| Titre : |
Environmental chemistry : a global perspective |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Gary VanLoon, Auteur ; Stephen J. Duffy, Auteur |
| Mention d'édition : |
3e éd |
| Editeur : |
Londres - Royaume-Uni : Oxford University Press |
| Année de publication : |
2011 |
| Importance : |
XIV-545 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill. |
| Format : |
25 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-19-922886-7 |
| Note générale : |
Réf. bibliogr. Index |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Chimie de l'atmosphère--Aspect de l'environnement ; Chimie de l'environnement ; Chimie de l'environnement -- Problèmes, exercices, etc. ; Eau -- Pollution ; Polluants d'eau
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| Index. décimale : |
628 |
| Résumé : |
This text covers topics that deal with the chemistry of the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the terrestrial environment. It emphasizes the chemical principles which apply to environmental studies, and includes a broad range of examples and exercises |
| Note de contenu : |
1. Environmental chemistry, p. 3 -- 1.1. Environmental chemistry, p. 5 -- 1.2. Environmental composition, p. 7 -- 1.3. Chemical processes, p. 10 -- 1.4. Anthropogenic effects, p. 13 -- Additional resources, p. 16 -- PART A. Earth's atmosphere, p. 19 -- 2. Earth's atmosphere, p. 21 -- 2.1. Earth's atmosphere: the air we breathe, p. 21 -- 2.2. Solar influence on the chemical composition of the atmosphere, p. 24 -- 2.3. Reactions and calculations in atmospheric chemistry, p. 27 -- Additional resources, p. 39 -- Problems 39 -- 3. Stratospheric chemistry: ozone, p. 41 -- 3.1. Concerns about stratospheric ozone, p. 41 -- 3.2. Oxygen-only chemistry: formation and turnover of ozone, p. 48 -- 3.3. Processes for catalytic decomposition of ozone, p. 51 -- 3.4. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and related compounds, p. 55 -- 3.5. Kinetic calculations describing catalytic ozone destruction, p. 62 -- 3.6. Other reactions involving stratospheric ozone, p. 63 -- 3.7. Antarctic and Arctic `ozone hole' formation, p. 65 -- Additional resources, p. 68 -- Problems, p. 69 -- 4. Tropospheric chemistry: smog, p. 73 -- 4.1. What is smog?, p. 74 -- 4.2. chemistry of photochemical smog, p. 76 -- 4.3. Exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine 87 -- Additional resources, p. 100 -- Problems, p. 101 -- 5. Tropospheric chemistry: precipitation, p. 103 -- 5.1. Composition of rain, p. 104 -- 5.2. Atmospheric production and removal of nitric acid, p. 107 -- 5.3. Atmospheric production and removal of sulphuric acid, p. 109 -- 5.4. Acidifying agents in precipitation, p. 115 -- 5.5. Rain, fog, and snow chemistry: similarities and differences, p. 116 -- 5.6. global picture, p. 119 -- 5.7. Control of anthropogenic nitrogen and sulphur emissions, p. 124 -- Additional resources, p. 128 -- Problems, p. 128 -- 6. Atmospheric aerosols, p. 131 -- 6.1. Sources of aerosols: a closer look, p. 134 -- 6.2. Aerosol concentrations and lifetimes, p. 142 -- 6.3. Air pollution control for particulate emissions, p. 145 -- Additional resources, p. 148 -- Problems, p. 148 -- 7. Chemistry of urban and indoor atmospheres, p. 150 -- 7.1. Pollutants in the urban atmosphere, p. 151 -- 7.2. Indoor air quality, p. 159 -- 7.3. Common indoor air contaminants, p. 160 -- Additional resources, p. 169 -- Problems, p. 170 -- 8. chemistry of global climate, p. 172 -- 8.1. Composition of the Earth's atmosphere, p. 173 -- 8.2. Energy balance, p. 174 -- 8.3. greenhouse gases and aerosols, p. 180 -- 8.4. Relative instantaneous radiative forcing (RIRF) and global warming potential (GWP), 187 -- 8.5. Energy resources, p. 190 -- 8.6. Greenhouse gases associated with the use of fossil fuels, p 193 -- 8.7. Sequestration of carbon dioxide, p. 198 -- Additional resources, p. 205 -- Problems, p. 205 -- PART B. Hydrosphere, p. 209 -- 9. Hydrosphere, p. 211 -- 9.1. global distribution of water, p. 211 -- 9.2. Physical and chemical properties of water, p. 216 -- 9.3. Concentration units used for aqueous solutions, p. 222 -- Additional resources, p. 225 -- Problems, p. 225 -- 10. Distribution of species in aquatic systems, p. 227 -- 10.1. Single-variable diagrams, p. 228 -- 10.2. Two-variable diagrams: pE/pH diagrams, p. 235 -- 10.3. Measurements of pE, p. 