Fundamentals of air pollution / Daniel Vallero.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ront Cover; FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR POLLUTION; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART I
FOUNSATIONS OF AIR POLUTION; Chapter 1
The State of the Atmosphere; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE; 1.3 ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; 1.4 FLUID PROPERTIES AND DYNAMICS; 1 ; References; Chapter 2
The Physics of the Atmosphere; 2.1 ENERGY; 2.2 MOTION; 2.3 ENERGY-MOTION RELATIONSHIPS; 2.4 LOCAL WIND SYSTEMS; 2.5 GENERAL CIRCULATION; 2 ; References; Suggested Reading; Chapter 3
The Science of Air Pollution; 3.1 AIR POLLUTION IN PERSPECTIVE. 3.2 EMERGENCE OF AIR POLLUTION SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY3.3 WHAT IS AIR POLLUTION?; 3.4 ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT AND FATE; 3.5 AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING; 3.6 SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AIR POLLUTION; 3.7 AIR POLLUTION LAWS; 3.8 AIR POLLUTION BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; 3.9 AIR POLLUTION AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; 3.10 AIR POLLUTION EVENTS IN THE TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES; 3.11 THE FUTURE; 3 ; References; Chapter 4
Air Pollution Decision Tools; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 INTERPRETING DATA; 4.3 RARE EVENTS: PERFECT STORMS AND BLACK SWANS; 4 ; References. Chapter 5
Life Cycle Assessment of Air Pollutants5.1 SYSTEMS CONTEXT FOR AIR POLLUTION; 5.2 ENERGY; 5.3 ENERGY LIFE CYCLES; 5.4 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE DURING EXTRACTION; 5.5 FUEL CYCLE IMPACTS; 5.6 REFINING STRESSORS; 5.7 OPERATION STAGE; 5.8 DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS; 5 ; References; PART II
THE RISKS OF AIR POLLUTION; Chapter 6
Inherent Properties of Air Pollutants; 6.1 INHERENCY; 6.2 VAPOR PRESSURE; 6.3 SOLUBILITY; 6.4 PERSISTENCE; 6.5 PHYSICAL PHASE; 6 ; References; Chapter 7
Air Pollutant Hazards; 7.1 HAZARDS; 7.2 DOSE-RESPONSE; 7.3 AIR POLLUTION HAZARDS; 7.4 AIR TOXICS. 7.5 CRITERIA POLLUTANTSQUESTIONS; References; Chapter 8
Air Pollutant Exposures; 8.1 EXPOSURE; 8.2 EXPOSURE CALCULATIONS; 8.3 CHEMICAL INTAKE AND EXPOSURE; 8.4 EXPOSURE DATA; 8 ; References; Chapter 9
Respiratory Effects of Air Pollutants; 9.1 RESPIRATION IN HUMANS; 9.2 LUNG KINETICS; 9.3 AIR POLLUTANT PROPERTIES IMPORTANT TO RESPIRATION; 9.4 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM TRANSPORT AND FLUID DYNAMICS; 9.5 RESPIRATORY HEALTH EFFECTS; 9 ; References; Chapter 10
Cardiovascular Effects of Air Pollutants; 10.1 HUMAN CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; 10.2 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND AIR POLLUTION ASSOCIATIONS. 10.3 CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS10 ; References; Chapter 11
Cancer and Air Pollutants; 11.1 LINKING AIR POLLUTION TO CANCER; 11.2 ESTIMATING RISK FROM AIRBORNE CARCINOGENS; 11.3 NATIONAL AIR TOXICS ASSESSMENT; 11.4 CANCER DOSE-RESPONSE; 11.5 AIRBORNE CARCINOGENS; 11.6 INDIRECT RELATIONSHIPS; 11 ; References; Chapter 12
Reproductive and Hormonal Effects of Air Pollutants; 12.1 REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS; 12.2 ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; QUESTIONS; References; Chapter 13
Neurological Effects of Air Pollutants; 13.1 NEUROTOXICITY; 13.2 NEUROTOXIC METALS; 13.3 NEUROTOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

"Air pollution is a very complex societal problem. It has been recognized as such for centuries. Unlike many scientific phenomena, its cause and effect relationships have been reasonably deductive. For example, in the 14th century, King Edward II decreed that the cause of London's air pollution problem was attributed to burning coal, and incidentally, anyone found burning coal while Parliament was meeting would be executed. That is a supreme example of a science-based decision followed by strong execution; literally!"--

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