An Introduction to Air Chemistry
Published on 2. December 2012
256 pages
978-0-323-15879-4 (ISBN)
Description
An Introduction to Air Chemistry serves as a textbook on air chemistry and covers topics such as chemical principles, sampling and collection, treatment of data, and special methods of analysis. The atmospheric chemistry of sulfur compounds is also discussed, together with nitrogen compounds and ozone, aerosols, and carbon compounds. This book is comprised of nine chapters and begins with a review of the relevant chemical and meteorological principles. The general methods for obtaining and handling air chemical data are then described, followed by a discussion on three classes of chemical compounds that are important in any consideration of trace constituents of the atmosphere, namely, sulfur compounds, carbon compounds, and nitrogen compounds and ozone. Significant atmospheric reactions, the global budgets, and selected methods of analysis for these compounds are considered. The final chapter examines some of the physical characteristics of aerosols. This monograph will be a valuable resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level students of analytical chemistry, meteorology, oceanography, and civil engineering, as well as for laboratory chemists, meteorologists, physical scientists, and technicians.
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Samuel S. Butcher | Robert J. Charlson
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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Approach to a Problem 1.2 Evolution and Present Composition of the Atmosphere 1.3 Chemical Cycles 1.4 Physicochemical Models Problems References Chapter 2 Summary of Chemical Principles 2.1 Properties of Gases 2.2 Properties of Solutions 2.3 Properties of Small Droplets and Particles 2.5 Extinction of Radiation 2.6 Chemical Kinetics Problems ReferencesChapter 3 Sampling and Collection 3.1 Generalized Methods of Analysis 3.2 Sampling Methods 3.3 Sampling Trains Problems References Chapter 4 Treatment of Data 4.1 Instrumental Error 4.2 Presentation of Data Problems References Chapter 5 Special Methods of Analysis 5.1 Chromatography 5.2 Spectrometry 5.3 Nuclear Methods 5.4 Mass Spectrometry 5.5 Remote Sensing Applications of Lasers 5.6 Correlation Spectrometry General References References Chapter 6 The Atmospheric Chemistry of Sulfur Compounds 6.1 Global Considerations 6.2 Reactions of Sulfur Compounds 6.3 A Mechanism for the Oxidation of SO2 6.4 Analytical Methods Problems References Chapter 7 Nitrogen Compounds and Ozone 7.1 Reactions of Nitrogen Compounds 7.2 Global Aspects 7.3 Analytical Methods Problems ReferencesChapter 8 Carbon Compounds 8.1 Sources and Sinks of Carbon Dioxide 8.2 Sources and Sinks of Carbon Monoxide 8.3 Behavior of Carbon Oxides in the Atmosphere 8.4 Other Carbon Compounds 8.5 Analytical Methods Problems References Chapter 9 Aerosols 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Sources and Sinks of Particulate Matter 9.3 Particle Size Distribution 9.4 Mechanical Properties of Aerosols 9.5 Diffusion and Coagulation 9.6 Optics of Aerosols 9.7 Measurement on Aerosols Problems References Appendix 1 Units and Dimensions Used in Air Chemistry Appendix 2 List of Symbols Appendix 3 GlossaryAuthor IndexSubject Index
