Ambient Air Pollution

Ambient Air Pollution provides a basic understanding of the multiple facets of the air pollution world, with a view to enable the reader to appraise and critique any information related to air pollution that might emerge in different settings. The book aims to go beyond providing current knowledge on an ever-evolving field by also helping readers critique any method, technique, finding, or policy related to air pollution. Technical information will be provided in sufficiently understandable terms to be accessible to a variety of disciplines, but with enough details for the reader to understand the complexity of the field. Each chapter will end with summary statements on critical elements, uncertainties and questions that may need to be addressed when assessing any report, proposal or argument related to the chapter contents

Ambient Air Pollution is primarily for readers who are not atmospheric scientists but who want, or need, to learn more about air pollution. In a world where trans-disciplinary skills are increasingly valued, students and consultants in such varied fields as environmental studies, life sciences, environmental policy, as well as others would value an educational material that would enable them to get a broad understanding of the complexity of air pollution science and policy, and of the questions that need to be raised when evaluating any problem, assessment or solution addressing air pollution. This book fills an important gap for readers who want to be able to discuss and tackle air pollution problems intelligently without requiring an advanced and specialized science degree to do so.