Elements of environmental chemistry /

Elements of environmental chemistry /

"Tutorial in style, this book fully incorporates real-world problems and extensive end-of-chapter problem sets to immerse the reader in the field. Chapters cover mass balance, chemical kinetics, caron dioxide equilibria, pesticide and structures and much more. Extensively revised, updated, and...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hites, R. A.
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Raff, Jonathan D.
Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2012]
Έκδοση:2nd ed.
Σειρά:CourseSmart.
Θέματα:
Environmental chemistry.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Environmental.
Electronic books.
Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 1. Simple tool skills
  • 1.1. Unit conversions
  • 1.2. Estimating
  • 1.3. Ideal gas law
  • 1.4. Stoichiometry
  • 1.5. Problem set
  • 2. Mass balance and kinetics
  • 2.1. Steady-state mass balance
  • 2.2. Non-steady-state mass balance
  • 2.3. Chemical kinetics
  • 2.4. Problem set
  • 3. Atmospheric chemistry
  • 3.1. Atmospheric structure
  • 3.2. Light and photochemistry
  • 3.3. Atmospheric oxidants
  • 3.4. Kinetics of atmospheric reactions
  • 3.5. Stratospheric ozone
  • 3.6. Smog
  • 3.7. Problem set
  • 4. Climate change
  • 4.1. Historical perspective
  • 4.2. Blackbody radiation and earth's temperature
  • 4.3. Absorption of infrared radiation
  • 4.4. Greenhouse effect
  • 4.5. Earth's radiative balance
  • 4.6. Aerosols and clouds
  • 4.7. Radiative forcing
  • 4.8. Global warming potentials
  • 4.9. Concluding remarks
  • 4.10. Problem set
  • 5. Carbon dioxide equilibria
  • 5.1. Pure rain
  • 5.2. Polluted rain
  • 5.3. Surface water
  • 5.4. Ocean acidification
  • 5.5. Problem set
  • 6. Pesticides, mercury, and lead
  • 6.1. Pesticides
  • 6.2. Mercury
  • 6.3. Lead
  • 6.4. Problem set
  • 7. Fates of organic compounds
  • 7.1. Vapor pressure
  • 7.2. Water solubility
  • 7.3. Henry's law constant
  • 7.4. Partition coefficients
  • 7.5. Lipophilicity
  • 7.6. Bioaccumulation
  • 7.7. Adsorption
  • 7.8. Water-air transfer
  • 7.9. Reactive fates of organics
  • 7.10. Partitioning and persistence
  • 7.11. Problem set
  • 8. PCBs, dioxins, and flame retardants
  • 8.1. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
  • 8.2. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans
  • 8.3. Brominated flame retardants
  • 8.4. Lessons learned.

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