The Particulate Air Pollution Controversy: A Case Study and Lessons Learned

by Robert F. Phalen

Book Overview

Small invisible particles in the urban air, especially those produced by human activities, have recently stimulated intense scrutiny, debate, regulation, and legal proceedings. The stakes are high, both with respect to health impacts and economic costs, and the methods used previously to resolve similar issues are no longer adequate. Everyone on earth inhales thousands to millions of particles in each breath, so if urban particulate air pollution-particulate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475776187
• ISBN13: 9781475776188
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"