Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere

The series has been edited by Professors Hester and Harrison since it began in 1994. Professor Roy Harrison OBE is listed by ISI Thomson Scientific (on ISI Web of Knowledge) as a Highly Cited Researcher in the Environmental Science/Ecology category. He has an h-index of 54 (i.e. 54 of his papers have received 54 or more citations in the literature).  In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science in the New Year Honours List.  He was profiled by the Journal of Environmental Monitoring (Vol 5, pp 39N-41N, 2003). Professor Harrison’s research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy.Now an emeritus professor, Professor Ron Hester's current activities in chemistry are mainly as an editor and as an external examiner and assessor. He also retains appointments as external examiner and assessor / adviser on courses, individual promotions, and departmental / subject area evaluations both in the UK and abroad.

• Sources, Distributions, and Fates of VOCs in the Atmosphere;Atmospheric VOCs from Natural Sources;The UK Hydrocarbon Monitoring Network;Source Inventories and Control Strategies for VOCs;Gas Phase Tropospheric Chemistry of Organic Compounds;Alternatives to CFCs and their Behaviour in the Atmosphere;Volatile Organic Compounds in Indoor Air;Volatile Organic Compounds: The Development of UK Policy;Subject Index.

"...Should be a great convenience to all concerned with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere to have this particular collection of information in one location....engineers, scientists and students around the globe should find this work of sufficient general interest to strongly consider adding it to their personal library."