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Identifies the major air pollutants which cause human health concerns and outlines legal and technical measures to control pollution. Aimed at students in Environmental and Public Health, and those practising in the field of air quality control.
List of contents
Contents Preface
Table of statutes and cases
List of figures and tables
Introduction
Part 1:
- Chapter 1: Air pollutants
- Chapter 2: Respiratory system
- Chapter 3: Meteorology
- Chapter 4: Indoor air pollution
- Chapter 5: Control of emissions
Part 2:
- Chapter 6: Influences on air quality
- Chapter 7: Air quality limit values and targets - national level commitments
- Chapter 8: The local air quality management framework
- Chapter 9: Improving air quality - statutory powers
Part 3:
- Chapter 10: Air quality functional settings in local authorities
Conclusion
About the author
was a Lecturer in Environmental Health, Public Health, Health Sciences, Sports Sciences for around 25 years. He was a member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (MCIEH) and the Programmes Manager for Environmental Health degrees at the University Centre Weston, UK.
Nahum Kidan is a Qualified Environmental Health Practitioner and has worked in local government in commercial environmental health. He is a lecturer at University Centre Weston, UK and was previously a Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of England (UWE). He has also acquired experience in the Civil Service, at both Defra and the FSA.
Nathaniel Smith (BSc, MCIEH) is Company Director of Kernow Consult Ltd. He is a trainer and assessor for the Degree Apprenticeship - Environmental Health Practitioner.
Steve Manning is an EHP with 30 years practice in Public and Private Sector Environmental Protection. He is currently Senior Scientific Officer (Air & Land Quality) at Newport City Council and Associate Lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University.