AIR POLLUTION – MONITORING, MODELLING, HEALTH AND CONTROL Edited by Mukesh Khare Air Pollution – Monitoring, Modelling, Health and Control Edited by Mukesh Khare Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers, this license allows users to download, copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Maja Bozicevic Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer InTech Design Team First published March, 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from [email protected] Air Pollution – Monitoring, Modelling, Health and Control, Edited by Mukesh Khare p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0381-3 Contents   Preface IX Chapter 1 Pollution and Air Quality in Târgovişte Municipality and Its Surroundings (Romania) 1 Pehoiu Gica and Murărescu Ovidiu Chapter 2 Comprehensive Comparison of Trace Metal Concentrations in Inhaled Air Samples 29 Mehmet Yaman Chapter 3 Effect of Air Pollutants on Vegetation in Tropical Climate: A Case Study of Delhi City 67 Sumanth Chinthala and Mukesh Khare Chapter 4 Physico-Chemical Characterisation of Aerosol Particles at Canopy Level in Urban Zone 75 S. Despiau Chapter 5 Biomonitoring of Airborne Heavy Metal Contamination 97 Mehran Hoodaji, Mitra Ataabadi and Payam Najafi Chapter 6 Air Quality Study, Comparison Between the Proposed and Actual Scenarios of Generator Sets in Havana, by Using CALPUFF Model 123 Yasser Antonio Fonseca Rodríguez, Leonor Turtós Carbonell, Elieza Meneses Ruiz, Gil Capote Mastrapa and José de Jesús Rivero Oliva Chapter 7 On the Impact of Time-Resolved Boundary Conditions on the Simulation of Surface Ozone and PM10 147 Gabriele Curci Chapter 8 Recovery and Reuse of SO 2 from Thermal Power Plant Emission 169 Arun Kumar Sharma, Shveta Acharya, Rashmi Sharma and Meenakshi Saxena VI Contents Chapter 9 Design Efficiency of ESP 197 Maria Jędrusik and Arkadiusz Świerczok Chapter 10 Allergens, Air Pollutants and Immune System Function in the Era of Global Warming 221 Barbara Majkowska-Wojciechowska and Marek L. Kowalski Preface   This book provides a comprehensive compilation of chapters in air quality modelling, monitoring, exposure, health and control. The book consists of two volumes. Air Pollution – Monitoring, Modelling and Health mainly consist of chapters describing pioneering research findings in air quality monitoring, modelling, exposure and health; Air Pollution – Monitoring, Modelling, Health and Control comprises research findings on air quality monitoring, modelling, exposure, health and control. The book seeks to provide environmental scientists, engineers, researchers and students with a comprehensive and organised body of information in the area of air pollution. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the chapter authors for their competence, dedication and patience in the production of the book. Thanks are also due to the Ms. Maja Bozicevic, Publishing Process Manager for her help and support in the preparation of the entire book volume. Sincere appreciation is extended to Mr. Sunil and Mr. Sumanth Chinthala who provided extremely valuable organizational assistance throughout the book production cycle.   Dr. Mukesh Khare IIT Delhi Civil Engineering Department India