The essential guide to environmental chemistry
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The essential guide to environmental chemistry
J. Wiley, 2001
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Taschenatlas der Umweltchemie
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Translated from the German
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"This excellent and most reasonably priced guide is essential reading and a valuable reference source" (The ROSPA Occupational Safety Health Jnl. March 2002) The Essential Guide to Environmental Chemistry outlines the problems and issues facing the environmental chemist throughout the ecosystem. Presented as a ?pocket-atlas?, this useful guide provides a concise overview of environmental pollution in air, water and soil as well as strategies for environmental analysis.
Unique format with text and illustrations on facing pages
Clear, full colour schematic diagrams making up 50% of the book
A ?must-have? for undergraduates/graduates in this field
Table of Contents
Preface.
Introduction
MATERIALS CYCLES
Geochemical cycles
The carbon cycle
The nitrogen cycle
The sulphur cycle
The phosphorus cycle
Metal cycles
Special cycles
THE ATMOSPHERE
Physicochemical processes
Ecological photochemistry
Air pollution from combustion
Anthropogenous pollutants and their effects
Principles of air quality control
WATER
The Earth's water cycle
Chemistry in bodies of water
Processes for the preparation of drinking water
Basic principles of waste water chemistry and sewage treatment
SOIL
Basic principles of soil science
Physico- and biogeochemical processes
Metals and acid rain
Organic Contaminants
Methods for soil remediation
Chemistry and technology in landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY OF SELECTED XENOBIOTICS AND HEAVY METALS
Pathways of pollutants, food chains and properties of materials
General decomposition pathways
Hydrocarbons: PAHs and PCBs
Dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans
Pesticides and tensides
Heavy metals and their species
PROBLEM- AND ACTIVITY-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
Environmental analaysis - strategies and concepts
Ecotoxicological concepts for evaluating risk
Bibliography
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"