Chemistry Of The Environment Hardcover 3rd Edition

Thomas Spiro

Chemistry of the Environment, 3rd edition is a concise, clear and current account of today's environmental issues and the science one needs to understand them. This intermediate-level text, which recommends General Chemistry as a prerequisite, systematically lays out themes of sustainability, atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biospheres, while stressing the interconnectedness of environmental problems and solutions. The completely revised third edition explains the natural chemical cycles, and how humans affect them. It also analyses strategies for ameliorating human impacts. This stimulating new text uses concise, straightforward language and an accessible narrative style to inform quantitative thinking.ContentsPART I. SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN CHEMISTRYChapter 1. Sustainability and ChemistryChapter 2. Green ChemistryPART II. ATMOSPHEREChapter 3. Air PollutionChapter 4. Nitrogen Oxides, Ozone, and GasolineChapter 5. Stratospheric Ozone ShieldChapter 6. Climate ChangePART III. ENERGY AND MATERIALSChapter 7. Energy Flows and SuppliesChapter 8. Fossil FuelsChapter 9. Nuclear EnergyChapter 10. Renewable EnergyChapter 11. Energy UtilizationPART IV. HYDROSPHERE AND LITHOSPHEREChapter 12. Water ResourcesChapter 13. Water as Solvent: Acids and BasesChapter 14. Water and LithosphereChapter 15. Oxygen and LifeChapter 16. Water Pollution and TreatmentPART V. BIOSPHEREChapter 17. Nitrogen and Food ProductionChapter 18. Pest ControlChapter 19. Toxicity of ChemicalsAppendix A: Organic StructuresAppendix B: Mathematical Fundamentals"

9781891389702

English

University Science Books

25-Nov-11

638

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.

3rd Edition