Chemistry of the Environment
By- Ronald Bailey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, U.S.A.
- Herbert Clark, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, U.S.A.
- James Ferris, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, U.S.A.
- Sonja Krause, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, U.S.A.
- Robert Strong, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, U.S.A.
Emphasizing new science essential to the practice of environmental chemistry at the beginning of the new millennium, this book describes the atmosphere as a distinct sphere of the environment and the practice of industrial ecology as it applies to chemical science. It includes extensive coverage of nuclear chemistry, covering both natural environmental sources and anthropogenic sources, their impacts on health, and their role in energy production, that goes well beyond the newspaper coverage to discuss nuclear chemistry and disposal in a balanced and scientifically rational way.
Audience
Audience: Upper undergraduate and graduate level students studying environmental chemistry, chemical engineering, industrial ecology, and general biology.
Hardbound, 835 Pages
Published: March 2002
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-073461-0
Contents
- 1. Introduction2. Atmospheric Composition and Behavior3. Energy and Climate4. Principles of Photochemistry5. Atmospheric Photochemistry6. Petroleum, Hydrocarbons and Coal7. Soaps, Synthetic Surfactants, and Polymers8. Haloorganics and Pesticides9. Chemistry in Aqueous Media10. The Environmental Chemistry of Some Important Elements11. Water Systems and Water Treatment12. The Earth's Crust13. Principles of Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry14. The Nuclear Environment15. Energy16. Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling
