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Document ID (ISN)21020
CIS number 74-1099
ISBN(s) 2-88020-002-4
Year 1974
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Ross R.D.
Title Air pollution and industry - Harmful effects, analysis and control of industrial effluents, technology of pollution control
Original title La pollution atmosphérique et l'industrie - Nuisance, analyse et contrôle des émissions, technologie anti-pollution. [in French]
Bibliographic information Technique et documentation, 11, rue Lavoisier, 75008 Paris, France, 1974. 406p. Illus. 344 ref. Price: FF.198.00.
Abstract French translation of "Air Pollution and Industry", published in the USA in 1972. Sections are devoted to: definition of the problem; effects of air pollution on the environment; air pollutants; analytic techniques in the field of air pollution; improving existing systems; types of equipment for the removal of particulate matter; choice of substances for the treatment of residual gases; atmospheric pollution during the treatment of liquid and solid waste. Summaries of various legal provisions (France, Belgium, Switzerland) and a list of specialised French organisations are appended.
Descriptors (primary) atmospheric pollution; pollution control
Descriptors (secondary) carbon monoxide; carbon dioxide; dust collectors; sulfur dioxide; gas cleaning; biological effects; sampling and analysis; evaluation of control measures
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Environmental pollution
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Air pollution
Pollution control
Environmental pollution