- ISBN: 9781845641276 | 1845641272
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 8/29/2008
| Air pollution modelling | |
| Elevated PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations in Europe: a model experiment with MM5-CMAQ and WRF-CHEM | p. 3 |
| Analytic solutions of the diffusion-deposition equation for fluids heavier than atmospheric air | p. 13 |
| Air quality forecasting in a large city | p. 21 |
| Meshing effects on CFD modelling of atmospheric flow over buildings situated on ground with high terrain | p. 29 |
| Enhanced evaluation of a Lagrangian-particle air pollution model based on a Saleska region field data set | p. 39 |
| Modelling the multi year air quality time series in Edinburgh: an application of the Hierarchical Profiling Approach | p. 49 |
| Definition of PM[subscript 10] emission factors from traffic: use of tracers and definition of background concentration | p. 57 |
| LNG dispersion over the sea | p. 67 |
| Modelling of air pollutants released from highway traffic in Hungary | p. 77 |
| Dust barriers in open pit blasts. Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations | p. 85 |
| Contribution of oil palm isoprene emissions to tropospheric ozone levels in the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito (Ecuador) | p. 95 |
| Some reflections on the modelling of biogenic emissions of monoterpenes in the boreal zone | p. 105 |
| An evaluation of SOA modelling in the Madrid metropolitan area | p. 115 |
| Comparison between ozone monitoring data and modelling data, in Italy, from the perspective of health indicator assessments | p. 125 |
| Air quality management | |
| Dealing with air pollution in Europe | p. 137 |
| The development and operation of the United Kingdom's air quality management regime | p. 149 |
| Integrating local air quality and carbon management at a regional and local governance level: a case study of south west England | p. 159 |
| Failures and successes in the implementation of an air quality management program in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | p. 169 |
| Emission management system in the Russian Federation: necessity for reforming and future adaptation of the western experience | p. 179 |
| Outdoor air quality data analysis of Al-Mansoriah residential area (Kuwait): air quality indices results | p. 189 |
| A modelling tool for PM10 exposure assessment:an application example | p. 197 |
| Air pollution and management in the Niger Delta - emerging issues | p. 207 |
| Air quality monitoring and management for the industrialized Highveld region of South Africa | p. 217 |
| Real time air quality forecasting systems for industrial plants and urban areas by using the MM5-CMAQ-EMIMO | p. 225 |
| Emission studies | |
| Air quality in the vicinity of a governmental school in Kuwait | p. 237 |
| Emissions of nitrogen dioxide from modern diesel vehicles | p. 247 |
| Errors in model predictions of NO[subscript x] traffic emissions at road level - impacts of input data quality | p. 255 |
| Air pollution from traffic, ships and industry in an Italian port | p. 271 |
| Fugitive dust from agricultural land affecting air quality within the Columbia Plateau, USA | p. 281 |
| Emission inventory for urban transport in the rush hour: application to Seville | p. 291 |
| Modeling carbon emissions from urban land conversion: gamma distribution model | p. 301 |
| Reduction of CO[subscript 2] emissions by carbonation of alkaline wastewater | p. 311 |
| Monitoring and measuring | |
| Characterisation of inhalable atmospheric aerosols | p. 323 |
| Data handling of complex GC-MS signals to characterize homologous series as organic source tracers in atmospheric aerosols | p. 335 |
| Monitoring of trace organic air pollutants - a developing country perspective | p. 345 |
| NIST gas standards containing volatile organic compounds in support of ambient air pollution measurements | p. 357 |
| A comparison of EPA and EN requirements for nitrogen oxide chemiluminescence analyzers | p. 367 |
| A procedure for correcting readings in chemiluminescence nitrogen oxide analyzers due to the effect of sample pressure | p. 375 |
| New measures of wind angular dispersion in three dimensions | p. 385 |
| Variation of air pollution with related meteorological factors in Tripoli (case study) | p. 397 |
| Urban air management | |
| Prediction of air pollution levels using neural networks: influence of spatial variability | p. 409 |
| Environmental planning and management of air quality: the case of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | p. 419 |
| High-resolution air quality modelling and time scale analysis of ozone and NOx in Osaka, Japan | p. 429 |
| Practical problems associated with assessing the impact of outdoor smoking on outdoor air quality: an Edinburgh study | p. 439 |
| Role of leaf- and rhizosphere-associated bacteria in reducing air pollution of industrial cities in Saudi Arabia | p. 447 |
| Indoor air pollution | |
| Indoor concentrations of VOCs and ozone in two cities of Northern Europe during the summer period | p. 459 |
| Comparative study of indoor-outdoor exposure against volatile organic compounds in South and Middle America | p. 467 |
| Sampling of respirable particle PM[subscript 10] in the library at the Metropolitana University, Campus Azcapotzalco, Mexico City | p. 475 |
| Impacts of ventilation: studies on "environmental tobacco smoke" | p. 483 |
| PCB contamination in indoor buildings | p. 491 |
| Evaluation of Indoor Air treatment by two pilot-scale biofilters packed with compost and compost-based material | p. 499 |
| Aerosols and particles | |
| The role of PM[subscript 10] in air quality and exposure in urban areas | p. 511 |
| Spatial distribution of ultrafine particles at urban scale: the road-to-ambient stage | p. 521 |
| Electromagnetic and informational pollution as a co-challenge to air pollution | p. 533 |
| Genotoxic and oxidative damage related to PM[subscript 2.5] chemical fraction | p. 543 |
| Preliminary results of aerosol optical thickness from MIVIS data | p. 551 |
| Air pollution effects on ecosystems | |
| Response of lichens to heavy metal and SO[subscript 2] pollution in Poland - an overview | p. 561 |
| Forest ecosystem development after heavy deposition loads - case study Dubener Heide | p. 571 |
| Impact of biogenic volatile organic compound emissions on ozone formation in the Kinki region, Japan | p. 585 |
| Policy studies | |
| Potential contribution of local air quality management to environmental justice in England | p. 597 |
| Are environmental health officers and transport planners in English local authorities working together to achieve air quality objectives? | p. 607 |
| A fuzzy MCDM framework for the environmental pollution potential of industries focusing on air pollution | p. 617 |
| A Model Municipal By-Law for regulating wood burning appliances | p. 627 |
| Author Index | p. 637 |
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