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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139286303321

Titolo

Air quality in urban environments [[electronic resource] /] / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, UK, : RSC Publishing, c2009

ISBN

1-84755-965-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Collana

Issues in environmental science and technology, , 1350-7583 ; ; 28

Altri autori (Persone)

HesterR. E (Ronald E.)

HarrisonRoy M. <1948->

Disciplina

363.7392091732

628.5/3091732

628.53091732

Soggetti

Air - Pollution

Urban pollution

Air quality management - Government policy

Air - Pollution - Health aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

9781847559074_publicity; i_iv; v_vi; vii_x; xi_xii; xiii; 001_022; 023_041; 042_064; 065_084; 085_107; 108_128; 129_145; 146_148

Sommario/riassunto

Urban air quality is a topic which remains high on the scientific and political agenda. Concentrations of most air pollutants are higher in urban areas than in the surrounding rural regions, and given the high population densities, it is within urban areas that the majority of the population receive their air pollutant exposure. Despite the continued implementation of abatement measures, concentrations of air pollutants within urban areas frequently exceed health-based guidelines and stricter measures to restrict emissions are required. This comprehensive volume, written by authoritative autho