Atmospheric Pollution and Environmental Change

✍ Scribed by Sarah Metcalfe, Dick Derwent

• Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 209
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Atmospheric Pollution and Environmental Change is an introduction to the major pollutants currently arousing concern and a description how scientists monitor the composition of the atmosphere and assess emissions. Approaching atmospheric change in the context of its effects on the natural environment, people and the global climate system, Atmospheric Pollution and Environmental Change examines: · Atmospheric pollution at global, continental and local scales · The development of policy at national and international levels · The major computer modelling approaches which help us to understand and forecast the behaviour of pollutants and their impacts · The success (or otherwise) of policies designed to reduce air pollution and the prospects for the future. With extensive references to useful web sites and further reading, Atmospheric Pollution and Environmental Change will be of great benefit to senior undergraduate and postgraduate students.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Book Title......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 13
1.1 The atmosphere and its composition......Page 14
1.3 Transformation and loss......Page 15
1.5 Pollutants and their sources......Page 17
1.6 Pollution and change......Page 18
2.1 Monitoring atmospheric composition......Page 20
2.2 Emissions inventories......Page 33
2.3 Conclusions......Page 42
3.1 The global greenhouse......Page 44
3.2 Atmospheric composition and the climate system......Page 45
3.3 Stratospheric ozone......Page 58
3.4 Atmospheric and climatic change......Page 64
4.1 Acid deposition......Page 66
4.2 Heavy metals......Page 84
4.3 Tropospheric ozone......Page 89
4.4 Regional, global or local?......Page 94
5.1 Global urbanization......Page 96
5.2 Health effects of air pollution......Page 97
5.3 The changing face of urban air pollution......Page 100
5.4 Case studies......Page 102
5.5 Episodes......Page 112
5.6 Indoor air pollution......Page 114
5.7 Conclusions......Page 116
6.0 Introduction......Page 118
6.1 Urban air quality......Page 119
6.2 Regional air quality......Page 127
6.3 Global air quality......Page 138
7.1 The United Kingdom and western Europe......Page 146
7.2 Eastern Europe......Page 152
7.3 North America......Page 157
7.4 Global action......Page 162
7.5 Economic instruments......Page 166
8.1 Successes......Page 169
8.2 Surprises in atmospheric pollution......Page 171
8.3 Matters of scale......Page 173
8.4 Outstanding issues......Page 176
8.5 Do we have the tools to meet the challenges?......Page 179
8.6 Conclusions......Page 180
Glossary......Page 182
References......Page 190
A......Page 202
D......Page 203
G......Page 204
M......Page 205
O......Page 206
S......Page 207
U......Page 208
W......Page 209