Chemistry of the Environment
3rd Edition
Published on 24. November 2011
Book
Hardback
550 pages
978-1-891389-70-2 (ISBN)
Description
Chemistry of the Environment, 3rd edition, is a concise, clear and current account of today's environmental issues and the science needed to understand them. It systematically lays out themes of sustainability, atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biospheres, while stressing the interconnectedness of environmental problems and solutions.
This new edition has been extensively revised to reflect the rapid evolution of all areas of environmental science. Additionally, much of the text and organisation have been refined for enhanced clarity. New worked problems and end of chapter problems have also been included to make this an excellent university textbook.
This new edition has been extensively revised to reflect the rapid evolution of all areas of environmental science. Additionally, much of the text and organisation have been refined for enhanced clarity. New worked problems and end of chapter problems have also been included to make this an excellent university textbook.
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Edition
3rd ed. 2011
Language
English
Place of publication
Mill Valley
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-891389-70-2 (9781891389702)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
THOMAS G. SPIRO Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, USA. He is the recipient of the ICPP Eraldo Antonini Lifetime Achievement Award (2010), the ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry (2004), Biophysical Society Founders Award (2004), the Wellcome Visiting Professorship in the Basic Medical Sciences, at the University of British Columbia, Canada, (1999), and the Bomem-Michelson Award in Molecular Spectroscopy (1986).
KATHLEEN PURVIS-ROBERTS Joint Science Department, Claremont Colleges, USA.
WILLIAM M. STIGLIANI Center for Energy and Environmental Education, University of Northern Iowa, USA.
KATHLEEN PURVIS-ROBERTS Joint Science Department, Claremont Colleges, USA.
WILLIAM M. STIGLIANI Center for Energy and Environmental Education, University of Northern Iowa, USA.
Content
PART I: Introduction: Sustainability and Green Chemistry.- Sustainability and Chemistry.- Green Chemistry.- PART II: Atmosphere.- Air Pollution.- Nitrogen Oxides, Ozone and Gasoline.- Stratospheric Ozone Shield.- Climate Change.- PART III: Energy and Materials.- Energy Flows and Supplies.- Fossil Fuels.- Nuclear Energy.- Renewable Energy.- Energy Utilization.- PART IV: Hydrosphere.- Water Resources.- Water as Solvent; Acids and Bases.- Water and Lithosphere.- Aquatic Life and Oxidation.- Reduction.- Water Pollution and Treatment.- PART V: Biosphere.- Nitrogen and Food Production.- Pest Control.- Toxic Chemicals.