Meet the editor

Syed Abdul Rehman Khan is a professor of Supply Chain and Logistics Management. Dr. Khan achieved his Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certificate from the United States and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Since 2020, Dr. Khan has been affiliated with Xuzhou University of Technology, China, as an associate professor. He has more than nine years of core experience in supply

chain and logistics at industry and academic levels. He has attended several international conferences and has been invited as a keynote speaker in different countries. He has published more than 100 scientific research papers in well-renowned international journals and conferences. He is also a regular contributor to conferences and workshops worldwide.

Contents

**Section 1**

A Case-Study for Ozone *by David Galán Madruga*

Nayarit, Mexico

*and Karthik Ramasamy*

Health Impacts of Air Pollution *by Muhammad Ikram Bin A Wahab*

**Section 2**

**Preface XIII**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 17**

**Chapter 3 37**

Air Pollution **59**

**Chapter 4 61**

**Chapter 5 77**

Particle and Carbon Monoxide Atmospheric Pollution in the City of Tepic,

*by Mario García, Héctor Ulloa, Omar García, Hermes Ramírez, Aida Fajardo,* 

Characterization of Atmospheric Mercury in the High-Altitude Background

*by Manikanda Bharath Karuppasamy, Srinivasalu Seshachalam, Usha Natesan* 

Implication of Secondary Atmospheric Pollutants in the Air Quality:

Poor Air Quality: A Dark Cloud of Filth Poisons *by Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Adeel Shah and Zhang Yu*

*Claudia Saldaña, Sarah Messina and Yamilet Rodríguez*

Station and Coastal Urban City in South Asia

## Contents


## **Chapter 6 99**

Medellin Air Quality Initiative (MAUI) *by Andres Yarce Botero, Olga Lucia Quintero Montoya, Santiago Lopez-Restrepo, Nicolás Pinel, Jhon Edinson Hinestroza, Elias David Niño-Ruiz, Jimmy Anderson Flórez, Angela María Rendón, Monica Lucia Alvarez-Laínez, Andres Felipe Zapata-Gonzalez, Jose Fernando Duque Trujillo, Elena Montilla, Andres Pareja, Jean Paul Delgado, Jose Ignacio Marulanda Bernal, Jaime Andres Betancur, Alejandro Vélez, Arjo Segers, Arnold Heemink, Juan Ernesto Soto, Bibiana Esperanza Boada Sanabria and Sara Lorduy*

## **Chapter 7 137**


## **Chapter 8 157** A Synthesis of the Information Given by Temporal Data Series: The Representative Day *by Tiziano Tirabassi and Daniela Buske* **Chapter 9 167** Why Airborne Pesticides Are So Dangerous *by Tomaz Langenbach, Tácio M.P. de Campos and Luiz Querino Caldas* **Chapter 10 183** Air Pollution, Health and Perception *by Banwari Dandotiya* **Section 3** Environmental Sustainability Practices **197 Chapter 11 199** Aerotechnogenic Pollution of Boreal Forests in Northern Europe *by Alexander Evdokimov*

**Chapter 12 213** Influence of Microenvironments and Personal Activities on Personal PM2.5 Exposures among Children and Adults *by Mahima Habil, David D. Massey and Ajay Taneja*


**Chapter 14 253**

**Chapter 15 271**

Evaluation of Particulate Matter Pollution in Micro-Environments

Correlation between Air Quality and Wastewater Pollution

of Office Buildings—A Case Study of Delhi, India *by Saurabh Mendiratta, Sunil Gulia, Prachi Goyal* 

*and Sanjeev Kumar Goyal*

*by Karzan Mohammed Khalid*

## **Chapter 14 253**

**Chapter 6 99**

**Chapter 7 137**

**Chapter 8 157**

**Chapter 9 167**

**Chapter 10 183**

Environmental Sustainability Practices **197**

**Chapter 11 199**

**Chapter 12 213**

**Chapter 13 229**

*by Andres Yarce Botero, Olga Lucia Quintero Montoya, Santiago Lopez-Restrepo,* 

*Jimmy Anderson Flórez, Angela María Rendón, Monica Lucia Alvarez-Laínez, Andres Felipe Zapata-Gonzalez, Jose Fernando Duque Trujillo, Elena Montilla,* 

*Nicolás Pinel, Jhon Edinson Hinestroza, Elias David Niño-Ruiz,* 

*Andres Pareja, Jean Paul Delgado, Jose Ignacio Marulanda Bernal, Jaime Andres Betancur, Alejandro Vélez, Arjo Segers, Arnold Heemink,* 

Data Assimilation as a Tool to Improve Chemical Transport Models

*by Santiago Lopez-Restrepo, Andrés Yarce Botero, Olga Lucia Quintero, Nicolás Pinel, Jhon Edinson Hinestroza, Elias David Niño-Ruiz,* 

*Monica Lucia Alvarez-Laínez, Andres Felipe Zapata-Gonzalez, Jose Fernando Duque Trujillo, Elena Montilla, Andres Pareja, Jean Paul Delgado, Jose Ignacio Marulanda Bernal, Bibiana Boada, Juan Ernesto Soto, Sara Lorduy, Jaime Andres Betancur, Arjo Segers* 

A Synthesis of the Information Given by Temporal Data Series:

Aerotechnogenic Pollution of Boreal Forests in Northern Europe

Influence of Microenvironments and Personal Activities on Personal PM2.5 Exposures among Children and Adults *by Mahima Habil, David D. Massey and Ajay Taneja*

Fossil Fuel Fires: A Forgotten Factor of Air Quality

*Juan Ernesto Soto, Bibiana Esperanza Boada Sanabria* 

Medellin Air Quality Initiative (MAUI)

Performance in Developing Countries

*by Tiziano Tirabassi and Daniela Buske*

Air Pollution, Health and Perception

Why Airborne Pesticides Are So Dangerous *by Tomaz Langenbach, Tácio M.P. de Campos* 

*Jimmy Anderson Flórez, Angela Maíra Rendón,* 

*and Sara Lorduy*

*and Arnold Heemink*

The Representative Day

*and Luiz Querino Caldas*

*by Banwari Dandotiya*

*by Alexander Evdokimov*

*by Łukasz Kruszewski*

**II**

**Section 3**

Evaluation of Particulate Matter Pollution in Micro-Environments of Office Buildings—A Case Study of Delhi, India *by Saurabh Mendiratta, Sunil Gulia, Prachi Goyal and Sanjeev Kumar Goyal*

## **Chapter 15 271**

Correlation between Air Quality and Wastewater Pollution *by Karzan Mohammed Khalid*

Preface

Due to the lack of environmental policies and unplanned industrialization, the world faces air pollution and climate change challenges. No doubt increasing air pollution is creating an alarming situation for the fauna and flora. In addition, manufacturing and logistical operations are heavily dependent on fossil fuels and

Air quality is measured through the Air Quality Index (AQI), based on the concentration of pollutants present in the air in a particular area. Poor air quality has adverse impacts on human, animal, and plant life. Further, air pollution is also a cause of acidic rain, which directly and/or indirectly affects the agricultural sector

With the help of the Clean Air Act of the 1970s, the United States significantly controlled air pollution in their territories. However, 80% of the world's energy budget comes from burning fossil fuels, thus the world needs collective efforts to reduce dependence on burning fossil fuels and recover environmental sustainability

We would like to thank the contributors of the book for their extraordinary hard work. We would also like to thank IntechOpen and Author Service Manager Ms. Iva Lipovćfor her help in coordinating and facilitating this project. We also extend our

> **Dr. Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, PhD** Xuzhou University of Technology,

Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Spatial Information Engineering,

Xuzhou, China

Beijing, China

by adopting renewable energy sources and green practices.

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energy consumption, fueling air pollution.

and converts into water pollution.

Thank you,
