science or engineering perspective. It will also be of interest to air pollution specialists in consultancies and local authorities.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415255651
• ISBN 13: 9780415255653
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 588
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar