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Complete coverage of air pollution from its sources to its health and environmental impacts, for advanced students and researchers.
List of contents
Preface; 1. Brief history of air pollution; 2. Emissions of air pollutants and emission control technologies; 3. Meteorology: general circulation; 4. Air pollution meteorology; 5. Atmospheric radiative transfer and visibility; 6. Atmospheric dispersion; 7. The stratospheric ozone layer; 8. Gaseous pollutants; 9. Atmospheric particles; 10. Clouds and acid rain; 11. Transfer of pollutants between the atmosphere and surfaces; 12. Health effects; 13. Environmental impacts; 14. Climate change and air pollution; 15. Regulations and public policies; Index.
About the author
Christian Seigneur is a Professor at École des Ponts ParisTech, one of France's premier engineering graduate schools. He has both academic and private-sector experience in the field of air pollution. He was the director of a Research Center on the Atmospheric Environment for nine years. Previously, he was a vice-president at Atmospheric & Environmental Research, Inc. (AER), a research and consulting company, where he led the Air Quality Division located in California. He has published extensively in the scientific literature and has been an expert advisor to the US Environmental Protection Agency and the French Agency for Health and Safety.
Summary
Provides a complete coverage of air pollution from its sources to its health and environmental impacts. Ideal for graduate students, researchers, and air quality professionals. It addresses topics such as atmospheric dispersion, urban air pollution, acid rain, the stratospheric ozone layer, and interactions between climate change and air pollution.
