Air and Noise Pollution Control

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Air Pollution Control

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction to Air Pollution

      • Howard E. Hesketh

      Pages 3-39

   3. Fabric Filtration

      • Howard E. Hesketh

      Pages 41-60

   4. Cyclones

      • David Leith

      Pages 61-101

   5. Electrostatic Precipitation

      • Thomas T. Shen, Norman C. Pereira

      Pages 103-143

   6. Wet Scrubbing

      • Elmar R. Altwicker

      Pages 145-198

   7. Atmospheric Dilution

      • Bing T. Yang

      Pages 199-270

   8. Ventilation and Air Conditioning

      • Mu Hao Wang, Lawrence K. Wang

      Pages 271-353

   9. Other Air Pollution Control Techniques

      • Howard E. Hesketh

      Pages 355-392

3. Noise Pollution Control

   1. Front Matter

      Pages ins1-ins1

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   2. Introduction to Noise Pollution

      • Norman C. Pereira

      Pages 393-410

   3. Noise Control

      • Paul Jensen

      Pages 411-474

4. Back Matter

   Pages 475-484

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The past few years have seen the emergence of a growing, widespread desire in this country, and indeed everywhere, that positive actions be taken to restore the quality of our environment, and to protect it from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution-air, noise, solid waste, and water. Since pollution is a direct or" indirect consequence of waste, if there is no waste, there can be no pollution, and the seemingly idealistic demand for" zero discharge" can be construed as a demand for zero waste. However, as long as there is waste, we can only attempt to abate the consequent pollution by converting it to a less noxious form. In those instances in which a particular type of pollution has been recognized, three major questions usually arise: 1, How serious is the pollution? 2, Is the technology to abate it available? and 3, Do the costs of abatement justify the degree of abatement achieved? The principal intention of this series of books is to help the reader to formulate answers to the last two of the above three questions. The traditional approach of applying tried-and-true solutions to specific pollution problems has been a major factor contributing to the success of environmental engineering, and in large measure has accounted for the establishing of a "methodology of pollution control.

• Air pollution
• Tore
• atmosphere
• environment
• environmental engineering
• pollution
• pollution control

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, USA

  Lawrence K. Wang

• Olin Corporation, Charleston, USA

  Norman C. Pereira

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