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Best books to learn Atmospheric chemistry and air pollution, in order

Air quality is a chemistry problem: smog is not emitted, it is manufactured in the atmosphere out of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons by sunlight, and the same reasoning explains stratospheric ozone loss and the behaviour of aerosols. This path separates the popular accounts from the textbooks deliberately, because the jump between them is large and unsigned.

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How should I approach learning atmospheric chemistry and air pollution?
Air quality is a chemistry problem: smog is not emitted, it is manufactured in the atmosphere out of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons by sunlight, and the same reasoning explains stratospheric ozone loss and the behaviour of aerosols. This path separates the popular accounts from the textbooks deliberately, because the jump between them is large and unsigned.
What's a good book to start atmospheric chemistry and air pollution with?
A strong starting point is Air pollution control engineering by Noel De Nevers. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.
What should I read after atmospheric chemistry and air pollution?
Once you have the fundamentals, explore closely related subjects like Air pollution and clean air, Alchemy and the history of chemistry.

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