Fundamentals of Air Pollution

Fundamentals of Air Pollution is an important and widely used textbook in the environmental science and engineering community. This thoroughly revised fifth edition of Fundamentals of Air Pollution has been updated throughout and remains the most complete text available, offering a stronger systems perspective and more coverage of international issues relating to air pollution. Sections on pollution control have been reorganized and updated to demonstrate the move from regulation and control approaches to green and sustainable engineering approaches.

The fifth edition maintains a strong interdisciplinary approach to the study of air pollution, covering such topics as chemistry, physics, meteorology, engineering, toxicology, policy, and regulation. New material includes near-road air pollution, new risk assessment approaches, indoor air quality, the impact of biofuels and fuel additives, mercury emissions, forecasting techniques, and the most recent results from the National Air Toxics Assessment.

Stronger systems approach, emphasizing the impact of air pollution on ecosystems and human healthRisks, measures, models, and control of air pollution are discussed at scale – starting at the individual/niche level and expanding to planetary/global scaleIncreased emphasis on international issues, including coverage of European initiatives and discussions of the impact of emerging economies like India and ChinaUpdated references, standards, and methods throughout the book make this the most current air pollution text/reference on the marketAll new end-of-chapter problems enhance its usefulness as a course text

Part I Foundations of Air Pollution 
Chapter 1 The State of the Atmosphere 
Chapter 2 The Science of Air Pollution 
Chapter 3 Air Pollution Decision Tools
Chapter 4 Life Cycle Analysis of Air Pollutants

Part II The Risks of Air Pollution 
Chapter 5 Inherent Properties of Air Pollutants
Chapter 6 Hazard Assessment of Air Pollutants
Chapter 7 Exposure Assessment of Air Pollutants
Chapter 8 Respiratory Effects of Air Pollutants 
Chapter 9 Cardiovascular Effects of Air Pollutants 
Chapter 10 Cancer and Air Pollution 
Chapter 11 Reproductive and Hormonal Effects of Air Pollutants
Chapter 12 Neurological Effects of Air Pollutants 
Chapter 13 Air Pollution’s Impact on Ecosystems 
Chapter 14 Air Pollution’s Impact on Materials and Structures

Part III Tropospheric Pollution
Chapter 15 Scale and Complexity of Air Pollution
Chapter 16 Kinetics of Air Pollutant Transformation
Chapter 17 Air Pollutant Equilibrium and Fate
Chapter 18 Air Pollutant Persistence and Bioaccumulation

Part  IV Biogeochemical Cycling of Air Pollutants 
Chapter 19 The Hydrologic Cycle
Chapter 20 The Carbon Cycle
Chapter 21 The Nitrogen and Sulfur Cycles
Chapter 22 Metal and Metalloid Cycles

Part V Addressing Air Pollution 
Chapter 23 Source Sampling and Emissions Measurement 
Chapter 24 Methods for Measuring Air Pollutants
Chapter 25 Air Quality Monitoring
Chapter 26 Modeling Applications 
Chapter 27 Air Quality Status and Trends
Chapter 28 Air Pollutant Emissions
Chapter 29 Air Pollution Control Technologies

Part VI The Future for Air Pollution Science and Engineering
Chapter 30 Sustainable Approaches
Chapter 31 Grand Challenges

End Matter Chapter References 
End Matter Suggested Reading 
End Matter Subject Index