Air pollution and global warming : history, science, and solutions /

Jacobson, Mark Z.

Air pollution and global warming : history, science, and solutions / Mark Z. Jacobson - 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 - xviii, 375 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Atmospheric pollution. 2002

Includes bibliographical references and index

Machine generated contents note: 1. Basics and discovery of atmospheric chemicals; 2. The sun, the Earth, and the evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere; 3. Structure and composition of the present-day atmosphere; 4. Urban air pollution; 5. Aerosol particles in the polluted and global atmosphere; 6. Effects of meteorology on air pollution; 7. Effects of pollution on visibility, UV radiation, and colors in the sky; 8. International regulation of urban smog since the 1940s; 9. Indoor air pollution; 10. Acid deposition; 11. Global stratospheric ozone reduction; 12. The greenhouse effect and global warming; 13. Energy solutions to air pollution and global warming

9781107691155 (paperback) 9781107021617 (hardback)


Air pollution
Atmospheric chemistry
Air--Pollution--Law and legislation

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