Protecting Clean Air ― Preventing Pollution

The air we breathe is an often overlooked necessity, something equally as important as nutritious food and clean water. Humans pollute the air, through growing demand for energy and consumables, but they also have the power to protect its quality. The work of preventing air pollution draws expertise from many fields - politics, environmental engineering, the law, planning, meteorology, health sciences, data management and more. This book presents an overview of air pollution, its sources, and principles and practices in use today. The history and control measures outlined in this book will guide readers through the maze of requirements and help them better understand the serious challenges that emission sources pose to society and ecosystems current strategies for maintaining clean air. A second, follow-on book will look more closely at the quantitative modeling of air pollutants, as well as new technologies for air pollution abatement.