How To Conquer Air Pollution

Author : Hajime Nishimura
Publisher : Elsevier Publishing Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Air
ISBN : UCAL:B4322934

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How to Conquer Air Pollution by Hajime Nishimura Pdf

Hardbound. Many parts of the world suffer from urban air pollution and, despite the vast amount of knowledge about its causes, most countries are slow to implement counter-measures. An outstanding exception is Tokyo which, once blanketed in a mantle of smog, now enjoys clean'' air in spite of highly concentrated activity and congested traffic.Based on the successful Japanese experience, this book describes all aspects of the measures necessary to combat air pollution. It begins with a well-documented history of the fight against air pollution and describes the processes and mechanisms of reaching a social consensus on pollution control. The essential steps in the process are the establishment of ambient air quality standards, the introduction of the total allowable mass of emission, and the legal control of each emission based on diffusion equations. The scientific background to this approach is fully explained, from epidemiology to computer simulatio

Author : H. Nishimura
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1989-11-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080874975

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How to Conquer Air Pollution by H. Nishimura Pdf

Many parts of the world suffer from urban air pollution and, despite the vast amount of knowledge about its causes, most countries are slow to implement counter-measures. An outstanding exception is Tokyo which, once blanketed in a mantle of smog, now enjoys ``clean'' air in spite of highly concentrated activity and congested traffic. Based on the successful Japanese experience, this book describes all aspects of the measures necessary to combat air pollution. It begins with a well-documented history of the fight against air pollution and describes the processes and mechanisms of reaching a social consensus on pollution control. The essential steps in the process are the establishment of ambient air quality standards, the introduction of the total allowable mass of emission, and the legal control of each emission based on diffusion equations. The scientific background to this approach is fully explained, from epidemiology to computer simulations of air quality. An up-to-date account of emission control technology is also given, and the controversial issue of health damage compensation is examined, based on actual experience. An important feature of the book is that it is written by authors who were actually in the forefront of the battle against air pollution in Japan. Two of them worked successively as Director General of the Bureau of Air Quality of the central government, and a third helped local governments to force the central government to implement the most stringent auto-emission controls in the world. The book is intended not only for scientists, engineers and administrative planners dealing with pollution control, but also for anyone concerned about the serious global problem of urban air pollution.

Author : H. Nishimura
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:964264150

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Author : Kamal Meattle,Barun Aggarwal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9386228904

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How to Grow Fresh Air by Kamal Meattle,Barun Aggarwal Pdf

Author : Weltgesundheitsorganisation,World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789240034228

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WHO global air quality guidelines by Weltgesundheitsorganisation,World Health Organization Pdf

The main objective of these updated global guidelines is to offer health-based air quality guideline levels, expressed as long-term or short-term concentrations for six key air pollutants: PM2.5, PM10, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. In addition, the guidelines provide interim targets to guide reduction efforts of these pollutants, as well as good practice statements for the management of certain types of PM (i.e., black carbon/elemental carbon, ultrafine particles, particles originating from sand and duststorms). These guidelines are not legally binding standards; however, they provide WHO Member States with an evidence-informed tool, which they can use to inform legislation and policy. Ultimately, the goal of these guidelines is to help reduce levels of air pollutants in order to decrease the enormous health burden resulting from the exposure to air pollution worldwide.

Author : Gary Fuller
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781612197845

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The Invisible Killer by Gary Fuller Pdf

An urgent examination of one of the biggest global crises facing us today--air pollution--looking at the drastic worsening of the problem, and what we can do about it. "Fascinating, readable, and terrifying in equal measure." —Mark Lynas, author of Six Degrees The air pollution that we breathe every day is largely invisible—but it is killing us. How did it get this bad, and how can we stop it? Far from a modern-day problem, scientists were aware of the impact of air pollution as far back as the seventeenth century. Now, as more of us live in cities, we are closer than ever to pollution sources, and the detrimental impact on the environment and our health has reached crisis point. The Invisible Killer will introduce you to the incredible individuals whose groundbreaking research paved the way to today's understanding of air pollution, often at their own detriment. Gary Fuller's global story examines devastating incidents from London's Great Smog to Norway's acid rain; Los Angeles's traffic problem to wood-burning damage in New Zealand. Fuller argues that the only way to alter the future course of our planet and improve collective global health is for city and national governments to stop ignoring evidence and take action, persuading the public and making polluters bear the full cost of the harm that they do. The decisions that we make today will impact on our health for decades to come. The Invisible Killer is an essential book for our times and a cautionary tale we need to take heed of.

Author : Ernesto Sánchez-Triana,Santiago Enriquez,Javaid Afzal
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464802355

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Cleaning Pakistan’s Air by Ernesto Sánchez-Triana,Santiago Enriquez,Javaid Afzal Pdf

The harm to Pakistanis’ health, economy, and environment from urban air pollution is among the highest in South Asia, exceeding several high-profile causes of mortality and morbidity in Pakistan. This report details a broad spectrum of research on Pakistan’s air quality management challenges and presents concrete steps to achieve improvements.

Author : Richard L. Revesz,Jack Lienke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780190233112

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Struggling for Air by Richard L. Revesz,Jack Lienke Pdf

"Debunks the political rhetoric surrounding the Obama administration's environmental policies; Traces the source of contemporary environmental problems to a tragic flaw in the Clean Air Act of 1970; Provides a thorough but accessible history of air pollution control in the United States."--Publisher's website.

Author : T. R. Oke,G. Mills,A. Christen,J. A. Voogt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521849500

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Urban Climates by T. R. Oke,G. Mills,A. Christen,J. A. Voogt Pdf

The first full synthesis of modern scientific and applied research on urban climates, suitable for students and researchers alike.

Author : Haneen Khreis,Mark Nieuwenhuijsen,Josias Zietsman,Tara Ramani
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780128181232

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Traffic-Related Air Pollution by Haneen Khreis,Mark Nieuwenhuijsen,Josias Zietsman,Tara Ramani Pdf

Traffic-Related Air Pollution synthesizes and maps TRAP and its impact on human health at the individual and population level. The book analyzes mitigating standards and regulations with a focus on cities. It provides the methods and tools for assessing and quantifying the associated road traffic emissions, air pollution, exposure and population-based health impacts, while also illuminating the mechanisms underlying health impacts through clinical and toxicological research. Real-world implications are set alongside policy options, emerging technologies and best practices. Finally, the book recommends ways to influence discourse and policy to better account for the health impacts of TRAP and its societal costs. Overviews existing and emerging tools to assess TRAP’s public health impacts Examines TRAP’s health effects at the population level Explores the latest technologies and policies--alongside their potential effectiveness and adverse consequences--for mitigating TRAP Guides on how methods and tools can leverage teaching, practice and policymaking to ameliorate TRAP and its effects

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : House & Home
ISBN : UCBK:C105261333

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WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality by Anonim Pdf

This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from risks due to a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air. The substances considered in this review, i.e. benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, naphthalene, nitrogen dioxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (especially benzo[a]pyrene), radon, trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene, have indoor sources, are known in respect of their hazardousness to health and are often found indoors in concentrations of health concern. The guidelines are targeted at public health professionals involved in preventing health risks of environmental exposures, as well as specialists and authorities involved in the design and use of buildings, indoor materials and products. They provide a scientific basis for legally enforceable standards.

Author : Bhola R. Gurjar,Luisa T. Molina,C.S. P. Ojha
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439809631

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Air Pollution by Bhola R. Gurjar,Luisa T. Molina,C.S. P. Ojha Pdf

Air pollution is recognized as one of the leading contributors to the global environmental burden of disease, even in countries with relatively low concentrations of air pollution. Air Pollution: Health and Environmental Impacts examines the effect of this complex problem on human health and the environment in different settings around the world. I

Author : Shanthi Nataraj
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833083999

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Links Between Air Quality and Economic Growth by Shanthi Nataraj Pdf

This report assesses what evidence exists for the ways in which local air quality could influence local economic growth and how those effects might be relevant to the Pittsburgh region.

Author : Mira Aničić Uroević
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Air
ISBN : 153610051X

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Biomonitoring of Air Pollution Using Mosses and Lichens by Mira Aničić Uroević Pdf

Air pollution has been recognised as the worlds top problem in many strategic environmental policies. However, it is still inadequately corroborated by regulatory monitoring due to the balance between costs and practicable constraints. The variability in air pollution patterns additionally emphasises a need for feasible approaches to extensive screening of pollutants. To achieve highly temporally -- and spatially -- resolved measurements, biomonitoring (ie: the use of living organisms to determine changes in the environment has been utilised in the investigating of a complementary method to regulatory measurements). The book aims to give reviews of research over the last decade of the most recommended organisms for monitoring airborne inorganic and organic pollutants. Naturally growing mosses and lichens have been used as passive biomonitors of long-term atmospheric deposition of the pollutants across remote areas. To overcome scarcity of these biomonitors in anthropogenically devastated areas, an active biomonitoring approach has been investigated. Specifically, the use of moss and lichen bags represents a convenient technique for easily performed biomonitoring of short-term and small-scale pollutant distribution, especially in urban and industrial areas. As a new direction in biomonitoring, magnetic properties of the biomonitors have been investigated as a valuable proxy for ambient particle pollution. This book moves beyond the attempt to promote biomonitoring as an effective approach for screening air quality that should be considered for implementation into laws and regulations against air pollution. Finally, the authors review the latest research in the field of air pollution biomonitoring, which is vital for everyone engaged in solving environmental issues.

Author : A.J. Dragt,J. van Ham
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1992-06-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080875106

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Biotechniques for Air Pollution Abatement and Odour Control Policies by A.J. Dragt,J. van Ham Pdf

The increasing concern for odour abatement, and more generally for reduction of air pollution, has caused a rapid growth in the development of air pollution control techniques, several of which are based on biological degradation of the polluting compounds. This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of recent developments in biological techniques for air pollution control. It describes in detail processes for the prevention of odour nuisances and reduction of odour emissions. It also deals with process design and construction of equipment as well as with odour policy measurements at an international level.