Pollution
Causes
3rd Edition
Published on 7. October 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-85404-534-1 (ISBN)
Description
This updated and expanded third edition provides an essentially introductory coverage of the subject of pollution. It contains new chapters on: marine pollution; soils and contaminated land; and the effects of air pollutant exposure on human health.
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Edition
3rd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85404-534-1 (9780854045341)
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Content
Chemical pollution of the aquatic environment by priority pollutants and its control; chemistry and pollution of the marine environment; drinking water quality and health; water pollution biology; sewage and sewage sludge treatment; the treatment of toxic wastes; air pollution - sources, concentrations and measurement; chemistry of the troposphere; chemistry and pollution of the stratosphere; atmospheric dispersal of pollutants and the modelling of air pollution; the health effects of air pollution; effects of gaseous pollutants on crops and trees; control of pollutant emissions from road traffic; soil pollution and land contamination; solid waste management; the environmental behaviour of toxic organic chemicals; radioactivity in the environment; health effects of environmental chemicals; the legal control of pollution; integrated pollution control and waste minimization.