Jorge G. Ibanez, Margarita Hernandez-Esparza, Carmen Doria-Serrano

Environmental Chemistry

Fundamentals

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Environmental issues are growing in importance to the most important political, social, legal, and economic decisions. The book presents chemical analyses of our most pressing waste, pollution, and resource problems for the undergraduate or graduate student. The distinctive holistic approach provides both a solid ground in theory, as well as a laboratory manual detailing introductory and advanced experimental applications. The laboratory procedures are presented at microscale conditions, for minimum waste and maximum economy.

This work fulfills an urgent need for an introductory text in environmental chemistry combining theory and practice, and is a valuable tool for preparing the next generation of environmental scientists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• 2007 edition
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 256mm x 177mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 683g
• ISBN-13: 9781441920799
• ISBN-10: 144192079X
• Artikelnr.: 32214816

Autorenporträt

Environmental issues are growing in importance to the most significant political, social, legal, and economic decisions. This book presents chemical analyses of our most pressing waste, pollution, and resource problems for the undergraduate or graduate student. The work fulfills an urgent need for an introductory text in environmental chemistry combining theory and practice, and is a valuable tool for preparing the next generation of environmental scientists. Its distinctive holistic approach provides both a solid ground in theory, as well as a laboratory manual detailing introductory and advanced experimental applications. The laboratory procedures are presented at microscale conditions, for minimum waste and maximum economy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introductory Concepts.- to Environmental Chemistry.- Chemistry Fundamentals, Part A.- Chemistry Fundamentals, Part B.- The Chemistry of Natural Environmental Processes.- The Chemistry of Processes in the Atmosphere.- The Chemistry of Processes in the Lithosphere.- The Chemistry of Processes in the Hydrosphere.- Natural Biochemical Processes and Organisms in the Biosphere.- Effects, Treatment and Prevention of Pollution.- Effects of Pollutants on the Chemistry of the Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Lithosphere.- Effects of Pollutants on the Biosphere: Biodegradability, Toxicity, and Risks.- Physicochemical and Physical Treatment of Pollutants and Wastes.- Biological Treatment of Pollutants and Wastes.- The Minimization and Prevention of Pollution; Green Chemistry.

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Experiments.- Water Characterization.- Dissolved Oxygen in Water.- Alkalinity and Buffering Capacity of Water.- Aqueous Carbonate Equilibria and Water Corrosiveness.- The Point of Zero Charge of Oxides.- Experimental Transitions in E vs pH (or Pourbaix) Diagrams.- Air Oxidation of Metal Ions.- Photoassisted Reduction of Metal Complexes.- Anionic Detergents and o-Phosphates in Water.- Halogenated Hydrocarbons and the Ozone Layer Depletion.- Acid Mine (or Acid Rock) Drainage.- Electrochemical Treatment of Gas Pollutants.- Electrochemical Treatment of Liquid Wastes.- Electrochemical Treatment of Polluted Soils.- Removal of Nitric Oxide by Complex Formation.- Photocatalytic Remediation of Pollutants.- Chemical Mineralization of Pollutants Through the Fenton Reaction.- Production and Analysis of Chloramines.- Production and Analysis of Chlorine Dioxide.- Metal Ion Recovery By Cementation.- Green Chemistry: The Recovery and Reuse of Sulfur Dioxide (Obendrauf’s Method).- Microorganisms in Soil, Water, and Air.- Toxicity Assay Using Bacterial Growth.- Wastewater Disinfection.

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"Das Buch ... kann so optimal im Laborbereich als Handbuch eingesetzt werden. Insgesamt sind 24 Versuche von der Durchführung und Beschreibung eines Versuchs, einem Auswerte- und Laborberichtsvorschlag sowie ... einem Literaturverzeichnis entsprechend dargestellt. ... Das Buch ist didaktisch für diese Versuche sehr gut aufgebaut und kann hervorragend als Grundlage für Versuche herangezogen werden. ... Es ist für Studenten und Interessierte sehr zu empfehlen ... Ergänzt wird in dem Buch stets der Versuch auch durch sehr gute Literaturhinweise ..." (Herbert Pöllmann, in: der Aufschluss, 2008, Issue 4, S. 236)