Air Pollution Control

  1. Atmospheric Science and Pollutant Behavior
    1. Atmospheric Structure and Properties
      1. Atmospheric Layers
        1. Troposphere Characteristics
          1. Stratosphere Characteristics
            1. Mesosphere and Thermosphere
            2. Atmospheric Composition
              1. Major Gases
                1. Minor Constituents
                  1. Aerosols and Particles
                  2. Physical Properties
                    1. Temperature Profiles
                      1. Pressure Variations
                        1. Density Changes
                      2. Meteorological Factors Affecting Air Quality
                        1. Wind Patterns
                          1. Surface Winds
                            1. Upper-Level Winds
                              1. Local Wind Systems
                                1. Measurement and Analysis
                                2. Atmospheric Stability
                                  1. Temperature Lapse Rates
                                    1. Stability Classifications
                                      1. Pasquill-Gifford Categories
                                      2. Boundary Layer Meteorology
                                        1. Mixing Height Concepts
                                          1. Diurnal Variations
                                            1. Seasonal Changes
                                            2. Temperature Inversions
                                              1. Radiation Inversions
                                                1. Subsidence Inversions
                                                  1. Frontal Inversions
                                                    1. Effects on Pollutant Dispersion
                                                    2. Precipitation Effects
                                                      1. Wet Deposition Processes
                                                        1. Washout and Rainout
                                                          1. Snow and Ice Effects
                                                        2. Pollutant Transport and Dispersion
                                                          1. Advection Processes
                                                            1. Horizontal Transport
                                                              1. Vertical Transport
                                                                1. Long-Range Transport
                                                                2. Diffusion Mechanisms
                                                                  1. Molecular Diffusion
                                                                    1. Turbulent Diffusion
                                                                      1. Eddy Diffusion
                                                                      2. Dispersion Parameters
                                                                        1. Horizontal Dispersion Coefficients
                                                                          1. Vertical Dispersion Coefficients
                                                                            1. Plume Behavior
                                                                          2. Atmospheric Chemistry
                                                                            1. Photochemical Processes
                                                                              1. Solar Radiation Effects
                                                                                1. Photolysis Reactions
                                                                                  1. Photochemical Smog Formation
                                                                                  2. Gas-Phase Reactions
                                                                                    1. Oxidation Processes
                                                                                      1. Radical Chemistry
                                                                                        1. Catalytic Cycles
                                                                                        2. Heterogeneous Chemistry
                                                                                          1. Gas-Particle Interactions
                                                                                            1. Surface Reactions
                                                                                              1. Cloud Chemistry
                                                                                              2. Secondary Pollutant Formation
                                                                                                1. Ozone Formation Mechanisms
                                                                                                  1. Secondary Particulate Matter
                                                                                                    1. Acid Rain Chemistry
                                                                                                  2. Air Quality Modeling
                                                                                                    1. Gaussian Dispersion Models
                                                                                                      1. Basic Gaussian Plume Equation
                                                                                                        1. Point Source Models
                                                                                                          1. Area Source Models
                                                                                                            1. Line Source Models
                                                                                                            2. Box Models
                                                                                                              1. Single-Box Models
                                                                                                                1. Multi-Box Models
                                                                                                                  1. Urban Airshed Models
                                                                                                                  2. Eulerian Grid Models
                                                                                                                    1. Finite Difference Methods
                                                                                                                      1. Chemical Transport Models
                                                                                                                        1. Regional Air Quality Models
                                                                                                                        2. Lagrangian Models
                                                                                                                          1. Particle Trajectory Models
                                                                                                                            1. Puff Models
                                                                                                                              1. Hybrid Models
                                                                                                                              2. Computational Fluid Dynamics
                                                                                                                                1. CFD Principles
                                                                                                                                  1. Turbulence Modeling
                                                                                                                                    1. Building-Scale Modeling

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