Air Pollution Calculations: Quantifying Pollutant Formation, Transport, Transformation, Fate and Risks - Softcover

Vallero PhD, Daniel A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443139873 ISBN 13: 9780443139871

Publisher: Elsevier, 2023

Synopsis

Air Pollution Calculations: Quantifying Pollutant Formation, Transport, Transformation, Fate and Risks, Second Edition enhances the systems science aspects of air pollution, including transformation reactions in soil, water, sediment and biota that contribute to air pollution. This second edition will be an update based on research and actions taken since 2019 that affect air pollution calculations, including new control technologies, emissions measurement, and air quality modeling. Recent court cases, regulatory decisions, and advances in technology are discussed and, where necessary, calculations have been revised to reflect these updates. Sections discuss pollutant characterization, pollutant transformation, and environmental partitioning.

Air partitioning, physical transport of air pollutants, air pollution biogeochemistry, and thermal reactions are also thoroughly explored. The author then carefully examines air pollution risk calculations, control technologies and dispersion models. The text wraps with discussions of economics and project management, reliability and failure, and air pollution decision-making.

• Provides real-life current cases as examples of quantitation of emerging air pollution problems
• Includes straightforward derivation of equations, giving practitioners and instructors a direct link between first principles of science and applications of technologies
• Presents example calculations that make scientific theory real for the student and practitioner

About this title

About the Author

Professor Daniel A. Vallero is a renowned environmental scientist and engineer with four decades of experience. He has advised U.S. government agencies on critical issues like PBTs, climate change, acid rain, and chemical risks. At Duke University, he led the Engineering Ethics program and taught courses on air pollution, sustainable design, and ethics. Vallero has served on the National Academy of Engineering’s Online Ethics Committee and the National Institute of Engineering Ethics. An expert in emerging technologies, he focuses on societal, ethical, and public health challenges related to nanotechnology and environmental biotechnology. His work also encompasses emergency response and homeland security, making him a leading voice in environmental risk and ethics.

From the Back Cover

Air Pollution Calculations: Quantifying Pollutant Formation, Transport, Transformation, Fate and Risks, Second Edition enhances the systems science aspects of air pollution, including transformation reactions in soil, water, sediment, and biota that contribute to air pollution. This second edition will be an update based on research and actions taken since 2019 that affect air pollution calculations, including new control technologies, emissions measurement, and air quality modeling. Recent court cases, regulatory decisions, and advances in technology will be discussed and, where necessary, calculations have been revised to reflect these updates.

The text begins with a look at air pollutant characterization, pollutant transformation, and environmental partitioning. Air partitioning, physical transport of air pollutants, air pollution biogeochemistry, and thermal reactions are thoroughly explored. The author then carefully examines air pollution risk calculations, control technologies, and dispersion models. The text wraps with discussions of economics and project management, reliability and failure, and air pollution decision-making

Environmental researchers and engineers will find this to be a comprehensive resource for understanding air pollution and quantifying existing data

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443139873
• ISBN 13: 9780443139871
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 672