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Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling: An Introduction to Practical Applications book cover

1st Edition

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling An Introduction to Practical Applications

By Rod Barratt Copyright 2001
166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge
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To comply with legal and other standards, businesses and regulators are increasingly required to make decisions based on risk assessments of the potential effects of their activities on the environment. Atmospheric dispersion modelling is a cost-effective method, allowing various scenarios to be explored before expensive investment takes place. This guide offers advice on this environmental... Read more
Why Model Air Quality? * Types of Model * Understanding the Atmosphere * Emission Inventories * The Gaussian Plume Dispersion Model * Simple Modelling for Point and Mobile Sources * Refined Computer Models * Modelling Emergency Releases * Practical Applications * Modelling Guidelines * Appendix 1: Air Quality Standards * Appendix 2: Land Use Categories * Appendix 3: Selected Model Summaries * Appendix 4: Selected Sources of Additional Information * Appendix 5: Web Addresses * Appendix 6: Solutions to Exercise * Appendix 7: Glossary * Index

Biography

A Chartered Chemist by profession, Dr Rod Barratt has spent most of his career in the teaching and practice of air quality management. He built a practical foundation in his subject in local government environmental protection and engineering consultancy. In 1987 he joined the Open University, where he is Head of the Department of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering. His teaching interests focus on air quality management and wider aspects of safety, health and environmental management.In addition to about 40 journal publications, he has written two books dealing with environmental management, and has contributed a chapter on energy management to a book on clean technology. As an expert witness, he has used atmospheric dispersion modelling in developing evidence for public inquiries relating to the planning aspects of road, industrial and mineral working activities.

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