Chapter 1: Introduction: the Environment at Risk

Chapter 10: Air Quality

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter the reader will be able to:

· Describe historically important air pollution episodes

· List health effects associated with air pollution

· Describe potential hazards linked to indoor air

· Enumerate the typical components of urban ambient air pollution

· Discuss the concept of global warming

Chapter Outline

I. Introduction

II. Notorious Air Pollution Episodes in History

III. Sources and Causes of Air Pollution

IV. Components of Air Pollution

V. Air Quality Standards

VI. Health Effects of Air Pollution

VII. Indoor Air Quality

VIII. Global Climate Change and Global Warming

IX. Controlling Air Pollution and Global Warming

X. Conclusion

XI. Study Questions and Exercises