Global sources of local pollution
Subtitle: an assessment of long-range transport of key air pollutants to and from the United States
By: Committee on the Significance of International Transport of Air Pollutants, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Contributors: National Academies (U.S.)
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780309144018
Subjects: Air quality management; Environmental impact analysis; Nonpoint source pollution; Research; Environmental monitoring; Air; Evaluation; Pollution
Description: "Recent advances in air pollution monitoring and modeling capabilities have made it possible to show that air pollution can be transported long distances and that adverse impacts of emitted pollutants cannot be confined to one country or even one continent. Pollutants from traffic, cooking stoves, and factories emitted half a world away can make the air we inhale today more hazardous for our health. The relative importance of this 'imported' pollution is likely to increase, as emissions in developing countries grow, and air quality standards in industrial countries are tightened. Global Sources of Local Pollution examines the impact of the long-range transport of four key air pollutants (ozone, particulate matter, mercury, and persistent organic pollutants) on air quality and pollutant deposition in the United States. It also explores the environmental impacts of U.S. emissions on other parts of the world. The book recommends that the United States work with the international community to develop an integrated system for determining pollution sources and impacts and to design effective response strategies"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-190).

Also available online in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Ozone; title: Particulate matter; title: Mercury; title: Persistent organic pollutants; title: Crosscutting issues and synthesis.