Integrated Air Quality Management: Asian Case Studies

Based on 10 years of coordinated research on the worsening of the air pollution problem in Asias developing nations, this book provides an overview of air quality in urban areas across Asia. It discusses pollution in Bangkok, Thailand; Beijing, China; Chennai, India; Bandung; Indonesia; Manila, Philippines; and Hanoi, Vietnam and offers potential pollution reduction approaches. This reference covers data collection, modeling of urban pollution levels, control technologies, and devices for toxic gaseous pollutants and integrates them into a cost-effective air quality management strategy for the major polluting sources in Asia and around the world.