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Ozone-destroying chemicals, greenhouse gases, and dangerous airborne substances that were once thought to be benign are the most urgent issues facing air pollution control experts. Students need a thorough, updated reference that explores these current trends while also covering the fundamental concepts of this emerging discipline.A new revision of a bestseller, Air Quality, Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive overview air quality issues, including a better understanding of atmospheric chemistry, the effects of pollution on public health and the environment, and the technology and regulatory practices used to achieve air quality goals.New sections cover toxicological principles and risk assessment. The book also contains revised discussions on public policy concerns, with a focus on air quality standards for ozone depletion and global warming, and the health effects of particulate air pollutants.This edition continues to serve as a very readable text for advanced level undergraduate and early graduate study in environmental science, environmental management, and in programs related to the study of public health, industrial hygiene, and pollution control. ... Read more

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Good Air Quality Primer, Seconded
The review I was going to write is almost exactly like the first review posted giving it 4 stars, so I will just second everything mentioned.Good air quality primer for the environmental professional, but if you are already an air quality scientist or specialist, you may find it a little basic.Excellent overall quality and information on all the air quality issues affecting North America today.

Good Air Quality Primer
This book provides a good foundation in air quality issues bringing together the basic meteorology, chemistry, biology, and political/regulatory information needed to understand the field. The book assumes some basic science background but Godish presents technical information clearly enough for environmental managers and nontechnical professionals to get a basic understanding of air quality issues. Godish could make the book more accessable to introductory students by spending more time defining and explaining some of the technical terminology in the book. As it is, some students may have to spend more time with the dictionary than they are used to. Air quality professionals will find this book a good refresher but those looking for a technically advanced book should look elsewhere. The treatment of regulatory issues emphasizes the US. Non-americans will still benefit from the bulk of the book. For an introductory student looking for a start in the field, I would give the book 4 stars, for an environmental manager looking to gain a better understanding of air quality or an air quality professional looking for a good refresher, I would give the book five stars, for an air quality professional looking for a technical reference, I would give the book 2 to 3 stars. ... Read more

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Understanding urban air pollution is a prerequisite to finding effective solutions to air quality problems and for a sustainable development in the urban environment. In this book the current state of the art in urban air pollution research is presented. A major focus is on suitable air pollution modelling concepts, covering also street canyon geometries. Such models may be applied to establish source-receptor relationships in support of urban air quality management. Procedures for evaluating the performance of air pollution models are proposed, and results from field experiments and laboratory studies are shown to provide better insight into the characteristics of air pollution at the urban and local scales. The contents of this book are of a high policy relevance, given their direct connection to the formulation of improved tools for urban air quality assessments.

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Second Edition

The book provides air quality guidelines for 35 substances know to contribute to the problem of air pollution in Europe. In this second edition, the book has been considerably updated and expanded in line with new research findings and advances in the methodology of risk assessment. Guideline values, which were revised in a series of expert consultations, are intended to serve as a basis for the establishment of national standards and other control measures needed to safeguard public health. ... Read more

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This book draws upon the knowledge and experience of modeling experts currently engaged in conducting assessments regarding the predictive strength of atmospheric models. The book covers all of the major important atmospheric areas, including large scale models for ozone depletion and global warming, regional scale models for urban smog (ozone and visibility impairment) and acid rain, as well as accompanying models of cloud processes and biofeedbacks. Atmospheric scientists and regulators should consider this book required reading. ... Read more

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This book documents how much U.S. air quality has improved in recent decades and gives by far the most accurate picture available of continuing air pollution problems and how to address them. ... Read more

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A Bubble of Fresh Air in a Sea of Alarmism
Joel Schwarz and Steve Hayward have put together a solid evidence-based book that penetrates so much of the interest-group politics that passes for environmental science - and journalism - these days.

If people knew how much our air quality has improved over the past 30 years, they'd be stunned; not only by the gains, but by how the media have created a perpetual bad-news narrative built on spurious air quality standards designed to keep EPA bureaucrats in jobs. (Call them: asymptotic air quality standards.)

Anyone serious about the gains the US has made in air quality should read this book. It's, well, a breath of fresh air.

Biased
Be warned that this book has a political agenda. It is written and published by the American Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think tank in Washington, DC. ... Read more

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Examines problems such as microbial contamination, building design, ventilation systems and psychological effects.It uses a multi-disciplined approach in examining the causes and effects of the interactions between occupants and non-industrial environments. The text also provides the reader with a tool for diagnosing IAQ problems and effectively reducing them. ... Read more

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A good guide
This is an easy read and a good guide to the indoor environment and how it effects a building's occupants.The book includes a helpful section on pro-active prevention steps.

An Important Book
This book is a comprehensive guide that would be useful forprofessionalswho are concerned with the indoor environment.This might include buildingengineers and managers, architects, health-care pratitioners and others.Ialso think that lay people who work in large office buildings would findthis book of interest. ... Read more

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* Tackles the complex environmental issue of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) for industrial hygienists, HVAC engineers, architects and anyone else concerned with the air quality of interiors
* Infused with charts, tables, and all the major formulas and calculations necessary to monitor and characterize a particular environment
* Includes all relevant codes, standards and guidelines ... Read more

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For the building owner, administrator, or facilities manager who must deal with the realities of today's indoor environmental concerns, this fully updated reference will serve as a practical, hands-on guide. Readers find readily applicable air quality control measures and preventative strategies that can head off the "headaches" - both economic and legal - that can grow out of an air quality problem. They also learn the critical aspects of complete response and step-by-step investigation tactics and tools. Specific symptoms of building-associated illnesses are detailed, along with practical guidelines for identifying and controlling the associated pollutant or source of the problem. ... Read more

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A must have for any professional in IAQ
I am a Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant and a board member of the American Indoor Air Quality Council. I have this book in my library.

