Title Global sources of local pollution : an assessment of long-range transport of key air pollutants to and from the United States / Committee on the Significance of International Transport of Air Pollutants, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2010]
	©2010

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Description	1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-190).
Contents	Introduction -- Ozone -- Particulate matter -- Mercury -- Persistent organic pollutants -- Crosscutting issues and synthesis.
Summary	"Recent advances in air pollution monitoring and modeling capabilities have made it possible to show that air pollution can be transported long distances and that adverse impacts of emitted pollutants cannot be confined to one country or even one continent. Pollutants from traffic, cooking stoves, and factories emitted half a world away can make the air we inhale today more hazardous for our health. The relative importance of this 'imported' pollution is likely to increase, as emissions in developing countries grow, and air quality standards in industrial countries are tightened. Global Sources of Local Pollution examines the impact of the long-range transport of four key air pollutants (ozone, particulate matter, mercury, and persistent organic pollutants) on air quality and pollutant deposition in the United States. It also explores the environmental impacts of U.S. emissions on other parts of the world. The book recommends that the United States work with the international community to develop an integrated system for determining pollution sources and impacts and to design effective response strategies."--Publisher's description.
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Subject	Air quality management -- United States.
	Air quality management.
	United States.
	Air -- Pollution -- Evaluation.
	Air -- Pollution -- Evaluation.
	Air -- Pollution.
	Air -- Pollution -- Research -- United States.
	Air -- Pollution -- Research.
	Air -- Pollution -- United States.
	Environmental impact analysis -- United States.
	Environmental impact analysis.
	Environmental monitoring -- United States.
	Environmental monitoring.
	Nonpoint source pollution.
	Nonpoint source pollution.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Significance of International Transport of Air Pollutants.
	National Academies (U.S.)
Other Form:	Print version: Global sources of local pollution. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010 9780309144018 (OCoLC)458319533
ISBN	9780309144025 (electronic book)
	0309144027 (electronic book)
	1282554506
	9781282554504
	9780309143981
	0309143985
	0309144019 (paperback)
	9780309144018 (paperback)

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