247 -- Additional resources, p. 248 -- Problems, p. 249 -- 11. Gases in water, p. 251 -- 11.1. Simple gases, p. 252 -- 11.2. Gases that react with water, p. 256 -- 11.3. Alkalinity, p. 262 -- Additional resources, p. 268 -- Problems, p. 268 -- 12. Organic matter in water, p. 271 -- 12.1. Origins of organic matter in water, p. 273 -- 12.2. Environmental issues related to aqueous organic matter, p. 274 -- 12.3. Humic material, p. 275 -- Additional resources, p. 288 -- Problems, p. 288 -- 13. Metals and semi-metals in the hydrosphere, p. 291 -- 13.1. Metals in the aqueous environment, p. 292 -- 13.2. Classification of metals, p. 294 -- 13.3. Types of complexes with metals: metal speciation in the hydrosphere, p. 297 -- 13.4. Three metals: their behaviour in the hydrosphere. p. 308 -- 13.5. Metals associated with suspended matter in water, p. 313 -- Additional resources, 315 -- Problems, p. 315 --
14. Environmental chemistry of colloids and surfaces 317 -- 14.1. Sizes of environmental solid particles, p. 318 -- 14.2. Surface properties of colloidal materials 319 -- 14.3. Quantitative descriptions of adsorption I, p. 326 -- 14.4. Quantitative descriptions of adsorption II, p. 335 -- 14.5. Quantitative descriptions of adsorption III 337 -- 14.6. Colloidal material in the natural environment, p. 344 -- Additional resources, p. 350 -- Problems, p. 350 -- 15. Microbiological processes, p. 353 -- 15.1. Classification of microorganisms, p. 354 -- 15.2. Microbiological processes: the carbon cycle, p. 359 -- 15.3. Microbiological processes: the nitrogen cycle, p. 372 -- 15.4. Microbiological processes---the sulphur cycle, p. 378 -- Additional resources, p. 383 -- Problems, p. 384 -- 16. Water pollution and water treatment chemistry, p. 385 -- 16.1. What is pollution?, p. 385 -- 16.2. Water quality, p. 388 -- 16.3. Wastewater treatment processes: primary and secondary methods, p. 396 -- 16.4. Wastewater treatment processes: tertiary methods, p. 401 -- 16.5. Advanced microbiological processes, p. 403 -- 16.6. Final products after treatment of wastewater, p. 406 --
Additional resources, p. 406 -- Problems, p. 407 -- PART C. Terrestrial environment, p. 409: 17. Terrestrial environment 411 -- 17.1. Soil formation, p. 413 -- 17.2. Carbon dioxide sequestering in forests, p. 421 -- 17.3. Soil formation as a complex process, p. 421 -- Additional resources, p. 422 -- Problems, p. 423 -- 18. Soil properties, p. 424 -- 18.1. Physical properties, p. 424 -- 18.2. Chemical properties, p. 428 -- 18.3. Soil profiles, p. 434 -- 18.4. Soils and ecosystem services, p. 439 -- Additional resources, p. 452 -- Problems, p. 453 -- 19. Chemistry of solid wastes, p. 455 -- 19.1. Solid wastes from mining and metal production, p. 457 -- 19.2. Organic wastes, p. 463 -- 19.3. Mixed urban wastes, p. 472 -- Additional resources, p. 480 -- Problems, p. 480 -- 20. Synthetic organic chemicals, p. 483 -- 20.1. Chemical stability of organic compounds, p. 487 -- 20.2. Mobility of organic compounds, p. 502 -- 20.3. Leachability, p. 507 -- Additional resources, p. 510 -- Problems, p. 511 -- 21. Future Earth, p. 514 -- Appendices: A.1. Properties of the Earth, p. 521 -- A.2. Properties of air and water, p. 521 -- A.3. Area, biomass, and productivity of ecosystem types, p. 522 -- B.1. Elements, p. 523 -- B.2. Thermochemical properties of selected elements and compound, p. 527 -- B.3. Mean bond enthalpies ? H/kJ mol-1 at 298 K, p. 530 -- B.4. Dissociation constants for acids and bases in aqueous solution at 25°C, p. 531 -- B.5. Standard redox potentials in aqueous solutions, p. 533 -- C.1. Fundamental constants, p. 533 -- C.2. SI prefixes and fundamental geometric relations, p. 534 -- D.1. Introductory instructions for PHREEQC for Windows, p. 534 -- Index, p. 537 |
Environmental chemistry : a global perspective [texte imprimé] / Gary VanLoon, Auteur ; Stephen J. Duffy, Auteur . - 3e éd . - Londres - Royaume-Uni (Londres - Royaume-Uni) : Oxford University Press, 2011 . - XIV-545 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-19-922886-7 Réf. bibliogr. Index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Chimie de l'atmosphère--Aspect de l'environnement ; Chimie de l'environnement ; Chimie de l'environnement -- Problèmes, exercices, etc. ; Eau -- Pollution ; Polluants d'eau
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| Index. décimale : |
