Air pollution / / Jeremy Colls

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2002
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (587 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.7392
• Soggetto topico: Air - Pollution
• Altri autori: CollsJeremy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Gaseous air pollutants : sources and control -- 1.1. Units for expressing pollutant concentration -- 1.2. The basic atmosphere -- 1.3. The vertical structure of the atmosphere -- 1.4. Anthropogenic emissions -- 1.5. Primary emission summary -- 1.6. Adsorption and absorption of gases -- 1.7. Incineration as a source of air pollutants -- 1.8. Secondary gaseous pollutants -- 1.9. Other air pollutants -- 1.10. Emission inventories -- 2. Airborne particles -- 2.1. Particle terminology -- 2.2. Particle size distributions -- 2.3. Aerosol mechanics -- 2.4. Particle sources -- 2.5. Reduction of primary particle emissions -- 2.6. Secondary particles -- 2.7. Trends in particle emissions -- 3. Mobile sources -- 3.1. Motor vehicle emissions -- 3.2. Trains -- 3.3. Shipping emissions -- 3.4. Aircraft emissions -- 3.5. Different modes of transport -- 4. measurement of gases and particles -- 4.1. Methods of describing pollutant concentration -- 4.2. Sampling requirements -- 4.3. Gas sampling -- 4.4. Gas concentration measurement -- 4.5. Quality control -- 4.6. Particle sampling -- 4.7. Particle measurement methods -- 4.8. Chemical composition of aerosol -- 4.9. Measurement of coarse particle deposition -- 4.10. Emission measurement from stationary sources -- 5. Concentrations and deposition -- 5.1. Gaseous pollutants -- 5.2. Patterns of occurrence -- 5.3. Particulate matter -- 5.4. Dry deposition of gases -- 5.5. Wet deposition -- 5.6. Total deposition and budgets -- 5.7. Analysis of an air pollution episode -- 6. Meteorology and modelling -- 6.1. Meteorological factors -- 6.2. Dispersion models -- 6.3. Gaussian dispersion theory -- 6.4. Dispersion theory in practice -- 6.5. Dispersion of vehicle emissions -- 6.6. Receptor models -- 6.7. Box models -- 6.8. Statistical models -- 7. Analysis of an air quality data set -- 7.1. The raw data set -- 7.2. Period averages -- 7.3. Roses -- 7.4. Diurnal variations -- 7.5. Short-term events -- 7.6. Frequency distributions -- 7.7. Further statistical analyses -- 8. Indoor air quality -- 8.1. Building ventilation -- 8.2. Combustion -- 8.3. Indoor organics sources -- 8.4. Bioaerosols -- 8.5. Sick building syndrome -- 8.6. Odour and ventilation -- 8.7. Clean rooms -- 9. Effects on plants, visual range and materials -- 9.1. Effects on plants -- 9.2. Visual range -- 9.3. Damage to materials -- 10. Responses of humans and other animals -- 10.1. Responses of people -- 10.2. Effects on other animals -- 11. Greenhouse gases and climate change -- 11.1. Our radiation environment -- 11.2. The role of gases -- 11.3. The role of aerosol -- 11.4. Gases and aerosol combined -- 11.5. Future scenarios -- 11.6. The main predictions -- 11.7. Feedbacks -- 11.8. Global responses -- 12. Ozone depletion and ultraviolet radiation -- 12.1. Ozone in the stratosphere -- 12.2. Destructive chemistry -- 12.3. The current situation -- 12.4. Ozone and ultraviolet -- 12.5. Clothing protection from UV -- 13. Standards and legislation -- 13.1. UK legislation -- 13.2. EU air quality legislation -- 13.3. UNECE -- 13.4. World Health Organisation -- 13.5. EU industrial emission legislation -- 13.6. EU vehicle emissions -- 13.7. US legislation -- 13.8. Air pollution indices.
• Sommario/riassunto: This new edition continues to cover the wide range of air quality issues in an accessible style. It is recommended for students studying courses specialising in air pollution, whether from an environmental science or engineering perspective.
• Titolo autorizzato: Air pollution
• ISBN: 0-429-20412-4; 1-280-03175-1; 0-415-25565-1; 0-203-47602-6; 9786610031757
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910279587703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Clay's library of health and the environment.