Air PollutionWiley-Interscience, 1972 - 393 pages Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1959, the pollution of mans environment has escalated in public importance and become an issue at the highest levels of government. New programs for control of air pollution have been organized and countless people have become involved in the multidisciplinary field of air quality management. This second edition has been prepared to meet the needs of these groups and to serve the function of the first edition as a textbook for college air pollution courses. It aims to give the reader an understanding of the types, origin, sources, atmospheric movement and effects of air pollutants, and of the basic concepts and methods of air pollution control. |
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