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World atlas of atmospheric pollution / edited by Ranjeet S. Sokhi.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Anthem Press, 2007Description: 1 online resource (1 atlas (xxii, 120 pages)) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780857288448 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 363.739/20223 22
LOC classification:
  • G1021.N852 W6 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
1.1 Europe and the near east: early history and legislation -- 1.2 Early ideas about air and its pollution -- 1.3 Urban histories of air pollution -- 1.4 Air pollution disasters and episodes -- 1.5 Environmental damage by acid rain -- 1.6 Global air pollution issues -- 1.7 Final thoughts -- 2.1 Growing interest in the air quality of major cities -- 2.2 Increasing population in urban areas: rise of mega-cities -- 2.3 Sources and emissions of air pollution in urban areas -- 2.4 Air quality in cities -- 2.5 Changes in air quality in urban areas -- 2.6 Indoor air pollution -- 2.7 Control of air pollution in cities -- 3.1 Regional air pollution transport -- 3.2 Hemispheric air pollution transport -- 3.3 Methods for analysing long-range transport of air pollution -- 4.1 Basic concepts of climate change -- 4.2 Global emission sources and sinks -- 4.3 Climate consequences and environmental effects of the greenhouse gases and aerosols -- 4.4 Scenarios of atmospheric emissions for climate change predictions -- 4.5 Projection of global climate change, its impacts and atmospheric composition -- 5.1 Stratospheric ozone, its abundance and variability -- 5.2 Chemicals that destroy ozone -- 5.3 The antarctic ozone hole -- 5.4 Arctic and global ozone -- 5.5 Volcanic eruptions and stratospheric ozone -- 5.6 Where are we going with stratospheric ozone? -- 6.1 Direct effects of air pollution on plants -- 6.2 Impacts of sulphur and nitrogen deposition -- 6.3 Global perspectives of air pollution impacts on vegetation -- 6.4 Health effects of air pollution -- 7.1 Population and economic development -- 7.2 Projections of energy consumption -- 7.3 Emission control measures -- 7.4 Emission projections -- 7.5 Projections of future air quality -- 7.6 Projections of air quality impacts -- 7.7 Conclusions.
Summary: Provides a revealing global overview of air pollution and its startling impact through graphical and visual representation of data.
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1.1 Europe and the near east: early history and legislation -- 1.2 Early ideas about air and its pollution -- 1.3 Urban histories of air pollution -- 1.4 Air pollution disasters and episodes -- 1.5 Environmental damage by acid rain -- 1.6 Global air pollution issues -- 1.7 Final thoughts -- 2.1 Growing interest in the air quality of major cities -- 2.2 Increasing population in urban areas: rise of mega-cities -- 2.3 Sources and emissions of air pollution in urban areas -- 2.4 Air quality in cities -- 2.5 Changes in air quality in urban areas -- 2.6 Indoor air pollution -- 2.7 Control of air pollution in cities -- 3.1 Regional air pollution transport -- 3.2 Hemispheric air pollution transport -- 3.3 Methods for analysing long-range transport of air pollution -- 4.1 Basic concepts of climate change -- 4.2 Global emission sources and sinks -- 4.3 Climate consequences and environmental effects of the greenhouse gases and aerosols -- 4.4 Scenarios of atmospheric emissions for climate change predictions -- 4.5 Projection of global climate change, its impacts and atmospheric composition -- 5.1 Stratospheric ozone, its abundance and variability -- 5.2 Chemicals that destroy ozone -- 5.3 The antarctic ozone hole -- 5.4 Arctic and global ozone -- 5.5 Volcanic eruptions and stratospheric ozone -- 5.6 Where are we going with stratospheric ozone? -- 6.1 Direct effects of air pollution on plants -- 6.2 Impacts of sulphur and nitrogen deposition -- 6.3 Global perspectives of air pollution impacts on vegetation -- 6.4 Health effects of air pollution -- 7.1 Population and economic development -- 7.2 Projections of energy consumption -- 7.3 Emission control measures -- 7.4 Emission projections -- 7.5 Projections of future air quality -- 7.6 Projections of air quality impacts -- 7.7 Conclusions.

Provides a revealing global overview of air pollution and its startling impact through graphical and visual representation of data.

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