Chemistry of the environment

Ronald A. Bailey, Herbert M. Clark, James P. Ferris, Sonja Krause, Robert L. Strong

836 pages, parution le 14/05/2002 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

This authoritative new book deals with natural environmental chemistry processes and pollution ; the chemical processes of species, air, water soil and the living environment and hazardous waste and its control. It presents detailed discussions of environmental questions by concentrating on reactions and mechanisms in the transformation of organic compounds in the environment. Areas of discussions include atmospheric processes and chemistry, organic materials, chemistry related to aqueous systems, chemistry of inorganic materials, nuclear and radiation chemistry, energy and its environmental relationship, and disposal and recycling. This is the only environmental chemistry book to adequately address nuclear chemistry and disposal in a balanced and scientifically rational manner.

Chemistry of the Environment, Second Edition is designed for readers with a good grasp of basic chemistry and goes beyond the usually sketchy environmental science coverage to satisfy the needs of environmental chemists, chemical engineers, industrial ecologists, and general biologists. All major topics are treated comprehensively for an undergraduate audience, with more advanced topics and detail provided for advanced students and professionals.

Contents

Introduction
Atmospheric composition and behavior
Energy and climate
Principles of photochemistry
Atmospheric photochemistry
Petroleum, hydrocarbons, and coal
Soap, synthetic surfactants, and polymers
Haloorganics and pesticides
Chemistry in aqueous media
The environmental chemistry of some important elements
Water systems and water treatment
The earth's crust
Properties and reactions of atomic nuclei, radioactivity, and ionising radiation
The nuclear environment
Energy
Solid waste disposal and recycling

L'auteur - Ronald A. Bailey

Ronald A. Bailey, Ph.D., has been Assistant/Associate Chair in the Department of Chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 1991, a year after receiving his Ph.D. from McGill University in Montreal. He has published approximately 50 scientific articles in refereed journals and is the co-author of books on molten salt chemistry, environmental chemistry, and chemistry laboratory techniques. His specialty is coordination chemistry of transition metal elements, and molten salt chemistry.

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Éditeur(s)	Academic Press
Auteur(s)	Ronald A. Bailey, Herbert M. Clark, James P. Ferris, Sonja Krause, Robert L. Strong
Parution	14/05/2002
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	836
Format	20 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1650g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780120734610
ISBN13	978-0-12-073461-0