Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control: Edition 4
Chemistry and pollution of the marine environment
Air pollution: Sources, concentrations and measurements
Atmospheric dispersal of pollution and the modelling of air pollution
Impacts of gaseous pollutants on crops, trees and ecosystems
The environmental behaviour of persistent organic pollutants
Subject index
Publication details
- Print publication date
- 20 Jul 2001
- Copyright year
- 2001
- Print ISBN
- 978-0-85404-621-8
- PDF eISBN
- 978-1-84755-171-9
About this book
Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control is the fourth edition of a best-selling introductory level book dealing with chemical and radioactive pollution in its broadest sense. The scope of the book ranges from the sources of pollutants and their environmental behaviour, to their effects on human and non-human receptors, to the technologies and strategies available for control.
The fourth edition has been wholly revised and updated from the previous edition due to the rapid pace of developments in this field. Topics covered include chemical pollution of freshwater and marine environments, drinking water quality, water pollution biology, sewage and its treatment, toxic wastes, air pollution and atmospheric chemistry, control of pollutant emissions, land contamination, solid waste management, clean technologies, persistent organic pollutants in the environment, environmental radioactivity, health effects of environmental chemicals, legal control of pollution and integrated pollution control. There is a completely new chapter on Clean Technologies and Industrial Ecology, reflecting the growing importance of pollution prevention as opposed to end-of-pipe solutions.
Whilst originally intended as an introductory reference work for professionals within the field, the book has been widely adopted for teaching purposes at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.