| Environmental Impacts of Road Vehicles: Past, Present and Future Contributor(s): Harrison, R. M. (Editor), Hester, R. E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1782628924 ISBN-13: 9781782628927 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry OUR PRICE: $93.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Pollution Control - Science | Chemistry - Environmental (see Also Environmental Science) - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Series: Issues in Environmental Science and Technology |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 261 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first concerns that come to mind in relation to pollution from road vehicles are direct emissions of carbon dioxide and toxic air pollutants. These are, of course, important but the impacts of road traffic are altogether more substantial. This volume of the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology Series takes a broader view of the effects on the environment and human health, excluding only injury due to road traffic accidents. By looking across the environmental media, air, water and soil, and taking account also of noise pollution, the volume addresses far more than the conventional atmospheric issues. More importantly, however, it examines present and future vehicle technologies, the implications of more extensive use of batteries in electric vehicles and the consequences of recycling vehicles at the end of use. Finally, examples of life-cycle analysis as applied to road vehicles are reviewed. This book is a comprehensive source of authoritative information for students studying pollution, and for policy-makers concerned with vehicle emissions and road traffic impacts more generally. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harrison, R. M.: - Roy Harrison OBE is Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Birmingham. In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science. Professor Harrison's research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy.Hester, R. E.: - Ron Hester is an emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of York. In addition to his research work on a wide range of applications of vibrational spectroscopy, he has been actively involved in environmental chemistry and was a founder member of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Environment Group. His current activities are mainly as an editor and as an external examiner and assessor on courses, individual promotions, and departmental/subject area evaluations both in the UK and abroad. |