Air Pollution: Impacts, Assessment and Management

Advancements in automobile technologies, excessive use of machinery and continuous development in the infrastructure has led to a serious problem of air pollution. It is caused by the emission of harmful gases and pollutants like sulfur oxides, carbon monoxides, nitrogen oxides, peroxyacetyl nitrate, etc. in the environment by industries, cars, manufacturing factories, burning of biomass fuel, etc. This book will discuss in detail the various causes and effects of air pollution. The topics included in it will give a detailed explanation of the advancements and new techniques being devised to control this issue. It covers some existent theories and concepts revolving around air pollution and its control. Different approaches, evaluations, methodologies and advanced studies on this topic have been included in this text. Students, researchers, environmentalists, ecologists, conservationists and all associated with this area will benefit alike from this book.