Environmental Chemistry

This book presents chemical analyses of our most pressing waste, pollution, and resource problems for the undergraduate or graduate student. Its holistic approach provides a solid ground in theory and a laboratory manual detailing experimental applications.

Environmental issues are growing in importance to the most important political, social, legal, and economic decisions. The book presents chemical analyses of our most pressing waste, pollution, and resource problems for the undergraduate or graduate student. The distinctive holistic approach provides both a solid ground in theory, as well as a laboratory manual detailing introductory and advanced experimental applications. The laboratory procedures are presented at microscale conditions, for minimum waste and maximum economy.

This work fulfills an urgent need for an introductory text in environmental chemistry combining theory and practice, and is a valuable tool for preparing the next generation of environmental scientists.

Introductory Concepts. - to Environmental Chemistry. - Chemistry Fundamentals, Part A. - Chemistry Fundamentals, Part B. - The Chemistry of Natural Environmental Processes. - The Chemistry of Processes in the Atmosphere. - The Chemistry of Processes in the Lithosphere. - The Chemistry of Processes in the Hydrosphere. - Natural Biochemical Processes and Organisms in the Biosphere. - Effects, Treatment and Prevention of Pollution. - Effects of Pollutants on the Chemistry of the Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Lithosphere. - Effects of Pollutants on the Biosphere: Biodegradability, Toxicity, and Risks. - Physicochemical and Physical Treatment of Pollutants and Wastes. - Biological Treatment of Pollutants and Wastes. - The Minimization and Prevention of Pollution; Green Chemistry.