Atmospheric pollution history, science, and regulation - Jacobson, Mark Z., (Mark Zachary) (Cambridge University Press, 2002)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-370) and index
1. Basics and history of discovery of atmospheric chemicals -- 1.1. Basic definitions -- 1.2. History of discovery of elements and compounds of atmospheric importance -- 1.3. Chemical structure and reactivity -- 1.4. Chemical reactions and photoprocesses -- 1.5. Lifetimes of chemicals -- 1.6. Summary -- 1.7. Problems -- 2. The Sun, the Earth, and the evolution of the Earth's atmosphere -- 2.1. The Sun and its origin -- 2.2. Spectra of the radiation of the Sun and the Earth -- 2.3. Primordial evolution of the Earth and its atmosphere -- 2.4. Summary -- 2.5. Problems -- 3. Structure and composition of the present-day atmosphere -- 3.1. Air pressure and density structure -- 3.2. Processes affecting temperature -- 3.3. Temperature structure of the atmosphere -- 3.4. Equation of state -- 3.5. Composition of the present-day atmosphere -- 3.6. Characteristics of selected gases and aerosol particle components -- 3.7. Summary -- 3.8. Problems -- 4. Urban air pollution -- 4.1. History and early regulation of urban air pollution -- 4.2. Chemistry of the background troposphere -- 4.3. Chemistry of photochemical smog -- 4.4. Pollutant removal -- 4.5. Summary -- 4.6. Problems -- 5. Aerosol particles in smog and the global environment -- 5.1. Size distributions -- 5.2. Sources and compositions of new particles -- 5.3. Processes affecting particle size -- 5.4. Summary of the composition of aerosol particles -- 5.5. Aerosol particle morphology and shape -- 5.6. Health effects of aerosol particles -- 5.7. Summary -- 5.8. Problems -- 6. Effects of meteorology on air pollution -- 6.1. Forces -- 6.2. Winds -- 6.3. Global circulation of the atmosphere -- 6.4. Semipermanent pressure systems -- 6.5. Thermal pressure systems -- 6.6. Effects of large-scale pressure systems on air pollution -- 6.7. Effects of local meteorology on air pollution -- 6.8. Summary -- 6.9. Problems
7. Effects of pollution on visibility, ultraviolet radiation, and atmospheric optics -- 7.1. Processes affecting solar radiation in the atmosphere -- 7.2. Visibility -- 7.3. Colors in the atmosphere -- 7.4. Summary -- 7.5. Problems -- 7.6. Project -- 8. International regulation of urban smog since the 1940s -- 8.1. Regulation in the United States -- 8.2. Pollution trends and regulations outside the United States -- 8.3. Summary -- 8.4. Problems -- 9. Indoor air pollution -- 9.1. Pollutants in indoor air and their sources -- 9.2. Sick building syndrome -- 9.3. Regulation of indoor air pollution -- 9.4. Summary -- 9.5. Problems -- 10. Acid deposition -- 10.1. Historical aspects of acid deposition -- 10.2. Causes of acidity -- 10.3. Sulfuric acid deposition -- 10.4. Nitric acid deposition -- 10.5. Effects of acid deposition -- 10.6. Natural and artificial neutralization of lakes and soils -- 10.7. Recent regulatory control of acid deposition -- 10.8. Summary -- 10.9. Problems --
- 11. Global stratospheric ozone reduction -- 11.1. Structure of the present-day ozone layer -- 11.2. Relationship between the ozone layer and UV radiation -- 11.3. Chemistry of the natural ozone layer -- 11.4. Recent changes to the ozone layer -- 11.5. Effects of chlorine on global ozone reduction -- 11.6. Effects of bromine on global ozone reduction -- 11.7. Regeneration rates of stratospheric ozone -- 11.8. Antarctic ozone depletion -- 11.9. Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on life and ecosystems -- 11.10. Regulation of CFCs -- 11.11. Summary -- 11.12. Problems -- 12. The greenhouse effect and global warming -- 12.1. The temperature on the Earth in the absence of a greenhouse effect -- 12.2. The greenhouse effect and global warming -- 12.3. Recent and historical temperature trends -- 12.4. Feedbacks and other factors that may affect global temperatures -- 12.5. Possible consequences of global warming -- 12.6. Regulatory control of global warming -- 12.7. Summary --
- 12.8. Problems -- 12.9. Essay questions -- Appendix. Conversions and constants