For over two decades, the Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals has provided comprehensive, in-depth coverage of dangerous organic compounds along with the control measures designed to reduce their destructive impact on the ecosystem. This new edition is fully updated to reflect the latest research in the field, including new organic chemicals, mixtures, and preparations.
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"...an excellent source of information on the behavior of organic chemicals in the environment." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2001)
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Editions-Typ
Illustrationen
glossary, bibliography, index
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Höhe: 26 cm
Breite: 18.7 cm
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ISBN-13
978-0-471-37490-9 (9780471374909)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction. I ARRANGEMENT OF CATEGORIES. A. Properties. B. Air Pollution Factors. C. Water and Soil Pollution Factors. D. Biological Effects. II. ARRANGEMENT OF CHEMICALS. III. ORDER OF ELEMENTS. A. Properties. B. Air Pollution Factors. C. Water and Soil Pollution Factors. D. Biological Effects. IV. EXPLANATORY ELEMENTS. A. Properties. 1. Boiling Points. 2. Vapor Pressure. 3. Vapor Density. 4. Water Solubility. 5. Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient. 6. Henry's Constant (H). B. Air Pollution Factors. 1. Conversion between Volume and Mass Units of Concentration. 2. Odor. 3. Hazard Potentials of Atmospheric Pollutants. 4. Natural Sources. 5. Manmade Sources. 6. Control Methods. C. Water Pollution Factors. 1. Biodegradation. 2. Oxidation Parameters. 3. Impact on Biodegradation Process. 4. Waste Water Treatment. 5. Alteration and Degradation Processes. D. Biological Effects. 1. Arrangement of Data. 2. Classification List. 3. Organisms Used in Experimental Work with Polluting Substances or in Environmental Surveys. 4. Discussion of Biological Effects Tests. GLOSSARY. ABBREVIATIONS. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA. BIBLIOGRAPHY. MOLECULAR INDEX. CAS CROSS-INDEX.