It's a technical read. Probably not recommended for the average consumer. A must have for the professional. You might think you know everything in this book. You probably do. But the diagrams, charts and discussions on how to investigate building related health complaints make a great reference.

Dan Stih, author, Healthy Living Spaces: Top 10 Hazards Affecting Your Health
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Indoor Air Quality and HVAC Systems is a practical guide for understanding the relationship between the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of HVAC systems and achieving indoor air quality (IAQ).The book describes the individual components of HVAC systems and the role each plays in maintaining good indoor air quality. It also identifies the techniques available for evaluating the performance characteristics of ventilation systems (including the use of carbon dioxide monitors and sulfur hexafluoride tracer testing equipment). Other topics discussed include the determination of pathways of air movement through buildings and understanding pressure relationships, ventilation effectiveness, and efficiency. The book concludes with an overview of sources of air contaminants to be concerned about when performing an IAQ evaluation. Indoor Air Quality and HVAC Systemsprovides critical information for industrial hygienists, HVAC contractors and engineers, and building owners and managers. ... Read more

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Blending information from popular mainstream articles, highly technical publications, and research journals, the second edition of Principles of Air Quality Management features new sections on air toxics, new information on chronic and acute health effects, and new approaches to the assessment of those impacts on sensitive populations. It emphasizes toxic air pollutants and alternative approaches to management of air quality in local environments. The book explains how primary pollutants form in industrial and mobile combustion processes and the latest on how they are controlled. It also presents in-depth information on the meteorology of atmospheric transport and explains how secondary photochemical pollutants form in ambient air. ... Read more

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Learn how duct systems can spread contaminants and why outside air intakes are important. You need to know how airflow affects a space and how the occupants' attitudes can make an HVAC system seem bad. IAQ is important to any HVAC worker. ... Read more

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In Smokestacks and Progressives, David Stradling explains the evolution of one of America's first environmental movements -- the antismoke crusade of the early 1900s. The roots of modern environmentalism, Stradling explains, reach deep into the Victorian era, when early reformers connected beauty, health, and cleanliness with morality and demanded government assistance in maintaining all of them. Air quality became an important issue for middle-class residents in coal-dependent cities -- how could a city without pure air, they asked, truly be clean, healthful, and moral? Eventually engineers came to the fore, displaced the reformers (many of them women) as leaders of the movement, and answered their own question -- how to abate dirty air.

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Essential reading for all environmentalists and historians.
The author, David S. Stradling, Ph.D., is on the forefront of today's analysis of environmental history.This work will soon be considered the definitive treatise on the subject.I recommend the text unequivocally. ... Read more

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Describes the techniques available for an AQA while detailing the concepts and methodologies involved. Itreviews the principles of air quality management; primary sources of air pollution; impact of emissions on human health, flora and fauna; scoping of air quality impacts; baseline monitoring; impact prediction; impact significance; and pollution mitigation and control. Emphasis is on the practical side of AQA, with numerous international case studies and exercises to aid readers in their understanding of concepts and applications. ... Read more

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Many of the world's cities are choking on air pollution from traffic and industry. And with half the world's population predicted to be city dwellers by the turn of the century, the challenge of dealing with the problems is a matter of increasing urgency.
Smog Alert presents a clear and comprehensive account of the problems of urban air pollution and the ways they can be tackled, drawing on examples from around the world, with detailed case studies on Los Angeles, London, Athens and Mexico City. It examines the nature and the causes of poor air quality, and assesses the ways in which monitoring and management systems can improve it. It provides those professionally involved in urban planning and environmental management with an ideal overview and analysis of the measures available to cope with it. ... Read more

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Engineers are increasingly faced with indoor air quality issues, particularly in the design of ventilation and filtration systems and airborne contaminant removal. Because this specialty has only recently gained momentum, resources have been limited to scattered research papers on this topic, until now.Indoor Air Quality Engineering covers a wide range of indoor air quality engineering principles and applications, providing guidelines for identifying and analyzing indoor air quality problems as well as designing a system to mitigate these problems. Structured into three sections - properties and behavior of airborne pollutants, measurement and sampling efficiency, and air quality enhancement technologies - this book uses real-life examples, design problems, and solutions to illustrate engineering principles and function as a practical tool for individual study.Specific topics of interest include: particle mechanics, gas kinetics, diffusion and airborne transportation; impaction, gravitational settling, and isokinetic and anisokinetic sampling; and filtration, aerodynamic air cleaning, electrostatic precipitation, wet scrubbing, adsorption, and ventilation effectiveness.Including more than 200 problems and a separate solutions manual for instructors, professors and students in engineering, environmental sciences, occupational health, and industrial hygiene concerned with indoor air quality control will find Indoor Air Quality Engineering provides effective methods, technologies, and principles not traditionally covered in other texts. ... Read more

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This book presents revised guideline values for the four most common air pollutants - particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide - based on a recent review of the accumulated scientific evidence. The rationale for selection of each guideline value is supported by a synthesis of information emerging from research on the health effects of each pollutant. As a result, these guidelines now also apply globally. They can be read in conjunction with Air quality guidelines for Europe, 2nd edition, which is still the authority on guideline values for all other air pollutants. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Riddled with ERRORS
This book may seem like the way to go. BUT DON'T DO IT!It is 3 days before the PE exam and I am so frustruated with all of the Academy of Environmental Engineering Materials that I had to write this review.

Throughout the entire book, there are mistakes in the formulas and practice problems that are given. It can not be trusted.

A complete text regarding air quality issues
This book covers all aspects of air quality issues.Both the theory and practical application sections are very well written.This book should become the the standard text for air quality engineering. ... Read more