Long description:

Air Pollution and Related Health Risks: Investigating Environmental Health and Sustainability provides discussion on advanced atmospheric phenomena as they relate to health risks and environmental sustainability. Sections cover challenges, the carcinogenic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the atmosphere, and reviews of microplastics and organic aerosol compositions. The book's editors also complete a micro and macro analysis of PM2.5 and PM10 spatio-temporal properties in the Himalayan environment, and aerosol radiative and health impacts are also explored. Other sections cover wet deposition and scavenging of atmospheric pollutants and a risk assessment of living-non-living airborne particles to human health.

Post-graduates and early-career researchers in atmospheric sciences, geophysics, environmental science, and meteorology will find much to learn and apply in this valuable resource.

• Explores meteorological linkages with air quality and advances in atmospheric science that address considerable changes in local, regional, and global climates
• Provides in-depth explanations of all five climate system components
• Addresses serious worries about climate change and global warming, as well as a full explanation of the basis of these fears
• Includes new, unique content on the troposphere, indoor/outdoor air quality theory, and the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) observations and modeling approaches

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. The Carcinogenic Effect of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in an Urban Atmosphere
3. Comparative Study on Black Carbon Aerosols During Diwali Festivals and Their Source Apportionment Over an Urban City in Eastern India
4. Particulate Matter Characterization and Analysis Through Experimental and Theoretical Approaches
5. Aerosol Radiative Effects and Health Implications: Insights From Ground-Based Measurements and Modeling
6. Real-Time Characterization, Seasonal Variation, and Source Apportionment of Black Carbon in Urban Area
7. Characterization of Dicarboxylic Acids, Ketoacids, ?-Dicarbonyls, Sugar Compounds, and Carbonaceous Species Connection with Atmospheric Aerosols of Rural Area
8. Risk Assessment of Living-Nonliving Airborne Particles to Human Health
9. Microplastic in the atmosphere and health
10. Air pollution’s impacts: Environmental degradation and consequences
11. Comfort to Heat Stress: A Matter of Mean Radiant Temperature, Humidity, Universal Thermal Climate Index
12. Investigation of Climate and Weather Impact Risks on Human Health
13. Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in Air
14. Submicron Particulate Exposure and Attributable Health Risks
15. Potential Risk Assessment From Elevated Contamination Levels of Speed Hump Road Soil on Human Health
16. Effect of heat wave events on air-quality: Implications for environmental health
17. Volcanic eruptions as a cause of extreme weather with special focus on Hong Kong
18. Earth observation applications in air quality and climate research
19. Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Space-Borne Climatic Parameters and Aerosol Variability over Large Himalayan Glacial Extent
20. Fuzzy-Based Prioritized Clean Air Assessment Tool for Identifying Air Pollution Hotspots in India
21. Conclusion and Future Perspective