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Air pollution. air pollution and its effects / Volume 1 :
Air Pollution, Second Edition, Volume I: Air Pollution and Its Effects discusses the cause, effect, transport, measurement, and control of air pollution. The volume covers the nature of air pollution; mechanism of the dispersal of air pollution by meteorological factors and from stacks; and its effe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York ; London, England :
Academic Press, Inc.,
1968.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Environmental sciences.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Air Pollution and Its Effects; Copyright Page; List of Contributors; Preface; Table of Contents; Contents of Other Volumes; Part I: AIR POLLUTION; Chapter 1. Classification and Extent of Air Pollution Problems; I. Natural History of the Air Pollution Problem; II. Historical Perspective; III. Primary Concepts of Air Pollution; IV. Types of Effects Associated With Air Pollution; V. Air Pollution as a Problem of the Future; Chapter 2. Gaseous Pollutants in the Air; I. Introduction; II. Carbon-Containing Gases; III. Sulfur-Containing Gases; IV. Nitrogen-Containing Gases
- V. Ozone and OxidantsVI. Fluorine and Hydrogen Fluoride; References; Chapter 3. Nonviable Particles in the Air; Nomenclature; I. Introduction; II. Particle Parameters; III. Particle Dynamics in the Atmosphere; IV. Physical and Chemical Properties of Particles in the Air; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. Viable Particles in the Air; I. Viable Particles in the Air; II. Factors Influencing the Quantity and Kinds of Viable Particles in the Air; III. Effects on Man, Animals, and Plants; IV. Methods of Control of Viable Particles in the Air; References
- Chapter 5. Sources of Radioactive PollutionI. Natural Radioactivity; II. Properties of Fission and Activation Products; III. Nuclear Reactors; IV. Reprocessing of Spent Fuel; V. Nuclear Weapons; VI. Aerospace Applications of Nuclear Energy; References; Chapter 6. Atmospheric Reactions and Scavenging Processes; I. Principles of Atmospheric Reactions; II. Atmospheric Reactions in Air Pollution; III. Atmospheric Scavenging Processes; References; PART II: AIR POLLUTION METEOROLOGY; Chapter 7. Meteorology and Air Pollution; I. Introduction; II. Vertical Temperature Structure; III. Wind Structure
- IV. Topographic EffectsV. Large-Scale Wind and Temperature; VI. Application to Air Pollution Problems; VII. Nonturbulent Dispersal; VIII. Mathematical Models of Urban Air Pollution; References; Chapter 8. Atmospheric Dispersion of Stack Effluents; Nomenclature; I. Introduction; II. Characteristics of Stack Plumes; III. Analytical Methods for Prediction of Plume Characteristics; IV. Experimental Methods for the Prediction of Plume Characteristics; References; Chapter 9. Air Pollution Climatology; I. Introduction; II. Weather Elements; III. Air Quality; References
- Chapter 10. Meteorological Management of Air PollutionNomenclature; I. Introduction; II. The Usefulness of Mathematical Models in Air Pollution Management; III. The Meteorological Factor in Source Configurations; IV. The Meteorological Factor in Source Control; V. Signs and Portents-The Meteorologist in Air Pollution Management Today and Tomorrow; References; PART III: EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION; Chapter 11. Effect on the Physical Properties of the Atmosphere; I. Introduction; II. Effects of Air Pollution on Visibility; III. Mathematical Concepts of Visibility