Air Pollution: Measurement, Modelling and Mitigation - Hardcover

Colls, Jeremy; Tiwary, Abhishek

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415479339 ISBN 13: 9780415479332

Publisher: CRC Press, 2009

Synopsis

A one stop, comprehensive textbook, covering the three essential components of air pollution science. The Third Edition has been updated with the latest developments, especially the inclusion of new information on the role of air pollutants in climate change. The authors give greater coverage to the developing economies around the world where air pollution problems are on the rise. The Third Edition continues to cover a wide range of air quality issues, retaining a quantitative perspective. Topics covered include - gaseous and particulate air pollutants, measurement techniques, meteorology and dispersion modelling, mobile sources, indoor air, effects on plants, materials, humans and animals. Moving away from classical toxic air pollutants, there is a chapter on climate change and another on the depletion of stratospheric ozone. A special feature of this new edition is the inclusion of a fresh chapter on air pollution mitigation by vegetation, mainly its role in maint

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About the Author

Abhishek Tiwary is a Chartered Scientist and a Chartered Environmentalist involved in issues related to urban air pollution management and sustainable development. He is based at the University of Newcastle, UK.

Jeremy Colls is Professor Emeritus in Atmospheric Environment at the University of Nottingham, UK. He authored the previous two editions of Air Pollution.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0415479339
• ISBN 13: 9780415479332
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 528