The Quality of Air

The Quality of Air discusses the topic from both the environmental and human health points-of-view. As today's policymakers, academic, government, industrial researchers, and the general public are all concerned about air pollution in both indoor and outdoor scenarios, this book presents the advances in the analytical tools available for air quality control within social, political, and legal frameworks.

With its multi-author approach, there is a wide range of expertise in tackling the topic.

• Addresses real scenarios of polluted sites
• Presents updates of the available methodologies for the quality control of indoor and outdoor air
• Includes evaluations of working scenarios in different fields as mandated by regulations

Contenu

1. Physico-chemistry of the Atmosphere 2. Pollutants and Air Pollution 3. Indoor Air Pollution 4. Outdoor Air Pollution 5. Theoretical Predictive Air Quality Models 6. Lichens as Biomonitors of Heavy Metal Pollution 7. Analytical Process 8. Active Sampling of Air 9. Passive Air Sampling 10. Sample Preservation and Measurement Techniques for the Determination of Air Quality 11. Application of Chemical Sensors and Sensor Matrixes to Air Quality Evaluation 12. Spectroscopic Measurement of Pollutant Gases 13. Volatile and Semivolatile Organic Compounds Determination in Air 14. Particulate Material Analysis In Air 15. Ultrafine Particles Pollution and Measurements 16. Bioaerosol Monitoring of the Atmosphere for Occupational and Environmental Purposes 17. Pesticides and Agricultural Air Quality 18. Air Quality Downwind of Burned Areas 19. Air Quality in European cities 20. Home Air Quality 21. Air Quality and the Petroleum Industry 22. Pharmaceutical Industries Air Quality 23. Print and Related Industry Air Quality 24. Pesticide Industries Air Quality 25. Cement Manufacturing and Air Quality 26. Ceramic Industry Air Quality. Emissions into the Atmosphere from Ceramic Tile Processes 27. Air Quality in Metal Industries: Exhaled Breath Condensate, a Tool for Non-invasive Evaluation of Air Pollution Exposure 28. Air Quality Management in Electronic Industries 29. Air Quality of Textile and Related Industries 30. Exposure to Soft Wood Dust in the Wood Industry 31. Improving the Sustainability of Office Partition Manufacturing: A Case Study 32. Indoor Air Quality in Chemical Laboratories 33. Damage Costs of Air Pollution and Policy Implications 34. The Challenges of Air Protection and Control