Managing carbon monoxide pollution in meteorological and topographical problem areas / National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on Carbon Monoxide Episodes in Meteorological and Topographical Problem Areas., Corporate Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbon monoxide--Environmental aspects--United States.

Carbon monoxide.

Air quality management--United States.

Air quality management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The regulation of carbon monoxide has been one of the great success stories in air pollution control. While more than 90 percent of the locations with carbon monoxide monitors were in violation in 1971, today the number of monitors showing violations has fallen to only a few, on a small number of days and mainly in areas with unique meteorological and topographical conditions.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Ambient Carbon Monoxide Pollution in the United States................16""; ""2 Contributions of Topography, Meteorology, and Human Activity to Carbon Monoxide Concentrations........................72""; ""3 Management of Carbon Monoxide Air Quality.................................100""; ""4 The Future of Carbon Monoxide Air Quality Management..............149""; ""References................................................................................................160""

""Glossary....................................................................................................178""""Appendix A. Biographical Information on the Committee on Carbon Monoxide Episodes in Meteorological and Topographical Problem Areas..........................................................189""; ""Appendix B. Abbreviations and Names Used for Classifying Organic Compounds.........................................................................193""; ""Appendix C. A Simple Box Model with Recirculation.........................194""

Notes:

"Committee on Carbon Monoxide Episodes in Meteorological and Topographical Problem Areas; Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology; Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate; Division on Earth and Life Sciences; Transportation Research Board."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309508865

030950886X

OCLC:

923258996