| Main Title |
World atlas of atmospheric pollution / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Anthem Press, |
| Year Published |
2008 |
| OCLC Number |
182764730 |
| ISBN |
9781843312895 (hardback); 1843312891 (hardback) |
| Subjects |
Air--Pollution ;
Air quality management ;
Atlases
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKBM |
G1021.N852 2008 |
FOLIO |
Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/07/2019 |
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| Collation |
1 atlas (xxii, 120 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 38 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [103]-114) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
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. |
| Place Published |
London ; New York |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2008 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2007047667 |
| Merged OCLC records |
154776629; 243636976 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20110310104251 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03385cem 22004574a 45020 |
