Environmental Chemistry of Aerosols by Ian Colbeck
Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition | March 24, 2008 | English | ISBN: 1405139196 | 262 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition | March 24, 2008 | English | ISBN: 1405139196 | 262 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Aerosol particles are ubiquitous in the Earth's atmosphere and are central to many environmental issues such as climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion and air quality. In urban environments, aerosol particles can affect human health through their inhalation. Atmospheric aerosols originate from naturally occurring processes, such as volcanic emissions, sea spray and mineral dust emissions, or from anthropogenic activity such as industry and combustion processes. Aerosols present pathways for reactions, transport, and deposition that would not occur in the gas phase alone. Understanding the ways in which aerosols behave, evolve, and exert these effects requires knowledge of their formation and removal mechanism, transport processes, as well as their physical and chemical characteristics.