Full Description
Air Pollution, Climate and Health integrates the current understanding of the issues of air pollution, climate change and human health. The book provides a comprehensive overview of these issues to help readers gain a better understanding of how they interact and impact air quality and public health. Regional examples from across the globe include issues related to PM 2.5, haze, winter pollution, heat related mortality and aerosols. These issues are addressed utilizing current research and laboratory-based, observation-based, and modeling-based analysis. This is an essential resource for all professionals investigating the impacts of climate change or air pollution on human health.
Contents
General Perspective
1. Overview of climate change, air quality, and human health
Air pollution affects climate
2. Short-Lived Climate Forcing Agents and Their Roles in Climate Change
3. Attribution of aerosol direct radiative forcing in China and India to emitting sectors
