Alexa N. Rihana-Abdallah, Mark Anthony Benvenuto, Elizabeth S. Roberts-Kirchhoff, Katherine Lanigan, Kendra R. Evans

Environmental Chemistry

Principles and Practices
Mitarbeit:Rihana-Abdallah, Alexa N.; Benvenuto, Mark Anthony; Roberts-Kirchhoff, Elizabeth S.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This compact textbook book on environmental chemistry written for chemists and engineers covers the most important aspects of the topic: sustainability of processes, proper waste disposal, ethical decision making and green chemistry. Along these lines, the authors discuss issues of earth, water, air, fossil and alternative energy, and environmental toxicity.

Produktdetails

• De Gruyter Textbook
• Verlag: De Gruyter
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 170mm
• ISBN-13: 9783110443301
• ISBN-10: 3110443309
• Artikelnr.: 53234205

Autorenporträt

A. Rihana-Abdallah, M. Benvenuto, E. Roberts-Kirchhoff, K. Lanigan, K. Evans, University of Detroit Mercy, MI, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Advanced Chemistry Needed for Environmental Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry, Instrumental Methods
- Statistical Analysis
- Organic Chemistry Overview for Environmental Applications
- Equilibrium and Redox
- Green Chemistry

Earth
- Natural Pollutants
- Land Reclamation
- Brownfields
- Hydrophobic Materials, and Sorption
- Organic Materials
- PAHs
- Plastics and Plasticizers
- CFCs
- PCBs
- Pesticides
- Metals

Water
- Basics
- Desalination
- Reclamation and Remediation
- Chelation
- Ocean Acidification

Air
- Air Components
- Greenhouse Effect
- Ozone Layer, Ozone Holes
- Smog (NOx, SOx)
- Particulate Matter
- Carbon Sequestration

Energy
- Fossil
- Coal
- Oil
- Fracking
- Wood
- Nuclear
- Renewables
- Solar
- Wind
- Geothermal
- Hydro
- Batteries
- Climate Change

Toxicity
- Natural Pollutants
- Anthropogenic Pollutants
- Persistence
- Bioaccumulation/ Bio-augmentation
- Measurements