Atmosphere : air pollution and its effects
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Dana Desonie
- ناشر : New York : Chelsea House Publishers
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9780816062133
Description
What the atmosphere provides -- The gases and what they do -- The atmosphere: past and present -- The motions of the atmosphere -- Other factors that shape a region's climate -- Atmospheric behavior: the weather -- What makes the weather? -- Extreme weather -- Human influence on the atmosphere: local impacts -- Air pollutants and air pollution -- Air pollution and the environment -- Air pollution and human health -- Acid rain -- Air pollution control -- The atmosphere above cities -- Human influence on the atmosphere: global impacts -- Ozone loss in the stratosphere -- Climate change.
Describes the atmosphere and what it provides, explores its effects on weather and climate, and examines what causes air pollution and what can be done about it.