How to Conquer Air Pollution: A Japanese Experience (Volume 38) (Studies in Environmental Science, Volume 38) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0444885374 ISBN 13: 9780444885371

Verlag: Elsevier Science Ltd, 1989

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Many parts of the world suffer from urban air pollution and, despite the vast amount of knowledge about its causes, most countries are slow to implement counter-measures. An outstanding exception is Tokyo which, once blanketed in a mantle of smog, now enjoys ``clean'' air in spite of highly concentrated activity and congested traffic. Based on the successful Japanese experience, this book describes all aspects of the measures necessary to combat air pollution. It begins with a well-documented history of the fight against air pollution and describes the processes and mechanisms of reaching a social consensus on pollution control. The essential steps in the process are the establishment of ambient air quality standards, the introduction of the total allowable mass of emission, and the legal control of each emission based on diffusion equations. The scientific background to this approach is fully explained, from epidemiology to computer simulations of air quality. An up-to-date account of emission control technology is also given, and the controversial issue of health damage compensation is examined, based on actual experience.

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• Verlag: Elsevier Science Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0444885374
• ISBN 13: 9780444885371
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 299
• Herausgeber: Nishimura H.