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Air Pollution Control 101

One of the favored features of the second edition of the Air Pollution Control Equipment Selection Guide was this introductory chapter. The intent is to provide an overview of the basics of air pollution control and introduce newcomers to some of the terminology that will appear in subsequent chapters. This chapter has been used by some instructors to supplement additional studies particularly in application engineering. For this reason, and others, this chapter with some updates has been included in this 3rd edition.

Having spent more than 40 years in the air pollution control industry, I am still amazed how the basics of air pollution control are misunderstood by so many people.

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