Air Composition and Chemistry [Paperback]

This book is about the atmosphere and mankind's influence on it.This revised and updated study is about the atmosphere and humanity's influence on it. Following an analysis of the natural environment, it re-examines the sources of air pollution and its effects, including decline in health, damage to plants and animals, indoor pollution, and acid rain.This revised and updated study is about the atmosphere and humanity's influence on it. Following an analysis of the natural environment, it re-examines the sources of air pollution and its effects, including decline in health, damage to plants and animals, indoor pollution, and acid rain.This book is about the atmosphere and humanity's influence on it. For this new edition, Brimblecombe has rewritten and updated much of the book. In the early chapters, he discusses the geochemical, biological and maritime sources of the trace gases. Next, he examines the chemistry of atmospheric gases, suspended particles, and rainfall. After dealing with the natural atmosphere, he examines the sources of air pollution and its effects, with all scenarios updated from the last edition. Scenarios include decline in health, damage to plants and animals, indoor pollution, and acid rain. The final chapters, also revised, are concerned with the chemistry and evolution of the atmospheres of the planets of the solar system. Students with an interest in chemistry and the environmental sciences will find this book highly valuable.Preface; Units; 1. The atmosphere; 2. The natural components of air; 3. Gas phase chemistry of the atmosphere; 4. Aerosols; 5. The composition and chemistry of cloud droplets, rainfall and air-sea exchange; 6. Sources of pollution; 7. Effects of air pollution; 8. The upper atmosphere; 9. The atmospheres of the planets and their evolution; References; Index. ...I recommend the book as essential reading to students embarking on a study of atmospheric chemistry or pollution... Chemistry in Britain ...This must surely blƒV