Fundamentals of Stack Gas Dispersion is a book devoted to the fundamentals of air pollution dispersion modeling of continuous, buoyant pollution plumes from stationary point sources. The first edition was published in 1979. The current fourth edition was published in 2005. The subjects covered in the book include atmospheric turbulence and stability classes, buoyant plume rise, Gaussian dispersion calculations and modeling, time-averaged concentrations, wind velocity profiles, fumigations, trapped plumes and gas flare stack plumes. The constraints and assumptions involved in the basic equations are fully explained. The book has received favorable reviews, including a description of its "simple straightforward explanations" for a "full course in single-source dispersive modeling". The book has been widely cited and referenced 590 times in the technical literature and on the Internet. It has also been referenced in the regulatory publications of 23 state or national governmental agencies worldwide. Copies of the book have been purchased in 77 different countries and it is or has been used as recommended reading or a textbook in 46 university courses worldwide. Currently, 214 libraries have copies available. Wikipedia [ - ]

Fundamentals of Stack Gas Dispersion is a book devoted to the fundamentals of air pollution... [ + ]