Compact, yet comprehensive, this book presents an unbiased and readable account of current environmental issues--with an in-depth explanation of the underlying chemical principles that determine the nature of the issues in question. It identifies major environmental issues in the areas of energy, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, and analyzes the chemical basis of those issues and the links between socio-economic indicators and impacts on the environment. Fossil Fuels. Nuclear Energy. Renewable Energy. Energy Utilization. Climate. Oxygen Chemistry. Stratospheric Ozone. Air Pollution. Water Resources. From Clouds to Runoff: Water as Solvent. Lakes, Rivers, Wetlands, and Seas: Water as Ecological Medium. Water Pollution and Water Treatment. Nitrogen and Food Production. Insecticides and Herbicides. Toxic Chemicals. For anyone interested in the chemical principles that underlie current environmental issues.
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Concise, comprehensive, readable, and current, Chemistry of the Environment, Second Edition, is the most thorough, up-to-date, and user-friendly treatment of environmental chemistry available. This book, designed for students who have taken or are taking general chemistry, explores and discusses topics such as energy flow through nature, the greenhouse effect, climate modeling, chemistry of the ozone layer, air pollution, redox potential and water pollution, toxic chemicals, and acid rain. Featuring an unsurpassed marriage of chemical principles with issues of environmental concern, this book is unrivaled in terms of its ability to explain the chemistry behind the headlines.
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