Atmospheric Pollution and Environmental Change

Sarah Metcalfe is Professor of Earth and Environmental Dynamics in the School of Geography at the University of Nottingham, UK. Dick Derwent is an independent consultant and has worked for over thirty years on air pollution and atmospheric chemistry. He has worked in major research organisations and for the UK government in developing and implementing air pollution policies. He was a contributor to the IPCC Working Group 1 3rd assessment. Both authors have served on a number of review and expert groups on air pollution issues for the UK government.

'This book is an authoritative but accessible synthesis of environmental pollution as a major cause of environmental change ... ...a very useful book that addresses many of the issues covered by atmospheric pollution in a very accessible way... I found this book as complete and informative as possible and of utmost importance to interested readers, whatever their background or motivations.' International Journal of Environment and Pollution"I found this book an excellent introduction to the topic with a highly informative distillation of some key observed trends and future model predictions."The Geographical Journal

• BackgroundIdentifying atmospheric pollutionThe global atmosphereRegional scale air pollutionUrban air qualityModelling atmospheric pollution and environmental changePollution regulationSuccesses, surprises and outstanding issues