Environmental chemistry : a global perspective

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Title:

Environmental chemistry : a global perspective

Author:

VanLoon, Gary W.

ISBN:

9780199228867

Personal Author:

VanLoon, Gary W.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xiv, 545 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Contents:

Environmental chemistry -- The earth's atmosphere -- Stratospheric chemistry: ozone -- Tropospheric chemistry: smog -- Tropospheric chemistry: precipitation -- Atmospheric aerosols -- Chemistry of urban and indoor atmospheres -- The chemistry of global climate -- The hydrosphere -- Distribution of species in aquatic systems -- Gases in water -- Organic matter in water -- Metals and semi-metals in the hydrosphere -- Environmental chemistry of colloids and surfaces -- Microbiological processes -- Water pollution and water treatment chemistry -- The terrestrial environment -- Soil properties -- The chemistry of solid wastes -- Synthetic organic chemicals -- The future earth.

Abstract:

This text covers topics that deal with the chemistry of the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the terrestrial environment. It emphasizes the chemical principles which apply to environmental studies, and includes a broad range of examples and exercises.

Subject Term:

Environmental chemistry.

Environmental chemistry -- Problems, exercises, etc.

Added Author:

Duffy, Stephen J.

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Chemistry is covered at just the right depth for students to develop a thorough understanding of natural processes.Chemical processes shape the world we live in; the air we breathe, the water we drink, the weather we experience. Guiding us through the chemical composition of the three key environmental systems; the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and terrestrial environment; the authors explain the chemical processes which occur within and between each system, allowing for better understanding of how they behave. We then see how human activity continues to affect the chemical behaviour of these environmental systems, and what the consequences of these natural processes being disturbed can be.