Basics of Air Pollution: Sources and Monitoring delivers a comprehensive reference for those seeking understanding of air pollution basics, including sources, transformations, and effects. The book covers a full range of related topics-from the very basics to the advanced level-not typically found in other books on air pollution. The book explains concepts using case studies and offers good comprehensive understanding of air pollution sources, transformations and effects. The book offers relevant fundamental knowledge which can facilitate future in-depth studies aimed at solving real world problems.
Table of Contents
Section A: The Earth and its atmosphere
1. The Earth and evolution of its atmosphere
2. The atmosphere and its composition
Section B: Air pollution
3. Pre industrial and present air quality comparison
4. Particulate air Pollutants
5. Gaseous air Pollutants
Section C: Atmospheric Chemistry, cloud, precipitation and climate
6. Atmospheric Chemistry
7. Impact of air pollution
8. Aerosol and cloud interaction
9. Air pollution and climate change
Section D: Monitoring and mitigation
10. Methods for measuring air pollution and mitigation
11. Mitigation of air pollution through technological advancement
