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Air Pollution and Plant Life
J N B Bell
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Description for Air Pollution and Plant Life
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the direct and indirect effects of air pollutants on plant life. This book also covers both physiological and biochemical impacts as well as larger-scale effects at the whole plant/ecological level. It is useful for students in Environmental Science, and Biological Science and Agriculture. Editor(s): Bell, J. N. B.; Treshow, Michael. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSBT; PSTS; RB; RNC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 814.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471490913
SKU
V9780471490913
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About J N B Bell
J. N. B. Bell is the editor of Air Pollution and Plant Life, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. M. Treshow is the editor of Air Pollution and Plant Life, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.
Reviews for Air Pollution and Plant Life
"...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)