Air Pollution Episodes

by Peter Brimblecombe

Overview

Episodes of air pollution throughout the 20th and 21st centuries have had a huge influence socially, economically and politically. From the Great Smog of London to the Kuwait Oil Fires, and from the ashes of Mount St Helens to air pollution in Beijing, this book chronicles their enduring legacies in medicine, science and public policy. Using technical information and insight from witnesses directly involved in the incidents, ten key episodes are brought together to allow comparison and analysis.Written for students, academics and professionals of atmospheric physics and chemistry, environmental science, public policy and other clinical disciplines, Air Pollution Episodes provides the unique opportunity to understand and learn from the most famous and sometimes devastating incidences of air pollution globally.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786343406
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
Publication date:	10/24/2017
Series:	Air Pollution Reviews , #6
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)