Basics of Air Pollution: Sources and Monitoring covers all the topics from the very basics to the advanced level which is usually not found in other books. Concepts are explained with case studies and good comprehensive understanding of air pollution sources, transformations and effects with relevant fundamental knowledge, which will deliver relevant basis for future in depth studies or for solution of real life problems and issues.Understanding the causes and effects of air pollution requires fundamental knowledge of physics and chemistry and increasingly some biology, on top of a detailed understanding of gas phase processes, radiation physics, and aerosol phase chemistry and microphysics.
- Presents a consistent structure leading to a better flow/readability
- Several disjointed topics and concept are interlinked
- Presents topics from the very basics to the advanced level with suitable examples
Section A: The Earth and its atmosphere
1. The Earth and evolution of its atmosphere
2. The atmosphere and its composition Section B: Air pollution
3. Pre industrial and present air quality comparison
4. Particulate air Pollutants
5. Gaseous air Pollutants Section C: Atmospheric Chemistry, cloud, precipitation and climate
6. Atmospheric Chemistry
7. Impact of air pollution
8. Aerosol and cloud interaction
9. Air pollution and climate change Section D: Monitoring and mitigation
10. Methods for measuring air pollution and mitigation
11. Mitigation of air pollution through technological advancement
Dr Kirpa Ram has a doctoral degree in Chemistry from Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad and has specializations the field of atmospheric physics, air pollution and atmospheric chemistry. He has worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Tokyo, Japan. After a short period of stay at IIT Bhubaneshwar and NEERI, Nagpur, and has been an Assistant Professor since March 2014 where he has been teaching atmospheric physics, air pollution and atmospheric chemistry to post-graduate and PhD scholars. Dr Kirpa is not only involved in teaching and research but also has been giving popular lectures to various academic as well as non-academic Institutions.
