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1 online resource (582 p.) |
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Intro -- Asian Atmospheric Pollution: Sources, Characteristics and Impacts -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the editor -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Sources of atmospheric pollution in India -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Brick kilns -- 3. Coal-based thermal power plants -- 4. IOC fire of October 29, 2009 -- 5. Forest fires in the Himalayan region -- 6. Air pollution associated with civil aviation -- 7. Crop residue burning -- 8. Dust as source for air pollution -- 9. Diwali festival -- 10. Pollution associated with cyclones |
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11. COVID-19 and air quality -- 12. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Air pollution: Facts, causes, and impacts -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sources of air pollution -- 3. Impacts of air pollution -- 3.1. Impacts on ecosystem -- 3.2. Health impacts -- 4. Discussion and conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Atmospheric chemistry in Asia: Need of integrated approach -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Air pollution in Asia -- 2.1. South Asia -- 2.2. West Asia -- 2.3. Central Asia -- 2.4. Southeast Asia -- 2.5. East Asia -- 3. Global issues of atmospheric chemistry -- 3.1. Global warming |
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3.2. Climate change -- 3.3. Extreme events -- 3.4. Rising sea level -- 3.5. Ozone depletion -- 3.6. Ecosystem impacts -- 3.7. Urban Heat Island -- 4. Atmospheric chemistry issues in Asia -- 4.1. Acid deposition -- 4.2. Atmospheric dust -- 4.3. Biomass burning -- 4.4. Reactive nitrogen and changing N-cycle -- 4.5. Carbonaceous aerosols -- 4.6. Tropospheric ozone -- 4.7. Brown cloud and haze -- 4.8. Long-range transport/transboundary pollution -- 4.9. Waste burning -- 4.10. Smog -- 4.11. Megacities pollution -- 4.12. Hydroxyl radical and atmospheric chemistry -- 4.13. Bioaerosols |
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4.14. Global dimming and surface cooling -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Atmospheric aerosols from open burning in South and Southeast Asia -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Open burning: Classes and spatial distribution -- 3. Properties of aerosols from open burning -- 4. Impacts of aerosols from open burning -- 5. Open burning aerosols: Measurements -- 6. Challenges and way forward -- References -- Chapter 5: Role of meteorology in atmospheric aerosols and air pollution over South Asia -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Particulate pollution and atmospheric aerosols -- 3. PM2.5 and air quality index |
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4. Role of meteorology -- 5. Seasonal variability of aerosol loading -- 6. The intra-seasonal response of aerosol loading to the meteorological variability -- 6.1. Heavily polluted days -- 7. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6: Role of carbonaceous aerosols in Asian pollution -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Carbonaceous aerosol over Asia: An emission perspective -- 3. Measurement of carbonaceous aerosol over Asia: Composition and seasonal variability -- 4. Carbonaceous aerosols over high-altitude sites in Himalayas and Glaciers -- 5. Sources of carbonaceous aerosols |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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6. Role of aerosols and mechanism for fog-haze formation |
| Subject |
Air -- Pollution -- Asia
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Air -- Pollution
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Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780128166949 |
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0128166940 |
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