Aquatic Chemical Kinetics: Reaction Rates of Processes in Natural Waters (Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Textsand Monographs) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471510297 ISBN 13: 9780471510291

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 1991

Synopsis

Aquatic Chemistry An Introduction Emphasizing Chemical Equilibria in Natural Waters Second Edition Edited by Werner Stumm and James J. Morgan This second edition of the renowned classic unites concepts, applications, and techniques with the growing amounts of data in the field. Expanded treatment is offered on steady-state and dynamic models employing mass-balance approaches and kinetic information. New chapters address such topics as: environmental aspects of aquatic chemistry; new material on organic compounds in natural water systems; the use of stable and radioactive isotopes in chemical and physical processes; the latest advances in marine chemistry; solid-solution interface; kinetic considerations of equilibria; metal-ligand interactions; and an expanded compilation of thermodynamic data for important reactions in natural water systems. 1981 (0 471-04831-3) Cloth 780 pp. (0 471-09173-1) Paper Chemical Processes in Lakes Edited by Werner Stumm This is a multidisciplinary analysis of recent research on the physical, chemical, and biological processes in aquatic systems. Coverage includes: distribution of elements and compounds in water and sediments; sedimentation and sediment accumulation of nutrients and pollutants; eurtophication and acidification; atmospheric deposition; redox-related geochemistry and sediment-water exchange of nutrients and metals; sediment dating and paleolimnology; and steady-state and dynamic models. Most chapters focus on the role of biological processes and the coupling of elemental cycles by organisms. 1985 (0 471-88261-5) 435 pp. Principles of Aquatic Chemistry Francois M. M. Morel Here is a quantitative treatment of the chemical principles that govern the composition of natural waters. Features include an in-depth examination of the use of conservation principles in chemical systems, a review of thermodynamic and kinetic principles applicable to aquatic systems, and a novel presentation of a systematic methodology for equilibrium calculations. Detailed coverage is provided on the topic of aquatic chemistry, following the traditional divisions of acid-base, precipitation-dissolution, coordination, redox and surface reactions. 1983 (0 471-08683-5) 446 pp.

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About the Author

About the editor WERNER STUMM is Professor and Head of the Institute for Water Resources and Water Pollution Control associated with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, the Albert Einstein World Award of Science, the Monsanto Prize for Pollution Control, and has been awarded numerous international honorary degrees. He is the author of Aquatic Chemistry (Wiley-Interscience, 1970; Second Edition, 1981; Japanese translation, 1974; Chinese translation, 1987) and Gewasser als Okosysteme (with R. Kummert), and has edited four other books. Dr. Stumm received his PhD in chemistry from the University of Zurich; he was a professor of applied chemistry at Harvard University until 1970.

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Aquatic Chemistry An Introduction Emphasizing Chemical Equilibria in Natural Waters Second Edition Edited by Werner Stumm and James J. Morgan This second edition of the renowned classic unites concepts, applications, and techniques with the growing amounts of data in the field. Expanded treatment is offered on steady-state and dynamic models employing mass-balance approaches and kinetic information. New chapters address such topics as: environmental aspects of aquatic chemistry; new material on organic compounds in natural water systems; the use of stable and radioactive isotopes in chemical and physical processes; the latest advances in marine chemistry; solid-solution interface; kinetic considerations of equilibria; metal-ligand interactions; and an expanded compilation of thermodynamic data for important reactions in natural water systems. 1981 (0 471-04831-3) Cloth 780 pp. (0 471-09173-1) Paper Chemical Processes in Lakes Edited by Werner Stumm This is a multidisciplinary analysis of recent research on the physical, chemical, and biological processes in aquatic systems. Coverage includes: distribution of elements and compounds in water and sediments; sedimentation and sediment accumulation of nutrients and pollutants; eurtophication and acidification; atmospheric deposition; redox-related geochemistry and sediment-water exchange of nutrients and metals; sediment dating and paleolimnology; and steady-state and dynamic models. Most chapters focus on the role of biological processes and the coupling of elemental cycles by organisms. 1985 (0 471-88261-5) 435 pp. Principles of Aquatic Chemistry François M. M. Morel Here is a quantitative treatment of the chemical principles that govern the composition of natural waters. Features include an in-depth examination of the use of conservation principles in chemical systems, a review of thermodynamic and kinetic principles applicable to aquatic systems, and a novel presentation of a systematic methodology for equilibrium calculations. Detailed coverage is provided on the topic of aquatic chemistry, following the traditional divisions of acid-base, precipitation-dissolution, coordination, redox and surface reactions. 1983 (0 471-08683-5) 446 pp.

From the Inside Flap

Emphasizing intellectual stimulation over extensive documentation, Aquatic Chemical Kinetics has been designed with a threefold intention: to provide an understanding of the general principles of aquatic chemistry; to discuss the application of kinetics to the exploration of naturally occurring processes; and to inspire and develop new engineering practices. With these objectives in mind, kinetics is introduced with a set of basic principles stressing the elementary reaction as a basic unit of chemical processes. Coverage then progresses from simple concepts to applications in natural water, soil, and geochemical systems. Discussion of environmental factors and rates of chemical transformations, chemical catalysis, and linear free-energy relationships follows. A treatment of the features of chemical kinetics in aqueous solutions and in the context of aquatic systems (oceans, fresh water, atmospheric water, and soil), is also included along with discussion of reaction mechanisms and specific reaction rates in natural waters and in water technology. Special attention is paid to the kinetics of surface reactions, ranging from ab initio-quantum mechanical calculations and frontier molecular orbital theories to extracellular enzymatic reactions, the adsorption of organic solutes, and redox processes. Finally, discussion is offered on weathering rates as they pertain to the kinetics of colloid chemical processes, as well as the role of surficial transport processes in geochemical and biogeochemical processes. For professionals involved in physical and inorganic chemistry, surface and colloid chemistry, aquatic chemistry, geochemistry oceanography, and chemical and environmental engineering, Aquatic Chemical Kinetics offers a solid foundation for understanding the general principles and features of chemical kinetics in aqueous solutions and in the context of aquatic systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471510297
• ISBN 13: 9780471510291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560
• Editor: Stumm Werner