Air Quality Assessment and Management: A Practical GuideCRC Press, 2018 M09 3 - 400 pages Air Quality Assessment and Management: A Practical Guide describes the techniques available for an assessment while detailing the concepts and methodologies involved. It reviews the principles of air quality management; primary sources of air pollution; impact of emissions on human health, flora and fauna; scoping of air quality impacts; baseline monitoring; impact prediction; impact significance; and pollution mitigation and control. Emphasis will be placed on the practical side of AQA, with numerous international case studies and exercises to aid the reader in their understanding of concepts and applications. |
Contents
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3 EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION | 43 |
4 EMISSION INVENTORIES | 79 |
5 AIR POLLUTION MONITORING | 109 |
6 IMPACT PREDICTION | 147 |
7 IMPACT SIGNIFICANCE AND LEGISLATION | 183 |
8 MITIGATION CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT | 231 |
9 SITE INSPECTION AND PROJEC T MANAGEMENT | 269 |
10 CASE STUDIES | 279 |
baseline monitoring data Epilogue | 341 |
Appendix | 343 |
References | 357 |
Country index | 377 |
Subject index | 379 |
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