Air Pollution - Monitoring, Mdlg., Health and Control

264 Pages·2012·16.197 MB·English

by  M. Khare

AIR POLLUTION –
MONITORING,
MODELLING, HEALTH
AND CONTROL

Edited by Mukesh Khare
Air Pollution – Monitoring, Modelling, Health and Control
Edited by Mukesh Khare

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First published March, 2012
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Air Pollution – Monitoring, Modelling, Health and Control, Edited by Mukesh Khare
p. cm.
ISBN 978-953-51-0381-3

Contents

Preface IX
Chapter 1 Pollution and Air Quality in Târgovişte
Municipality and Its Surroundings (Romania) 1
Pehoiu Gica and Murărescu Ovidiu
Chapter 2 Comprehensive Comparison of Trace Metal
Concentrations in Inhaled Air Samples 29
Mehmet Yaman
Chapter 3 Effect of Air Pollutants on Vegetation
in Tropical Climate: A Case Study of Delhi City 67
Sumanth Chinthala and Mukesh Khare
Chapter 4 Physico-Chemical Characterisation of Aerosol
Particles at Canopy Level in Urban Zone 75
S. Despiau
Chapter 5 Biomonitoring of Airborne Heavy Metal Contamination 97
Mehran Hoodaji, Mitra Ataabadi and Payam Najafi
Chapter 6 Air Quality Study, Comparison Between
the Proposed and Actual Scenarios of Generator Sets
in Havana, by Using CALPUFF Model 123
Yasser Antonio Fonseca Rodríguez, Leonor Turtós Carbonell,
Elieza Meneses Ruiz, Gil Capote Mastrapa
and José de Jesús Rivero Oliva
Chapter 7 On the Impact of Time-Resolved Boundary Conditions
on the Simulation of Surface Ozone and PM10 147
Gabriele Curci
Chapter 8 Recovery and Reuse of SO
2
from Thermal Power Plant Emission 169
Arun Kumar Sharma, Shveta Acharya, Rashmi Sharma
and Meenakshi Saxena
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Chapter 9 Design Efficiency of ESP 197
Maria Jędrusik and Arkadiusz Świerczok
Chapter 10 Allergens, Air Pollutants and Immune System
Function in the Era of Global Warming 221
Barbara Majkowska-Wojciechowska and Marek L. Kowalski

Preface

This book provides a comprehensive compilation of chapters in air quality modelling,
monitoring, exposure, health and control. The book consists of two volumes.
Air Pollution – Monitoring, Modelling and Health mainly consist of chapters describing
pioneering research findings in air quality monitoring, modelling, exposure and health;
Air Pollution – Monitoring, Modelling, Health and Control comprises research findings
on air quality monitoring, modelling, exposure, health and control. The book seeks to
provide environmental scientists, engineers, researchers and students with a
comprehensive and organised body of information in the area of air pollution.
I would like to express my sincere thanks to the chapter authors for their competence,
dedication and patience in the production of the book. Thanks are also due to the Ms.
Maja Bozicevic, Publishing Process Manager for her help and support in the
preparation of the entire book volume. Sincere appreciation is extended to Mr. Sunil
and Mr. Sumanth Chinthala who provided extremely valuable organizational
assistance throughout the book production cycle.

Dr. Mukesh Khare
IIT Delhi
Civil Engineering Department
India