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Genre/Form: | Einführung |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Godish, Thad. Air quality. Chelsea, Mich. : Lewis Publishers, ©1991 (OCoLC)556012624 Online version: Godish, Thad. Air quality. Chelsea, Mich. : Lewis Publishers, ©1991 (OCoLC)608165433 |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Thad Godish |
ISBN: | 0873713680 9780873713689 |
OCLC Number: | 21524594 |
Description: | xiii, 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | THE ATMOSPHERE: Chemical composition -- Physical characteristics -- Atmospheric motion -- Evolution of the atmosphere -- ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS: Natural air pollution -- Anthropogenic air pollution -- Gaseous pollutants -- Particulate matter -- DISPERSION: Micro- and mesoscale dispersion of pollutants -- Air pollution control -- applications of meteorology -- ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS: Visibility -- Turbidity -- Thermal air pollution -- Effects on precipitation and precipitation processes -- Acidic deposition -- Stratospheric ozone depletion -- Effects on climate -- HEALTH EFFECTS: Exposure -- Cause-effect relationships -- Impact of pollutants on the human body -- Air pollution and respiratory disease -- Health effects of criteria pollutants -- Health effects of hazardous air pollutants -- Role of health effects in regulating air pollutants -- Personal air pollution -- WELFARE EFFECTS -- VEGETATION, LIVESTOCK, MATERIALS, AND ODOR: Vegetation -- Domesticated animals -- Materials -- Odor pollution -- AIR QUALITY SURVEILLANCE: Air quality monitoring -- Analysis of gaseous pollutants -- Emissions assessment -- Air quality modeling -- REGULATION AND PUBLIC POLICY: Legal remedies -- common law -- Air quality management strategies -- Legislative history -- Air pollution control under the 1970, 1977, and 1990 Clean Air Act amendments -- State and local air pollution control functions -- Public policy issues -- MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS CONTROL: The internal combustion engine -- Emission control problems -- Automotive fuels -- Alternatives to the internal combustion engine -- STATIONARY SOURCE CONTROL: Plant operating practices -- Tall stacks -- Gas cleaning technology -- Particle collection systems -- Control of gaseous emissions -- Control of sulfur oxides -- INDOOR AIR POLLUTION: Indoor / outdoor relationships -- Personal air pollution exposure -- Sick buildng syndrome -- Combustion by-products -- Asbestos -- Formaldehyde -- Organic compounds -- Pesticides -- Radon -- Biological and biogenic pollutants -- Abatement measures -- Role of energy conservation -- Implications for public policy -- NOISE POLLUTION: Sound -- Loudness -- Noise effects -- Health effects -- Community noise -- Federal noise programs -- Control measures. |
Responsibility: | Thad Godish. |
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Abstract:
This text covers all aspects of air quality - indoor air, atmospheric pollutants, alternative fuels, and regulations. New material on global warming and acid rain, as well as additional coverage on the chemistry of air pollution is included.
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