Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control, 3rd Edition

by Roy M. Harrison

In this update of the 1996 edition, Harrison (U. of Birmingham, UK) and the other UK contributors to 21 chapters keep pace with developments in relevant fields. Additions include a chapter on clean technologies and industrial ecology; discussion of microbiological contamination and chemical pollution of water; and greater emphasis on local air quality management, spurred by the UK National Air Quality Strategy (1997). Illustrations include color satellite maps of pollutants. First published in 1983 as a reference for professionals, but also useful as a college text. Price is converted from 35 pounds sterling.

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480 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1996

About the author

Roy Harrison OBE is Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Birmingham. In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science. Professor Harrison’s research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy.