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Highway Pollution

  • 1st Edition, Volume 44 - August 30, 1991
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: R.S. Hamilton, R.M. Harrison
  • Language: English

Long before "green" issues became a subject of widespread concern, both editors of the present book were heavily involved in research relating to pollutants in the highway… Read more

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Description

Long before "green" issues became a subject of widespread concern, both editors of the present book were heavily involved in research relating to pollutants in the highway environment. The result was the First International Symposium on Highway Pollution in 1983 with subsequent Second and Third Symposia held in London and Munich respectively.

The proceedings of these three conferences were published respectively as Volumes 33, 59, and 93 of The Science of the Total Environment which provided individual insights into developing research projects. This book is an attempt at a more coherent overview of highway pollution in which leading international authorities were invited to contribute their works.

This book covers all aspects of air, water and noise pollution in the vicinity of highways. Sources, transport and effects are reviewed and control by engineering and legal procedures are considered. The current state of knowledge is put into perspective in this unique work.

Table of contents

1. The Influence of Highway-Related Pollutants on Environmental Quality (D.J. Ball, R.S. Hamilton and R.M. Harrison). 2. Highway Pollutant Monitoring (R.S. Hamilton, R.M. Harrison, I.S. McCrae and N.I. Ward). 3. Atmospheric Dispersion and Deposition Modelling (B.E.A. Fisher). 4. Highway Runoff Transport Modelling (M.J. Hall and R.S. Hamilton). 5. Highway Runoff Quality, Environmental Impacts and Control (T. Hvitved-Jacobson and Y.A. Yousef). 6. Quantitative Determination of Highway Emissions in the Air using Receptor Models (P.K. Hopke). 7. Human Health Effects of Highway-Related Pollutants (D.R. Lynam and G.D. Pfeifer). 8. Effects of Highway Pollutants upon Terrestrial Ecosystems (P.F. Scanlon). 9. Noise Pollution (K. Attenborough). 10. The Development of Emission Control Technology for Motor Vehicles (G.J.K. Acres). 11. Highway Runoff Quality Management by Real Time Control (W. Schilling). 12. Legislation Relating to Highway Pollution (D. Hughes). APPENDIX: Environmental Quality Standards. Index

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 44
  • Published: August 30, 1991
  • Language: English

About the editors

RH

R.S. Hamilton

Affiliations and expertise
Centre for Urban Pollution Research, Middlesex Polytechnic, London, England

RH

R.M. Harrison

Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Public & Environmental Health, School of Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England

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