| Main Title |
Air quality / |
| Author |
Godish, Thad.
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| Publisher |
Lewis Publishers, |
| Year Published |
1991 |
| OCLC Number |
21524594 |
| ISBN |
0873713680; 9780873713689 |
| Subjects |
Air quality ;
Air--Pollution ;
Air Pollution, Indoor ;
Luftreinhaltung ;
Luftverschmutzung ;
Air--Qualité ;
Atmosphère--Pollution--Aspect de l'environnement ;
Air--Pollution--Environmental aspects
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKBM |
TD883.G57 1990 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
11/02/2001 |
| ESAM |
TD883.G57 1990 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
06/13/2017 |
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| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Collation |
xiii, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
THE ATMOSPHERE: Chemical composition -- Physical characteristics -- Atmospheric motion -- Evolution of the atmosphere -- ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS: Natural air pollution -- Anthropogenic air pollution -- Gaseous pollutants -- Particulate matter -- DISPERSION: Micro- and mesoscale dispersion of pollutants -- Air pollution control -- applications of meteorology -- ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS: Visibility -- Turbidity -- Thermal air pollution -- Effects on precipitation and precipitation processes -- Acidic deposition -- Stratospheric ozone depletion -- Effects on climate -- HEALTH EFFECTS: Exposure -- Cause-effect relationships -- Impact of pollutants on the human body -- Air pollution and respiratory disease -- Health effects of criteria pollutants -- Health effects of hazardous air pollutants -- Role of health effects in regulating air pollutants -- Personal air pollution -- WELFARE EFFECTS -- VEGETATION, LIVESTOCK, MATERIALS, AND ODOR: Vegetation -- Domesticated animals -- Materials -- Odor pollution -- AIR QUALITY SURVEILLANCE: Air quality monitoring -- Analysis of gaseous pollutants -- Emissions assessment -- Air quality modeling -- REGULATION AND PUBLIC POLICY: Legal remedies -- common law -- Air quality management strategies -- Legislative history -- Air pollution control under the 1970, 1977, and 1990 Clean Air Act amendments -- State and local air pollution control functions -- Public policy issues -- MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS CONTROL: The internal combustion engine -- Emission control problems -- Automotive fuels -- Alternatives to the internal combustion engine -- STATIONARY SOURCE CONTROL: Plant operating practices -- Tall stacks -- Gas cleaning technology -- Particle collection systems -- Control of gaseous emissions -- Control of sulfur oxides -- INDOOR AIR POLLUTION: Indoor / outdoor relationships -- Personal air pollution exposure -- Sick buildng syndrome -- Combustion by-products -- Asbestos -- Formaldehyde -- Organic compounds -- Pesticides -- Radon -- Biological and biogenic pollutants -- Abatement measures -- Role of energy conservation -- Implications for public policy -- NOISE POLLUTION: Sound -- Loudness -- Noise effects -- Health effects -- Community noise -- Federal noise programs -- Control measures. "Covers all aspects of air quality-indoor air, atmospheric pollutants, alternative fuels, regulations, and more. New material is presented on global warming and acid rain, as well as additional coverage on the chemistry of air pollution."--Publisher description. |
| Place Published |
Chelsea, Mich. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1991 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
90006110 |
| Merged OCLC records |
775901746 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20170606071639 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
04609cam 2200589 a 45010 |
