Air Pollution Control Engineering (Handbook of Environmental Engineering)
Contributors: Lawrence K. Wang (Editor); Norman C. Pereira (Editor); Yung-Tse Hung (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: July 2, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9781588291615
Subjects: Atmospheric pollution; Environmental Science; Pollution control; Technology & Industrial Arts; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Air; Technology; Science/Mathematics; Science / Environmental Science; Engineering - General; Air quality management; Pollution
First sentence: The Engineer's Joint Council on Air Pollution and Its Control defines air pollution as "the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more contaminants, such as dust, fumes, gas, mist, odor, smoke or vapor in quantities, of characteristics, and of duration, such as to be injurious to human, plant, or property, or which unreasonably interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property."