Introduction To Air Pollution Science

by Robert F. Phalen, Robert N. Phalen

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 0763780448

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Book Description

This unique textbook examines the basic health and environmental issues associated with air pollution including the relevant toxicology and epidemiology. It provides a foundation for the sampling and analysis of air pollutants as well as an understanding of international air quality regulations.

Written for upper-level undergraduate and introductory graduate courses in air pollution, the book is also a valuable desk reference for practicing professionals who need to have a broad understanding of the topic.

Key features:

• Provides the most up-to-date coverage of the basic health and environmental issues associated with air pollution.
• Offers a broader examination of air pollution topics, beyond just the meteorological and engineering aspects of air pollution.

Includes the following Instructor Resources:

Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint Presentations, and a TestBank.

The Phalens have put together a timely book on a critically important topic that affects all of us -- air pollution – and they do so in a new and highly relevant way: they consider the broad societal health impacts from a fundamental science viewpoint. The epidemiology, toxicology, and risks of air pollutants are included, and ethical issues of concern are highlighted. This book is a must-read for students who wish to become professionals in the air quality field and for students of environmental science whose work includes air pollution issues.

About the Author

Robert F. Phalen, PhD-Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California Robert N. Phalen, PhD, CIH-Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Human Ecology, California State University - San Bernardino

Customer Reviews

The text was required for our air pollution class. I read most of the required readings, and there are overall decent concepts to air pollution. But, being an environmental engineer major, I found it a little too dry and more for laymen to understand.

This is really a mix between a "read" and a "reference". Probably the most complete text out there on Air Pollution Science. I use it all the time, and I've been happy with it.