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Urban pollution : science and management /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ, USA :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List ofContributors; Chapter 1 Insights andIssues into theImpacts ofUrban Pollution; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Examples ofUrban Pollution; 1.2.1 Air Pollution inLondon, United Kingdom; 1.2.2 Air Pollution inBhopal, India; 1.2.3 Water Pollution inLondon, United Kingdom; 1.2.4 Water Pollution in Minamata, Japan; 1.2.5 Soil Pollution inMissouri, United States; 1.3 Structure ofThis Book; 1.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 Historical Urban Pollution; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Historical Pollution Monitoring using Environmental Archives.
- 2.3 Ancient Air Pollution2.4 Industrial Revolution; 2.4.1 Case Study: Chemicals inMerseyside, NW England; 2.5 Twentieth-Century Urban Pollution; 2.5.1 Coal Consumption andtheRise ofUrban Smog; 2.5.2 Case Study: LondonSmog1952; 2.5.3 Post-1950 Urban Pollution-AComplex Signal; 2.6 Industrial Emissions; 2.6.1 Metals; 2.6.2 Persistent Organic Pollutants; 2.7 Transport; 2.7.1 Road Transport; 2.7.2 Air Transport; 2.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3 Evolution ofAir Quality Policy andManagement inUrban Areas; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Sources ofUrban Air Pollution.
- 3.3 Health Implications ofUrban Air Pollution3.4 Historical Context ofAir Quality Policy andManagement; 3.4.1 Towards Modern Air Quality Management inEurope; 3.4.2 Towards Modern Air Quality Management inthe UnitedKingdom; 3.5 Future Urban Challenges; 3.5.1 Current Vehicle Emission Factors; 3.5.2 Vehicle Fleet Dynamics; 3.5.3 Human Behaviour; 3.5.4 Environmental Justice; 3.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4 UK and EU Water Policy as an Instrument of Urban Pollution; Acronyms used inThis Chapter; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Determining Water Quality; 4.3 UK Water Policy.
- 4.3.1 The EU Water Framework Directive4.3.2 Drinking Water Standards; 4.3.3 Regulations toProtect Groundwater; 4.3.4 Road Run-Off and the Development ofRun-Off Specific Thresholds; 4.3.5 Heavily Modified Waterbodies andArtificial Waterbodies; 4.4 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS); 4.4.1 Run-Off Destination; 4.4.1.1 Discharge into the Ground; 4.4.1.2 Discharge to a Surface Waterbody; 4.4.1.3 Discharge to a Surface Water Sewer or Local Highway Drain; 4.4.1.4 Discharge to a Combined Sewer; 4.4.1.5 Effective Treatment; 4.4.1.6 Infiltration into the Ground; 4.4.1.7 Surface Waterbody.
- 4.4.2 Rainwater Harvesting4.5 European Policy; 4.5.1 The Water Framework Directive; 4.5.2 Drinking Water; 4.5.3 Groundwater; 4.5.4 Treatment ofUrban Wastewater; 4.6 The Future; 4.6.1 Water Quality andClimate Change; 4.6.2 Potential Impacts ofBrexit: Britain's Exit fromtheEuropean Union; 4.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 Soil Quality andPolicy; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Soil Pollutants andTheir Sources; 5.3 Consequences ofUrban Soil Pollution; 5.3.1 Heavy Metals; 5.3.1.1 Sources; 5.3.1.2 Characterisation; 5.3.1.3 Health Risks; 5.3.2 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.