Principles and Practices of Air Pollution Control and Analysis

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Principles and Practices of Air Pollution Control and Analysis is a ready reference book for scientists and technologists. The subject matter has been presented in five sections and 25 chapters. First section introduces the reader to air pollution and the second section deals with the current air pollution control technologies. The third section is informative in character and presents environmental issues related to air pollution such as acid rain, global climatic change, CFCs, ozone layer etc. The fourth section presents Principles and Practices of Air Pollution Control and Analysis is a ready reference book for scientists and technologists. The subject matter has been presented in five sections and 25 chapters. First section introduces the student to air pollution and the second section deals with the current air pollution control technologies. The third section is informative in character and presents environmental issues related to air pollution such as acid rain, global climatic change, CFCs and ozone layer etc. The fourth section presents management aspects of air pollution and the final section has been dedicated to instrumentation and chemical has been structured to other clear understanding of the subject matter with illustrated examples.

The book provides an essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Environmental Science and Engineering and provides an insight into the chemistry of air pollution. It will also be of interest for professionals and consultants working in the area of air pollution control.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR J R Mudakavi

J R Mudakavi completed M.Sc. in Chemistry from I.I.T. Bombay in 1972. Later he joined Indian Institute of Technology Madras, for D.I.I.T. program in Instrumentation and completed his Ph.D. on the 'Separation and Determination of trace quantities of Platinum and Palladium' in 1977. At present he is Principal Research Scientist, at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. During 1986 to 1988 he worked as a Visiting Scientist in Perkin Elmer Corporation Ltd., at Ueberlingen, West Germany where he specialised on the Matrix Modification, Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and Hydride Generation AAS. His current research interests include environmental pollution control, modern instrumental methods of analysis, trace and ultra trace determination of metals and organics, process development and activated carbon fibres. Dr. Mudakavi has guided one Ph.D. and 10 M.E., M.Sc. students. He has 30 years research experience in these areas and published more than 75 papers in national and international journals and chaired several sessions in the national seminars symposia etc. He has been conferred the Best Engineering Material Development Award for the development of Activated Carbon Fabric for use in breathing masks. Dr. Mudakavi has undertaken a number of consultancy projects with WIDIA, HEG, I.I.C., TANFAC, KSPCB, BWSSB, National Bureau of Accreditation, UGC, DST, etc.