Air Quality Management (Paperback)

R.M. Harrison

ISBN 10: 0854042350 / ISBN 13: 9780854042357

Published by Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1997

About this Item

Paperback. The management of air quality is at the forefront of international debate. This volume provides coverage of air quality management, and includes chapters on improving air quality in the UK, the construction of emissions inventories and the design and operation of air-monitoring networks. Validation of air-pollution models, requiring source receptor modelling, is described, as is the use of geochemical or biological tolerances known as critical loads to determine the maximum allowable inputs of pollutants to the terrestrial environment. The first European auto-oil study, which was sponsored by the European Commission in order to identify the most cost-effective means of meeting air quality targets, is included as a case study. This book provides a vital source of material for those involved in the field, whether as student, industrialist, consultant, or government agency with responsibility in this area Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Air Quality Management (Paperback)
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0854042350
• ISBN 13: 9780854042357
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The management of air quality is currently at the forefront of international debate. With authors drawn from international experts in their respective fields, Air Quality Management provides comprehensive coverage of the air quality management issue. There are chapters on improving air quality in the UK, the construction of emissions inventories and the design and operation of air monitoring networks. Validation of air pollution models, requiring source receptor modelling, is described, as is the use of geochemical or biological tolerances known as critical loads to determine the maximum allowable inputs of pollutants to the terrestrial environment. The first European Auto-Oil Study, which was sponsored by the European Commission in order to identify the most cost-effective means of meeting air quality targets, is included as a case study. There is also reference to the successes and problems of air pollution control in California, the US state which has pioneered the promotion of vigorous air pollution control measures.

Air Quality Management provides a vital source of material for all those involved in the field, whether as a student, industrialist, consultant, or government agency with responsibility in this area.

About the Authors

Roy Harrison OBE is Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Birmingham. In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science. Professor Harrison’s research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy.

Ron Hester is an emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of York. In addition to his research work on a wide range of applications of vibrational spectroscopy, he has been actively involved in environmental chemistry and was a founder member of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Environment Group. His current activities are mainly as an editor and as an external examiner and assessor on courses, individual promotions, and departmental/subject area evaluations both in the UK and abroad.