Air Pollution Engineering Manual

by Air & Waste Management Association, Wayne R. Davis

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
ISBN: 0471333336

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Book Description

The Air Pollution Engineering Manual has long been recognized as an important source of information on air pollution control issues for industries affected by the Clean Air Act and regulations in other countries. Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest emission factors and control measures for reducing air pollutants, this new edition provides industry and government professionals with the fundamental, technological, and regulatory information they need for compliance with the most recent air pollution standards. Contributing experts from diverse fields discuss the different processes that generate air pollution, equipment used with all types of gases and particulate matter, and emissions control for areas ranging from graphic arts and chemical processes to the metallurgical industry. More than 500 detailed flowcharts and photographs as well as an extensive listing of Internet resources accompany coverage of:

• Biological air pollution control, including biofilters and bioscrubbers
• Emissions from wood processing, brick and ceramic product manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, numerous other industrial processes, fugitive emissions, internal combustion sources, and evaporative losses
• Water/wastewater treatment plant emissions
• Changes in emission factors for each source category, including particle size factors related to PM10 and PM2.5 standards
• Updated MACT regulations and technologies
• And much more

he definitive resource for information on air pollution emission sources and the technology available to control them.

THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION is the world's leading membership organization for environmental professionals. The Association enhances the knowledge and competency of environmental professionals by providing a neutral forum for technology exchange, professional development, networking opportunities, public education, and outreach events. The Air & Waste Management Association promotes global environmental responsibility and increases the effectiveness of organizations and individuals in making critical decisions that benefit society.

About the Author

WAYNE T. DAVIS, PhD, is a professor and coordinator of the Environmental Engineering Program in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. He is currently chair of the Higher Education Division of the Education Council of the Air & Waste Management Association. He can be reached at wtdavis@utk.edu

Customer Reviews

This book has the most extense inventory, sector by sector, of data related to processes, emissions and control techniques. Therefore, we have here a major supply of guidelines and useful information for our work in our everyday struggle to "play doctors" with our own planet.

The only complaint I might have with this book is the format, it's a big book, and given how often I need it, a smaller handbook (like the CRC handbook) would be more convenient. But then that might hurt the readability.

The book itself however is awesome, comprehensive, readable, plenty of illustrations, minimum of jargon, and useful for engineers and scientists.