Desonie, Dana.

Atmosphere air pollution and its effects / [electronic resource] : Dana Desonie. - New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c2007. - 1 online resource (xii, 194 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), map - Our fragile planet . - Desonie, Dana. Our fragile planet. .

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.

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 -- 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 -- Ozone loss in the stratosphere -- Climate change.

9781438105628 (electronic bk.) 1438105622 (electronic bk.)


Atmosphere.
Weather.
Meteorology.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

QC861.3 / .D47 2007eb

551.5