Air Pollution XXIII
Published on 1. June 2015
Book
Hardback
466 pages
978-1-84564-964-7 (ISBN)
Description
Containing the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, this book is the latest in a well-established series. It addresses various aspects of a topic that is of considerable worldwide concern due to its known impact on health and the environment. The need to balance concern for the environment with the demand for generating economic growth makes air pollution a particularly challenging problem. Further complicating the picture, the widespread nature and effects of air pollution make it an issue that requires not just local but global attention and cooperation. Science can help us identify the nature and scale of air pollution impacts. It is therefore essential in guiding government decisions regarding the most appropriate and effective regulations. As we learn ever more about the basic science of air pollution, and its application, we are better able to predict, assess, and mitigate its effects, locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. This book presents advances in our knowledge of the science of air pollution.Topics covered include Air Pollution Chemistry; Air Pollution Modelling; Monitoring and Measuring; Aerosols and Particles; Exposure and Health Effects; Air Quality Management; Indoor Air Pollution; Policy Studies; Case Studies
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Language
English
Place of publication
Southampton
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84564-964-7 (9781845649647)
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Content
ContentsSection 1: Air pollution chemistryImpacts of agricultural waste burning on the enhancement of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in northern Thailand; Heterogeneous oxidation of pesticides on the aerosol condensed phase; Assessment of air pollution concentrations from brick kilns using an atmospheric dispersion modelSection 2: Air pollution modellingApplication of radial basis functions compared to neural networks to predict air pollution; An amalgamation of 3D city models in urban air quality modelling for improving visual impact analysis; Estimation and back extrapolation of CO2 emissions from the road transport sector: emissions in Ireland, 1990 to 2013; Impact of atmospheric species reactivity on radioactive gaseous iodine transport in severe accident conditionsSection 3: Monitoring and measuringPassive optoelectronics systems for standoff gas detection: results of tests; Low-cost multispecies air quality sensor; Biomonitoring of genotoxic risk of workers exposed to heavy air pollution; Pollution spots: a novel method for air pollution monitoringSection 4: Aerosols and particlesPrimary particulate matter emissions and trends from Canadian agriculture; Fate of aqueous iron leached from tropospheric aerosols during atmospheric acidic processing: a study of the effect of humic-like substances; Study on the effect of dust aerosols over Riyadh Section 5: Exposure and health effectsEconomic evaluation of air pollution impacts on human health: an overview of applied methodologies; A meta-analysis of the impact of traffic-related air pollution on health and the factors affecting exposure; Air quality, respiratory health and wood use for women converting from low- to high-efficiency stoves in rural Kenya; Air quality and children's health in rural KenyaSection 6: Air quality managementControl of the concentration of Radon in the air of the underground tunnels of Sidra Ltd. (applied research: step one); Has UK local government action improved local air quality? A Bristol case study; The impact of the South African energy crisis on emissions; Surface inversion characteristics in the nocturnal boundary layer of Guadeloupe and its impact on air quality; Dust forecasting in the Hunter Valley, Australia; Assessment of environmental-economic effectiveness of multifunctional fuel additives; The CityTree: a vertical plant wall; Influence of high concentrations of SO2 on Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell operationSection 7: Indoor air pollutionInvestigating surface production reactions indoors using a detailed chemical model; In-situ measurements of sorption parameters with a Field and Laboratory Emission Cell (FLEC): a comparison to the test emission chamber method; A low-cost particle counter and signal processing method for indoor air pollution; Occurrence of VOCs before and after renovation of an apartment: a case study; Correlation between indoor and outdoor air; Exposure to plasticizers in German daycare centers: the LUPE 3 studySection 8: Policy studiesUrban vulnerability and resilience to climate change; Transport tax in Russia as a promising tool for the reduction of airborne emissions and the development of the road network; A dynamic model of the pollution impact of dioxin/furan on the environment, society and economySection 9: Case studiesPilot plant long-term test of particulate matter removal from the air stream emerging from granulated fertilizers production (stationary source); Atmospheric dispersion modelling with AERMOD for comparative impact assessment of different pollutant emission sources in an Alpine valley