Fundamentals of air pollution / / Daniel Vallero
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| Autore: |
Vallero Daniel A.
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| Titolo: |
Fundamentals of air pollution / / Daniel Vallero
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| Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Elsevier, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Edizione: | Fifth edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (999 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 628.5/3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Air - Pollution |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Cover; FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR POLLUTION; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART I - FOUNSATIONS OF AIR POLUTION; Chapter 1 - The State of the Atmosphere; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE; 1.3 ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; 1.4 FLUID PROPERTIES AND DYNAMICS; 1 ; References; Chapter 2 - The Physics of the Atmosphere; 2.1 ENERGY; 2.2 MOTION; 2.3 ENERGY-MOTION RELATIONSHIPS; 2.4 LOCAL WIND SYSTEMS; 2.5 GENERAL CIRCULATION; 2 ; References; Suggested Reading; Chapter 3 - The Science of Air Pollution; 3.1 AIR POLLUTION IN PERSPECTIVE |
| 3.2 EMERGENCE OF AIR POLLUTION SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY3.3 WHAT IS AIR POLLUTION?; 3.4 ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT AND FATE; 3.5 AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING; 3.6 SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AIR POLLUTION; 3.7 AIR POLLUTION LAWS; 3.8 AIR POLLUTION BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; 3.9 AIR POLLUTION AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; 3.10 AIR POLLUTION EVENTS IN THE TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES; 3.11 THE FUTURE; 3 ; References; Chapter 4 - Air Pollution Decision Tools; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 INTERPRETING DATA; 4.3 RARE EVENTS: PERFECT STORMS AND BLACK SWANS; 4 ; References | |
| Chapter 5 - Life Cycle Assessment of Air Pollutants5.1 SYSTEMS CONTEXT FOR AIR POLLUTION; 5.2 ENERGY; 5.3 ENERGY LIFE CYCLES; 5.4 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE DURING EXTRACTION; 5.5 FUEL CYCLE IMPACTS; 5.6 REFINING STRESSORS; 5.7 OPERATION STAGE; 5.8 DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS; 5 ; References; PART II - THE RISKS OF AIR POLLUTION; Chapter 6 - Inherent Properties of Air Pollutants; 6.1 INHERENCY; 6.2 VAPOR PRESSURE; 6.3 SOLUBILITY; 6.4 PERSISTENCE; 6.5 PHYSICAL PHASE; 6 ; References; Chapter 7 - Air Pollutant Hazards; 7.1 HAZARDS; 7.2 DOSE-RESPONSE; 7.3 AIR POLLUTION HAZARDS; 7.4 AIR TOXICS | |
| 7.5 CRITERIA POLLUTANTSQUESTIONS; References; Chapter 8 - Air Pollutant Exposures; 8.1 EXPOSURE; 8.2 EXPOSURE CALCULATIONS; 8.3 CHEMICAL INTAKE AND EXPOSURE; 8.4 EXPOSURE DATA; 8 ; References; Chapter 9 - Respiratory Effects of Air Pollutants; 9.1 RESPIRATION IN HUMANS; 9.2 LUNG KINETICS; 9.3 AIR POLLUTANT PROPERTIES IMPORTANT TO RESPIRATION; 9.4 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM TRANSPORT AND FLUID DYNAMICS; 9.5 RESPIRATORY HEALTH EFFECTS; 9 ; References; Chapter 10 - Cardiovascular Effects of Air Pollutants; 10.1 HUMAN CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; 10.2 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND AIR POLLUTION ASSOCIATIONS | |
| 10.3 CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS10 ; References; Chapter 11 - Cancer and Air Pollutants; 11.1 LINKING AIR POLLUTION TO CANCER; 11.2 ESTIMATING RISK FROM AIRBORNE CARCINOGENS; 11.3 NATIONAL AIR TOXICS ASSESSMENT; 11.4 CANCER DOSE-RESPONSE; 11.5 AIRBORNE CARCINOGENS; 11.6 INDIRECT RELATIONSHIPS; 11 ; References; Chapter 12 - Reproductive and Hormonal Effects of Air Pollutants; 12.1 REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS; 12.2 ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; QUESTIONS; References; Chapter 13 - Neurological Effects of Air Pollutants; 13.1 NEUROTOXICITY; 13.2 NEUROTOXIC METALS; 13.3 NEUROTOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | |
| 13.4 NEUROTOXIC PARTICULATES | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Fundamentals of Air Pollution is an important and widely used textbook in the environmental science and engineering community. This thoroughly revised fifth edition of Fundamentals of Air Pollution has been updated throughout and remains the most complete text available, offering a stronger systems perspective and more coverage of international issues relating to air pollution. Sections on pollution control have been reorganized and updated to demonstrate the move from regulation and control approaches to green and sustainable engineering approaches. The fifth edition maintains a strong in |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Fundamentals of air pollution |
| ISBN: | 0-12-404602-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910464463503321 |
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