Environmental chemistry
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Environmental chemistry
W.H. Freeman, c1999
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text explores the relationship between chemistry and the environment from the chemical viewpoint. It covers major topical issues such as the "greenhouse effect", the ozone layer, pesticides, and air and water pollution.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Air and energy: stratospheric chemistry - the ozone layer
- ground-level air chemistry and air pollution
- the greenhouse effect and global warming
- current and future energy use, CO2 emissions and their environmental consequences. Part 2 Toxic substances: toxic organic chemicals
- toxic heavy metals. Part 3 Water: the chemistry of natural waters
- the purification of polluted waters. Part 4 Waste and contaminated soil management: hazardous and municipal wastes and the contamination of soil and sediments. Appendix: background organic chemistry. Answers to selected problems.
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