Urban air quality is a topic which remains high on the
scientific and political agenda. Concentrations of most air
pollutants are higher in urban areas than in the surrounding rural
regions, and given the high population densities, it is within
urban areas that the majority of the population receive their air
pollutant exposure. Despite the continued implementation of
abatement measures, concentrations of air pollutants within urban
areas frequently exceed health-based guidelines and stricter
measures to restrict emissions are required. This comprehensive
volume, written by authoritative authors, deals with the basic
science of urban air pollution in relation to the sources and
concentrations, and the atmospheric chemical and physical processes
which determine those concentrations and lead to the formation of
secondary pollutants by chemical reactions in the atmosphere. The
health effects of urban air pollution are described as is the
policy response designed to mitigate the problems. Some of the
highest air pollutant exposures occur within underground railway
systems and this topic is considered explicitly in its own chapter.
With comprehensive coverage from sources through atmospheric
processes, to human exposure and effects on health and the policy
response, this topical work will be of interest to scientists and
policy makers within this field as well advanced students.
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