Air Quality Management, 2014 Canadian Perspectives on a Global Issue

This book provides a wide overview of the issues related to managing of air quality in Canada. Learn about the air issues that have caused impacts to ecosystems or human health and hence been targeted to be managed. Discover how Canada?s national governance involving a federal government along with provincial and territorial governments impacts the air quality management process. Understand how Canadians manage their air quality in context with the USA, their largest and closest neighbour. Benefit from the experience of 43 of Canada?s most experienced air quality management professionals who share their insights into the state of air quality in Canada today, how it is managed, as well as giving a glimpse into the future.?

PART I : Air Pollution Science.- PART II: Air Quality Impacts.- PART III: Management of Emissions.- PART IV : Policy and Planning.- PART V: Communicating Air Quality Information.​

Could help in planning an air quality program by showing how such programs have been developed in Canada Could provide guidance on developing and improving air quality and environmental management programs Provides guidance on the topics and depth of an introductory course on air quality and its management Gives an overview of the issues of pollutant emissions, air pollution management and air quality in Canada in an easily readable form Includes basic understanding of meteorology, air quality, and health impacts as well as more advanced information on pollutant emissions, dispersal and transport Features sufficient detail that can be of use as a training tool for new recruits Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras