Air Pollution

Emerging Contaminants and Control Strategies

Jose Gustavo Ronderos-Lara, Hugo Albeiro Saldarriaga Noreña

• Publisher: IntechOpen
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9781836357001
• Print ISBN:
  9781836357018
• Topic: Physical Sciences

Air pollution research is rapidly expanding from compliance metrics to source-resolved, health-relevant evidence that supports action. This book presents international case studies and perspectives on key air pollutants, with emphasis on PM2.5, ultrafine particles, and atmospheric ammonia. Chapters cover chemical characterization and source apportionment, toxicity potential and guideline benchmarking, and the analytical methods needed for accurate measurement of reactive species that drive secondary aerosol formation. The book discusses mitigation options, ranging from source-focused strategies to nature-based approaches such as tolerant plant species, and bridges atmospheric science with practical monitoring and control applications.

Table of contents

• Air Pollution - Emerging Contaminants and Control Strategies
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1 - Introductory Chapter: Air Pollution – Emerging Contaminants and Control Strategies
• Chapter 2 - Accurate and Precise Atmospheric Ammonia Measurement: From Emission Sources, Analytical Methods to Mitigation Strategies
• Chapter 3 - Evaluation of PM 2.5 Air Quality at the University of Lagos, Nigeria: Source Attribution, Toxicity Potential, and Adherence to National and International Guidelines
• Chapter 4 - Chemical Characteristics, Source Apportionment, and Potential Impacts of PM2.5 Emitted from Ship Exhausts at an Asian Industrial Seaport on Urban Air Quality
• Chapter 5 - Assessment of Air Pollution and Its Mitigation Potential Using Tolerant Plant Species in Rivers State, Nigeria
• Chapter 6 - Perspective Chapter: Exploring Ultrafine Particle Emission Sourcesand Predictions – Recent Case Studies from South Asian Urban Areas in Taiwan