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Designed to accompany the new Open University course in Environmental Monitoring and Protection, this is one of four new titles which will equip the reader with the tools to undertake Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). Used in planning, decision-making and management, EIAs review both the theoretical principles and environmental considerations of engineering and environmental projects to help steer fundamental legislation in the right direction. This book begins with a discussion of the basics of the hydrological cycle and a description of the natural aquatic environment including the

2.4.5 The directional influence of winds2.4.6 Identifying atmospheric stability; 2.4.7 The atmospheric boundary layer; 2.4.8 Calculating wind speed; 2.4.9 Estimating depth; 2.5 The main air pollutants; 2.5.1 Sulfur; 2.5.2 Nitrogen compounds; 2.5.3 Carbon compounds; 2.5.4 Atmospheric aerosol; 2.5.5 Summary of pollutants; 2.6 Effects of air pollutants; 2.6.1 Human health effects; 2.6.2 Effects on vegetation; 2.6.3 Effects on animals; 2.6.4 Effects on materials; 2.7 Acid deposition; Causes of acidity; 2.8 Climate change; 2.8.1 Greenhouse gases; 2.8.2 Further causes and effects.