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Atmospheric Pollution: History, Science, and Regulation » (1st Edition)
Authors: Mark Z. Jacobson
ISBN-13: 9780521010443, ISBN-10: 0521010446
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: January 2002
Edition: 1st Edition
Author Biography: Mark Z. Jacobson
Book Synopsis
Accessible introductory textbook for students and researchers, and an introduction for general audiences.
Booknews
Jacobsen (civil and environmental engineering, Stanford U.) introduces the science, politics, and history of air pollution issues. Covering urban smog, indoor air pollution, acid deposition, ozone depletion, and global warming, the work is presented as being appropriate as an introductory textbook for undergraduate students in environmental science. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| Preface | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| 1 | Basics and History of Discovery of Atmospheric Chemicals | 1 |
| 2 | The Sun, the Earth, and the Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere | 29 |
| 3 | Structure and Composition of the Present-Day Atmosphere | 49 |
| 4 | Urban Air Pollution | 81 |
| 5 | Aerosol Particles in Smog and the Global Environment | 115 |
| 6 | Effects of Meteorology on Air Pollution | 145 |
| 7 | Effects of Pollution on Visibility, Ultraviolet Radiation, and Atmospheric Optics | 179 |
| 8 | International Regulation of Urban Smog Since the 1940s | 209 |
| 9 | Indoor Air Pollution | 241 |
| 10 | Acid Deposition | 253 |
| 11 | Global Stratospheric Ozone Reduction | 273 |
| 12 | The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming | 309 |
| App.: Conversions and Constants | 353 | |
| References | 355 | |
| Photograph Sources | 371 | |
| Index | 377 |
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