The Quality of Air

As a comprehensive tome on the topic of the quality of air, this book provides the latest research as well as information on the analytical tools available for air quality control within social, political, and legal frameworks

Miguel de la Guardia (Volume editor), Sergio Armenta (Volume editor)

9780444636058, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 28 July 2016

1000 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 4.7 cm, 1.18 kg

The Quality of Air discusses the topic from both the environmental and human health points-of-view. As today's policymakers, academic, government, industrial researchers, and the general public are all concerned about air pollution in both indoor and outdoor scenarios, this book presents the advances in the analytical tools available for air quality control within social, political, and legal frameworks.

1. Physico-chemistry of the Atmosphere2. Pollutants and Air Pollution3. Indoor Air Pollution4. Outdoor Air Pollution5. Theoretical Predictive Air Quality Models6. Lichens as Biomonitors of Heavy Metal Pollution7. Analytical Process8. Active Sampling of Air9. Passive Air Sampling10. Sample Preservation and Measurement Techniques for the Determination of Air Quality11. Application of Chemical Sensors and Sensor Matrixes to Air Quality Evaluation12. Spectroscopic Measurement of Pollutant Gases13. Volatile and Semivolatile Organic Compounds Determination in Air14. Particulate Material Analysis In Air15. Ultrafine Particles Pollution and Measurements16. Bioaerosol Monitoring of the Atmosphere for Occupational and Environmental Purposes17. Pesticides and Agricultural Air Quality18. Air Quality Downwind of Burned Areas19. Air Quality in European cities20. Home Air Quality21. Air Quality and the Petroleum Industry22. Pharmaceutical Industries Air Quality23. Print and Related Industry Air Quality24. Pesticide Industries Air Quality25. Cement Manufacturing and Air Quality26. Ceramic Industry Air Quality. Emissions into the Atmosphere from Ceramic Tile Processes27. Air Quality in Metal Industries: Exhaled Breath Condensate, a Tool for Non-invasive Evaluation of Air Pollution Exposure28. Air Quality Management in Electronic Industries29. Air Quality of Textile and Related Industries30. Exposure to Soft Wood Dust in the Wood Industry31. Improving the Sustainability of Office Partition Manufacturing: A Case Study32. Indoor Air Quality in Chemical Laboratories33. Damage Costs of Air Pollution and Policy Implications34. The Challenges of Air Protection and Control

Subject Areas: Pollution control [TQK], The environment [RN]