Editorial Reviews
Review
"...should be studied by many, whose interest lies in the preservation of air quality..." (International Journal of Environment Studies, Vol.60, No.2, 2003)
"...Bell and Treshow have produced what I suspect will be a classic. (Times Higher Educational Supplement, 30 May 2003)
Book Description
This standard textbook provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the direct and indirect impacts of air pollution on plant life. Written by an international team of experts, the book covers the main historical aspects and sources of pollutants, atmospheric transport and transformations of pollutants, and issues of global change and the use of science in air pollution policy formulation.
* covers all the main phytotoxic pollutants with due consideration given to impacts at all levels of plant organisation from molecular to ecological.
* emphasises the effects of air pollutants in altering plant response to common stresses, both abiotic and biotic - fields in which considerable progress has been made since publication of the first edition.
* includes coverage of how research leads to pollution control policy development.
Essential reading for students in Environmental Science, Biological Science and Agriculture, as well as environmental consultants and professionals involved in air quality research and the application of air quality guidelines and advice.
Air Pollution and Plant Life
Air Pollution and Plant Life,J. N. B. Bell,M. Treshow,John Wiley & Sons,0471490911,Agriculture - Agronomy,Air,Effect of air pollution on,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Environmental aspects,Life Sciences - Botany,Life Sciences - Ecology,Plants,Pollution,Science,Science/Mathematics,Applied ecology,Atmospheric pollution,Earth Sciences,Plant ecology,Science / Botany,Toxicology (non-medical)
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