Fundamentals of Air Pollution

Daniel A. Vallero (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

996 Seiten

2014 | 5th edition
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-401733-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Fundamentals of Air Pollution is an important and widely used textbook in the environmental science and engineering community. This thoroughly revised fifth edition of Fundamentals of Air Pollution has been updated throughout and remains the most complete text available, offering a stronger systems perspective and more coverage of international issues relating to air pollution. Sections on pollution control have been reorganized and updated to demonstrate the move from regulation and control approaches to green and sustainable engineering approaches.

The fifth edition maintains a strong interdisciplinary approach to the study of air pollution, covering such topics as chemistry, physics, meteorology, engineering, toxicology, policy, and regulation. New material includes near-road air pollution, new risk assessment approaches, indoor air quality, the impact of biofuels and fuel additives, mercury emissions, forecasting techniques, and the most recent results from the National Air Toxics Assessment.

Autor

Professor Daniel A. Vallero is a renowned environmental scientist and engineer with four decades of experience. He has advised U.S. government agencies on critical issues like PBTs, climate change, acid rain, and chemical risks. At Duke University, he led the Engineering Ethics program and taught courses on air pollution, sustainable design, and ethics. Vallero has served on the National Academy of Engineering’s Online Ethics Committee and the National Institute of Engineering Ethics. An expert in emerging technologies, he focuses on societal, ethical, and public health challenges related to nanotechnology and environmental biotechnology. His work also encompasses emergency response and homeland security, making him a leading voice in environmental risk and ethics.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 The State of the Atmosphere
Chapter 2 The Science of Air Pollution
Chapter 3 Air Pollution Decision Tools
Chapter 4 Life Cycle Analysis of Air Pollutants
Chapter 5 Inherent Properties of Air Pollutants
Chapter 6 Hazard Assessment of Air Pollutants
Chapter 7 Exposure Assessment of Air Pollutants
Chapter 8 Respiratory Effects of Air Pollutants
Chapter 9 Cardiovascular Effects of Air Pollutants
Chapter 10 Cancer and Air Pollution
Chapter 11 Reproductive and Hormonal Effects of Air Pollutants
Chapter 12 Neurological Effects of Air Pollutants
Chapter 13 Air Pollution’s Impact on Ecosystems
Chapter 14 Air Pollution’s Impact on Materials and Structures
Chapter 15 Scale and Complexity of Air Pollution
Chapter 16 Kinetics of Air Pollutant Transformation
Chapter 17 Air Pollutant Equilibrium and Fate
Chapter 18 Air Pollutant Persistence and Bioaccumulation
Chapter 19 The Hydrologic Cycle
Chapter 20 The Carbon Cycle
Chapter 21 The Nitrogen and Sulfur Cycles
Chapter 22 Metal and Metalloid Cycles
Chapter 23 Source Sampling and Emissions Measurement
Chapter 24 Methods for Measuring Air Pollutants
Chapter 25 Air Quality Monitoring
Chapter 26 Modeling Applications
Chapter 27 Air Quality Status and Trends
Chapter 28 Air Pollutant Emissions
Chapter 29 Air Pollution Control Technologies
Chapter 30 Sustainable Approaches
Chapter 31 Grand Challenges

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.11.2014
• Verlagsort: San Diego
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 276 mm
• Gewicht: 2240 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 0-12-401733-9 / 0124017339
• ISBN-13: 978-0-12-401733-7 / 9780124017337
• Zustand: Neuware