Chemistry of The Environment
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Chemistry of The Environment

  1. 584 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Chemistry of The Environment

About this book

Chemistry of the Environment provides a basic level of chemical knowledge on the principles of environmental chemistry and a general understanding of environmental problems. Organized into 17 chapters, this book is developed from the notes for a course in "Chemistry of the Environment for juniors, seniors, and graduate students in Science and Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The opening chapters of this book discuss the problems related to waste disposal and energy production and the principles of atmospheric circulation and photochemical reactions, with an emphasis on the effects of human activities on the atmosphere and climate. Considerable chapters are devoted to various industries, including petroleum chlorinated hydrocarbons, pesticides, heavy metals, and nuclear chemistry, and the contributions of these industries to environmental problems. General topics on both natural and technological processes that impinge on the environment are explored. Other chapters discuss the principles of atmospheric photochemistry and the natural and artificial photochemical processes occurring in the biosphere. This book also examines the chemistry of some of the most important elements and how they relate to the properties of the environment and to biological effects. The concluding chapter provides insights into the nature, as well as the sources and the hazards of ionizing radiation in the environment, with particular emphasis on naturally occurring and artificial nuclear sources of ionizing radiation. This book is of great benefit to environmental chemists and researchers, biochemists, and elementary organic chemists.

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780120730506
eBook ISBN
9780323145190
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Chemistry
Index
Chemistry

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Chemistry of the Environment
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1.INTRODUCTION
  7. Chapter 2. ENERGY
  8. Chapter 3. ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND BEHAVIOR
  9. Chapter 4. ENERGY AND CLIMATE
  10. Chapter 5. PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS AND COAL
  11. Chapter 6. SOAPS AND DETERGENTS
  12. Chapter 7. PESTICIDES, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS, AND OTHER CHLOROORGANIC COMPOUNDS
  13. Chapter 8. THIRD GENERATION INSECT CONTROL
  14. Chapter 9. PRINCIPLES OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY
  15. Chapter 10. ATMOSPHERIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY
  16. Chapter 11. PHOTOCHEMISTRY IN THE BIOSPHERE
  17. Chapter 12. POLYMERS AND PLASTICS
  18. Chapter 13. CHEMISTRY IN AQUEOUS MEDIA
  19. Chapter 14. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY ON SOME IMPORTANT ELEMENTS
  20. Chapter 15. NATURAL WATER SYSTEMS
  21. Chapter 16. THE EARTH'S CRUST
  22. Chapter 17. NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
  23. Index