This state-of-the-art book is a comprehensive treatment of atmospheric chemistry, including the application
of measurements, mechanisms, and models to systems ranging from natural to highly polluted urban areas. Fundamentals
are presented in a manner valuable not only to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and atmospheric chemists,
but also to scientists and engineers in related areas. The current state of knowledge in this exciting and dynamic
area is examined in depth, with emphasis on the chemical and physical interactions between the troposphere and
the stratosphere. Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere concludes by drawing on material in the 15 previous
chapters to explore its application to the development of reliable risk assessments and effective control strategies
for ozone, acids, particles, and airborne toxic chemicals.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Overview of the Chemistry of Polluted and Remote Atmospheres
2. The Atmospheric System
3. Spectroscopy and Photochemistry: Fundamentals
4. Photochemistry of Important Atmospheric Species
5. Kinetics and Atmospheric Chemistry
6. Rates and Mechanisms of Gas-Phase Reactions in Irradiated Organic - NO[subscript x] - Air Mixtures
7. Chemistry of Inorganic Nitrogen Compounds
8. Acid Deposition: Formation and Fates of Inorganic and Organic Acids in the Troposphere
9. Particles in the Troposphere
10. Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Derivatives: Atmospheric Chemistry and Toxicological Implications
11. Analytical Methods and Typical Atmospheric Concentrations for Gases and Particles
12. Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Chemistry in the Stratosphere
13. Scientific Basis for Control of Halogenated Organics
14. Global Tropospheric Chemistry and Climate Change
15. Indoor Air Pollution: Sources, Levels, Chemistry, and Fates
16. Applications of Atmospheric Chemistry: Air Pollution Control Strategies and Risk Assessments for Tropospheric
Ozone and Associated Photochemical Oxidants, Acids, Particles, and Hazardous Air Pollutants
Appendix I. Enthalpies of Formation of Some Gaseous Molecules, Atoms, and Free Radicals at 298 K
Appendix II. Bond Dissociation Energies
Appendix III. Running the OZIPR Model
Appendix IV. Some Relevant Web Sites
Appendix V. Pressures and Temperatures for Standard Atmosphere
Appendix VI. Answers to Selected Problems