Hazardous Air Pollutant Handbook: Measurements, Properties, and Fate in Ambient Air

by Chester W. Spicer, Sydney M. Gordon, Thomas J. Kelly, Michael W. Holdren, R. Mukund

Overview

Hazardous Air Pollutant Handbook: Measurements, Properties, and Fate in Ambient Air provides a comprehensive review of the 188 compounds and compound classes designated as Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, with a specific focus on their potential presence in ambient air. The relevant chemical and physical prop

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040208557
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/16/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Chester W. Spicer, Sydney M. Gordon, Thomas J. Kelly, Michael W. Holdren, R. Mukund

Table of Contents

Hazardous Air Pollutants: A Brief Introduction. The Title III Hazardous Air Pollutants: Classification and Basic Properties. Measurement Methods for the 188 Hazardous Air Pollutants in Ambient Air. Concentrations of the 188 HAPs in Ambient Air. Atmospheric Transformation Products of Clean Air Act Title III Hazardous Air Pollutants.

Editorial Reviews

Focusing on the 188 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) identified in the Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments, this work reviews the methods used to identify, measure, and locate the presence of toxics in ambient air. After a classification and characterization of the HAPs, the current status of ambient measurement methods are surveyed and categorized according to applicable, likely, and potential methods. The results of studies of ambient air concentrations of the HAPs are presented. Finally, methods used to study atmospheric transformations of toxic air pollutants are reviewed and the concept of atmospheric lifetimes of HAPs is discussed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"The book will indeed serve the needs of a broad range of professionals responsible for emission monitoring, risk assessment, and permitting and compliance duties."
G.F. Bennett, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 96, January 2003

"The authors provide a succinct summary of the history of the development of the HAP list. Hazardous Air Pollutant Handbook: Measurements, Properties, and Fate in Ambient Air is a concise, easy to use, ready-reference text. This book would be a valuable addition to libraries with collections in the environmental and atmospheric sciences, and would be a useful tool for environmental regulators and consultants."
E-Streams, Vol. 6, No. 2

Promo Copy

From the Publisher