Fundamentals of Air Pollution

Chapter 1 The State of the Atmosphere
Chapter 2 The Science of Air Pollution
Chapter 3 Air Pollution Decision Tools
Chapter 4 Life Cycle Analysis of Air Pollutants
Chapter 5 Inherent Properties of Air Pollutants
Chapter 6 Hazard Assessment of Air Pollutants
Chapter 7 Exposure Assessment of Air Pollutants
Chapter 8 Respiratory Effects of Air Pollutants
Chapter 9 Cardiovascular Effects of Air Pollutants
Chapter 10 Cancer and Air Pollution
Chapter 11 Reproductive and Hormonal Effects of Air Pollutants
Chapter 12 Neurological Effects of Air Pollutants
Chapter 13 Air Pollution's Impact on Ecosystems
Chapter 14 Air Pollution's Impact on Materials and Structures
Chapter 15 Scale and Complexity of Air Pollution
Chapter 16 Kinetics of Air Pollutant Transformation
Chapter 17 Air Pollutant Equilibrium and Fate
Chapter 18 Air Pollutant Persistence and Bioaccumulation
Chapter 19 The Hydrologic Cycle
Chapter 20 The Carbon Cycle
Chapter 21 The Nitrogen and Sulfur Cycles
Chapter 22 Metal and Metalloid Cycles
Chapter 23 Source Sampling and Emissions Measurement
Chapter 24 Methods for Measuring Air Pollutants
Chapter 25 Air Quality Monitoring
Chapter 26 Modeling Applications
Chapter 27 Air Quality Status and Trends
Chapter 28 Air Pollutant Emissions
Chapter 29 Air Pollution Control Technologies
Chapter 30 Sustainable Approaches
Chapter 31 Grand Challenges

Professor Daniel A. Vallero is an internationally recognized author and expert in environmental science and engineering. He has devoted decades to conducting research, teaching, and mentoring future scientists and engineers. He is currently developing tools and models to predict potential exposures to chemicals in consumer products. He is a full adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering. He has authored 20 environmental textbooks, with the most recent addressing the importance of physical principles in environmental science and engineering. His books have addressed all environmental compartments and media within the earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.