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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456230603321

Titolo

Managing carbon monoxide pollution in meteorological and topographical problem areas [[electronic resource] /] / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

0-309-50886-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

363.73920973

Soggetti

Carbon monoxide - Environmental aspects - United States

Air quality management - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on Carbon Monoxide Episodes in Meteorological and Topographical Problem Areas; Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology; Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate; Division on Earth and Life Sciences; Transportation Research Board."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Ambient Carbon Monoxide Pollution in the United States................16""; ""2 Contributions of Topography, Meteorology, and Human Activity to Carbon Monoxide Concentrations........................72""; ""3 Management of Carbon Monoxide Air Quality.................................100""; ""4 The Future of Carbon Monoxide Air Quality Management..............149""; ""References................................................................................................160""

""Glossary....................................................................................................178""""Appendix A. Biographical Information on the Committee on Carbon Monoxide Episodes in Meteorological and Topographical Problem Areas..........................................................189""; ""Appendix B. Abbreviations and Names Used for Classifying Organic Compounds.........................................................................193""; ""Appendix C. A Simple Box Model with Recirculation.........................194""