Des W Connell

Basic Concepts of Environmental Chemistry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Incorporating advances made since the 1997 publication of the first edition, this book includes material on toxic metals, atmospheric pollution, radionuclides, acid drainage water, and risk assessment. It addresses topics such as polarity, partition behavior, fugacity, and solubility as well as the basic chemistry of compounds and processes in the environment. The author begins with coverage of the basic properties of chemicals in terms of polarity, water solubility, and vapor pressure, followed by chapters on environmental transformations and toxicity. Expanding on these fundamentals, he describes contaminants in the environment and pollution processes in the air, water and soil environments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 164mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 794g
• ISBN-13: 9781566706766
• ISBN-10: 1566706769
• Artikelnr.: 21846654

Autorenporträt

Des W. Connell (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE
PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY: The Role and Importance of
Environmental Chemistry. BASIC PROPERTIES OF CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT:
Bonds and Molecules: Their Influence on Physical-Chemical Properties in the
Environment. Environmental Transformation and Degradation Processes.
Environmental Toxicology. CONTAMINANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: Petroleum
Hydrocarbons. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Dioxins. Synthetic
Polymers: Plastics, Elastomers and Synthetic Fibers. Pesticides. Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Soaps and Detergents. Metals in the
Environment. PROCESSES IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT: Atmospheric Chemistry
and Pollution. Chemistry of Natural Waters and Water Pollution. Soil
Contamination. Distribution of Chemicals in the Environment. Genotoxicity:
The Action of Environmental Chemicals on Genetic Material. MANAGEMENT OF
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: Monitoring of Chemicals in the Environment. Human
Health and Ecological Risk Assessment Due to Exposure to Chemicals.