Handbook of air pollution prevention and control / / Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff

• Autore: Cheremisinoff Nicholas P
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (577 p.)
• Disciplina: 628.5/3
• Soggetto topico: Air quality management; Air - Pollution; Factory and trade waste - Environmental aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Handbook of Air Pollution Prevention and Control; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1. Introduction to Air Quality; Introduction; An Overview of the Clean Air Act Amendments; Fate and Transport in the Environment; A Few of the Priority Air Pollutants; Indoor Air Quality; Organization of Handbook Subjects; Recommended Resources for the Reader; Review and Questions to Get You Thinking; Chapter 2. Industrial Air Pollution Sources and Prevention; Introduction; Air Pollution in the Chemical Process Industries; Air Pollution in the Petroleum Industry ; Air Pollution from Iron and Steel ManufacturingAir Pollution from Lead and Zinc Smelting; Air Pollution from Nickel Ore Processing and Refining; Air Pollution from Aluminum Manufacturing; Air Pollution from Copper Smelting; Recommended Resources for the Reader; Review and Questions to Get You Thinking; Chapter 3. Properties of Air Pollutants; Introduction; Selected Chemical and Physical Properties of Potential Atmospheric Pollutants; Basic Properties and Terminology; Accessing the World-Wide Web for Data Bases; Recommended Resources for the Reader; Review and Questions to Get You Thinking ; Chapter 4. Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality ControlIntroduction; An Overview of Indoor Air Quality; The Basics of HVAC Systems; IAQ Issues and Impacts on Occupants; Application of Audits to Developing an IAQ Profile; Developing Management Plans; How to Diagnose IAQ Problems; Control; Quantification and Measurement; Recommended Resources for the Reader; Review and Questions to Get You Thinking; Chapter 5. Air Pollution Dispersion; Introduction; Dispersion Theory Basics; Estimating the Air Quality Impact of Stationary Sources; Other Models and Resources; Case Study Applying SCREEN ; References and Recommended Resources for the ReaderReview and Questions to Get You Thinking; Chapter 6. Prevention Versus Control; Introduction; Pollution Prevention: When and How; Principles of Pollution Prevention; References and Recommended Resources for the Reader; Review and Questions to Get You Thinking; Chapter 7. Prevention and Control Hardware; Introduction; Methods of Particulate Collection; Methods for Cleaning Gaseous Pollutants; References and Recommended Resources for the Reader; Chapter 8. Environmental Cost Accounting; Introduction; Total Cost Accounting Terminology ; Case StudyGlossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This Handbook provides a concise overview of the latest technologies for managing industrial air pollution in petrochemical, oil and gas, and allied industries. Detailed material on equipment selection, sizing, and troubleshooting operations is provided along with practical design methodology. Unique to this volume are discussions and information on energy-efficient technologies and approaches to implementing environmental cost accounting measures.Included in the text are sidebar discussions, questions for thinking and discussing, recommended resources for the reader (including Web s
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of air pollution prevention and control
• ISBN: 1-281-07749-6; 9786611077495; 0-08-050792-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911006725303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II