Air pollution and climate change : the biological impact
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Air pollution and climate change : the biological impact
Longman Scientific & Technical , Wiley, 1994
2nd ed
- : us
- : uk
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Rev. ed. of: Air pollution and acid rain. 1st ed. 1988
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Fully revised and updated, now available in paperback, surveys the problem of air pollution and climate change, with colour plates to illustrate the effects of air pollution on the environment. The text concentrates on the mechanisms of action of air pollutants and acid rain from biological tissues to a global scale.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.
2. Sulphur dioxide.
3. Nitrogen dioxide.
4. Ammonia and sulphides.
5. Acid rain.
6. Ozone, pan and photochemical smog.
7. Stratospheric ozone depletion and enhanced UV-B Radiation.
8. Global warming.
9. Other pollutants.
10. Recent forest decline.
11. Interaction and integration.
Appendix
1: Free radicals.
2: Acidic, pH, pKa and microequivalents.
3: Glossary and units.
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