Air pollution: measurement, modelling and mitigation
Tiwary, Abshishek
Colls, Jeremy
A one stop, comprehensive textbook, covering the three essential components of air pollution science. The Third Edition has been updated with the latest developments, especially the inclusion of new information on the role of air pollutants in climate change. The authors give greater coverage to the developingeconomies around the world where air pollution problems are on the rise.The Third Edition continues to cover a wide range of air quality issues, retaining a quantitative perspective. Topics covered include - gaseous and particulate air pollutants, measurement techniques, meteorology and dispersion modelling, mobile sources, indoor air, effects on plants, materials, humans and animals. Moving away from classical toxic air pollutants, there is a chapter on climate change and another on the depletion of stratospheric ozone. A special feature of this new edition is the inclusion of a fresh chapter on air pollutionmitigation by vegetation, mainlyits role in maintaining a sustainable urban environment.
- ISBN: 978-0-415-47932-5
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 501
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés