The Unclean Sky by Louis J. Battan Science Environment 1966 First Edition

Description: The Unclean Sky: AMeteorologistLooks at Air Pollution by Louis J. Battan. A Doubleday Anchor Original. Part of the Science Study Series by the American Meteorological Society 1919. Illustrations include graphs. The Science Study Series edition is the first publication of The Unclean Sky. Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 66-17454. Copyright 1966 by Educational Services Incorporated. Polluted air gives increasingly serious concern to city planners, doctors, and others involved in the health and well-being of large groups of people, and is a source of annoyance, discomfort, and expense to urban residents. In this book, a prominent meteorologist describes what causes pollution and examines some possible paths to improvement. Dr. Battan shows how the air becomes a dumping ground, filled with particles of smoke from automobiles, forest fires, and jet airplanes, and from soils, cosmic dusts, and volcanoes. He weighs the price of pollution-how raw materials, plants, animals and men, and nature's beauty have suffered from the "unclean air", and concludes with an examination of what has been and can yet be done to improve this worsening situation. Louis J. Battan is Professor of Meteorology and Associate Director of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Arizona. He is also an associate editor of the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, and a regular contributor to the Science Study Series, his previous books being The Nature of Violent Storms, Radar Observes the Weather, and Cloud Physics and Cloud Seeding. The Science Study Series is intended as supplementary reading for students and is a part of the Physical Science Study Committee's new program for the teaching and study of physics. This volume of the Series is one of a number which are sponsored by the american Meteorological Society as a part of its program designed to increase understanding of the atmospheric sciences. It has been prepared with the assistance of Educational Services Incorporated and published in cooperation with Doubleday Anchor Books. This book does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very slight damage to the cover. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no highlighting of text or writing in the margins (except on the inside cover). Underlining of lines throughout book. Minimal identifying marks on the inside cover include pen writing of a first and last name, "Alverno", and "205". Very minimal wear and tear including flattened out bumping, slight scuffing, and back cover discoloring. If purchasing multiple items from our store, please allow time to combine shipping costs in order to save you money. Check out our store for more old books like this and much more! Note to seller: item is located in the cabinets beneath the printer.

Price: 15.95 USD

Location: Dubuque, Iowa

End Time: 2024-12-08T21:20:57.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD