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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Air Quality Worldwide -- 1. The Global Air Quality Outlook: An Overview -- 2. European Air Quality Is Improving by Reducing Emissions -- 3. China Struggles to Improve Air Quality -- 4. United Arab Emirates Evaluates Air Quality -- 5. Singapore Assesses Air Quality -- 6. Iraq's Pressing Environmental Problems -- 7. Ukraine Cuts CO2 Emissions, but Citizens See Little Difference -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2: The Health Effects of Air Pollution -- 1. Global Assessment of the Issue of Indoor Air Pollution -- 2. United Kingdom Is Concerned About Deaths Caused by Air Pollution -- 3. India Recognizes the Growing Problem of Indoor Air Pollution -- 4. Central and Southern Asia Deal with a Growing Number of Asthma Sufferers -- 5. Canadian Statistics on Health Problems Caused by Air Pollution Are Problematic -- 6. Mexico City Residents Suffer from a Loss of Smell from Chronic Air Pollution -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3: The Political and Economical Effects of Air Pollution Policy -- 1. China Is Suspicious of Western Environmental Motives -- 2. Iceland's Erupting Volcano Reflects Political and Economic Strife -- 3. China's Explosive Growth Leads to Environmental Challenges -- 4. Kuwait Formulates a Plan to Alleviate Air Pollution Problems -- 5. Europe Worries That Cleaner Air Accelerates Climate Change -- 6. Hong Kong and Taiwanese Air Pollution Is Exacerbated by Chinese Sandstorms -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4: Strategies for Reducing Air Pollution -- 1. India Uses Giant Air Purifiers to Alleviate Air Pollution -- 2. Global Scientists Propose Biochar as a Cleaner Energy Source -- 3. Scotland Is in Danger of Becoming a Haven for Polluters

Cover; Air Pollution XXVI; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Section 1: Air pollution assessment and analysis; Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: a review and assessment; Qualitative assessment of links between exposure to noise and air pollution and socioeconomic status; Section 2: Aerosols and particles; Study of air contamination by heavy metals at firing ranges; Towards improved bioaerosol model validation and verification.

"Episodes of air pollution throughout the 20th and 21st centuries have had a huge influence socially, economically and politically. From the Great Smog of London to the Kuwait Oil Fires, and from the ashes of Mount St Helens to air pollution in Beijing, this book chronicles their enduring legacies in medicine, science and public policy. Using technical information and insight from witnesses directly involved in the incidents, ten key episodes are brought together to allow comparison and analysis. Written for students, academics and professionals of atmospheric physics and chemistry, environmental science, public policy and other clinical disciplines, Air Pollution Episodes provides the unique opportunity to understand and learn from the most famous and sometimes devastating incidences of air pollution globally."--Publisher's website

Indoor Air Pollution has become a major topic in environmental research and health. Most people spend more than 80% of their time in buildings and are exposed to a broad range of pollutants from indoor sources like building materials, furniture, carpets and textiles, heating and cooking, household and consumer products, etc. The volume provides a comprehensive review on the major indoor air pollutants: volatile organic compounds, biocides, indoor particles and fibres, combustion products and micro organisms and their metabolites. Sources and sinks of air pollutants in indoor environments and their chemistry are distinctly different from ambient air pollution even though the latter may influence indoor air quality. Adsorption and desorption processes, the pollutant source dynamics, gas phase reactions and kinetics - including the fate and final chemical destiny of chemically unstable intermediate compounds - are topics of scientific research as well as the evaluation of their sensory impact and irritation potential. Guidelines for assessing indoor pollution and a broad range of analytical methods have been recently developed and are reviewed by internationally renowned scientists. The specific characteristics of indoor air pollution in developing countries due to the widespread use of open fires for cooking, heating and lighting are analysed as well as the Chinese strategies to address the growing pollution problems by air pollution in its modern building stock