| Description |
xi, 399 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-370) and index. |
| Contents |
Basics and history of discovery of atmospheric chemicals -- The Sun, the Earth, and the evolution of the Earth's atmosphere -- Structure and composition of the present-day atmosphere -- Urban air pollution -- Aerosol particles in smog and the global environment -- Effects of meteorology on air pollution -- Effects of pollution on visibility, UV radiation, and atmosphere optics -- International regulation of urban smog since the 1940s -- Indoor air pollution -- Acid deposition -- Global stratospheric ozone reduction -- The greenhouse effect and global warming. |
| Subject(s) |
Air -- Pollution.
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Atmospheric chemistry.
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Air -- Pollution -- Law and legislation.
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