Air Pollution and Its Complications

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Transport mechanisms, potential sources and radiative impacts of black carbon aerosols on the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau glaciers.- Chapter 3. Impact of urban and semi-urban aerosols on the cloud microphysical properties and precipitation.- Chapter 4. Aerosol Characteristics and its Impact on Regional Climate over Northern India.- Chapter 5. Impacts of air pollution on Himalayan Region.- Chapter 6. Human associated potential risk of metals bound fine particulate matter.- Chapter 7. Potential impacts of gaseous air pollutants on global crop yields under climate change uncertainties and urbanization.- Chapter 8. Impacts of air pollutants on forest ecosystem and role in ecological imbalance.- Chapter 9. Green technologies to combat air pollution.- Chapter 10. Urban mobility associated ambient air quality and policies for environmental implications.- Index.                          

Dr. Shani Tiwari is a scientist and working at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India. He received his doctorate degree from Banaras Hindu University. After his doctorate, he served at Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Japan as a Designated Assistant Professor. He also worked at Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad India and Environmental Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, China, as Postdoctoral Fellow. His research focuses on sedimentary black carbon, marine aerosol, environmental pollution and climate change. He has published 34 peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters in international/national journals with h/i10 - index 13/15 and also has delivered several oral, posters presentations along with an invited talk in various national/ international conferences/meetings. He also serves as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed research journals.


Dr. Pallavi Saxena is an Assistant Professor, Environmental Science, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. She has been awarded DST Fast Track Young Scientist position at School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She has completed her Post Doc from Space and Atmospheric Sciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, India. She has completed her studies till Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science from the University of Delhi. Dr. Pallavi has defended her Ph.D work on "Effect of Photochemical Pollutants on Plant Species. Her area of interest is air pollution and plant physiology and working in this area since 18 years. She is elected as Chair of South Asia and Middle East Region of Early Career Scientist Network of iLEAPS community, UK. She has also been awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Doctoral Scholarship, CSIR SRF, Young Scientist Award-ISPP, DBT BioCaRe Award during her research career. She has published 25 research papers in high impact factor journals and published4