Atmospheric Pollution: A Global Problem

By Derek M. Elsom

Concern about the long-term death toll of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has sharply heightened anxiety concerning the pollution of the atmosphere by radiation. But atmospheric pollution has long been a major problem facing all nations of the world, and its causes and effects are more wide-ranging than is generally realized. Rapid urban and industrial growth has resulted in vast quantities of diverse waste products being released into the atmosphere, with the consequence that pollution now threatens the health and well-being of people everywhere, and has caused widespread damage to both the natural and the built environment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631173080
• ISBN13: 9780631173083
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.8"

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Application of Atmospheric Pollution: A Global Problem in practice

This book is one of the most comprehensive guides to the global problem of air pollution I ever came across. The information supplied is technically advanced, and, although it focuses mostly on situations in the UK and America, it does cover the rest of the world for reference. This book is a must for every field environmentalist and occupational hygienist.