628 |
| Résumé : |
This text covers topics that deal with the chemistry of the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the terrestrial environment. It emphasizes the chemical principles which apply to environmental studies, and includes a broad range of examples and exercises |
| Note de contenu : |
1. Environmental chemistry, p. 3 -- 1.1. Environmental chemistry, p. 5 -- 1.2. Environmental composition, p. 7 -- 1.3. Chemical processes, p. 10 -- 1.4. Anthropogenic effects, p. 13 -- Additional resources, p. 16 -- PART A. Earth's atmosphere, p. 19 -- 2. Earth's atmosphere, p. 21 -- 2.1. Earth's atmosphere: the air we breathe, p. 21 -- 2.2. Solar influence on the chemical composition of the atmosphere, p. 24 -- 2.3. Reactions and calculations in atmospheric chemistry, p. 27 -- Additional resources, p. 39 -- Problems 39 -- 3. Stratospheric chemistry: ozone, p. 41 -- 3.1. Concerns about stratospheric ozone, p. 41 -- 3.2. Oxygen-only chemistry: formation and turnover of ozone, p. 48 -- 3.3. Processes for catalytic decomposition of ozone, p. 51 -- 3.4. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and related compounds, p. 55 -- 3.5. Kinetic calculations describing catalytic ozone destruction, p. 62 -- 3.6. Other reactions involving stratospheric ozone, p. 63 -- 3.7. Antarctic and Arctic `ozone hole' formation, p. 65 -- Additional resources, p. 68 -- Problems, p. 69 -- 4. Tropospheric chemistry: smog, p. 73 -- 4.1. What is smog?, p. 74 -- 4.2. chemistry of photochemical smog, p. 76 -- 4.3. Exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine 87 -- Additional resources, p. 100 -- Problems, p. 101 -- 5. Tropospheric chemistry: precipitation, p. 103 -- 5.1. Composition of rain, p. 104 -- 5.2. Atmospheric production and removal of nitric acid, p. 107 -- 5.3. Atmospheric production and removal of sulphuric acid, p. 109 -- 5.4. Acidifying agents in precipitation, p. 115 -- 5.5. Rain, fog, and snow chemistry: similarities and differences, p. 116 -- 5.6. global picture, p. 119 -- 5.7. Control of anthropogenic nitrogen and sulphur emissions, p. 124 -- Additional resources, p. 128 -- Problems, p. 128 -- 6. Atmospheric aerosols, p. 131 -- 6.1. Sources of aerosols: a closer look, p. 134 -- 6.2. Aerosol concentrations and lifetimes, p. 142 -- 6.3. Air pollution control for particulate emissions, p. 145 -- Additional resources, p. 148 -- Problems, p. 148 -- 7. Chemistry of urban and indoor atmospheres, p. 150 -- 7.1. Pollutants in the urban atmosphere, p. 151 -- 7.2. Indoor air quality, p. 159 -- 7.3. Common indoor air contaminants, p. 160 -- Additional resources, p. 169 -- Problems, p. 170 -- 8. chemistry of global climate, p. 172 -- 8.1. Composition of the Earth's atmosphere, p. 173 -- 8.2. Energy balance, p. 174 -- 8.3. greenhouse gases and aerosols, p. 180 -- 8.4. Relative instantaneous radiative forcing (RIRF) and global warming potential (GWP), 187 -- 8.5. Energy resources, p. 190 -- 8.6. Greenhouse gases associated with the use of fossil fuels, p 193 -- 8.7. Sequestration of carbon dioxide, p. 198 -- Additional resources, p. 205 -- Problems, p. 205 -- PART B. Hydrosphere, p. 209 -- 9. Hydrosphere, p. 211 -- 9.1. global distribution of water, p. 211 -- 9.2. Physical and chemical properties of water, p. 216 -- 9.3. Concentration units used for aqueous solutions, p. 222 -- Additional resources, p. 225 -- Problems, p. 225 -- 10. Distribution of species in aquatic systems, p. 227 -- 10.1. Single-variable diagrams, p. 228 -- 10.2. Two-variable diagrams: pE/pH diagrams, p. 235 -- 10.3. Measurements of pE, p. 247 -- Additional resources, p. 248 -- Problems, p. 249 -- 11. Gases in water, p. 251 -- 11.1. Simple gases, p. 252 -- 11.2. Gases that react with water, p. 256 -- 11.3. Alkalinity, p. 262 -- Additional resources, p. 268 -- Problems, p. 268 -- 12. Organic matter in water, p. 271 -- 12.1. Origins of organic matter in water, p. 273 -- 12.2. Environmental issues related to aqueous organic matter, p. 274 -- 12.3. Humic material, p. 275 -- Additional resources, p. 288 -- Problems, p. 288 -- 13. Metals and semi-metals in the hydrosphere, p. 291 -- 13.1. Metals in the aqueous environment, p. 292 -- 13.2. Classification of metals, p. 294 -- 13.3. Types of complexes with metals: metal speciation in the hydrosphere, p. 297 -- 13.4. Three metals: their behaviour in the hydrosphere. p. 308 -- 13.5. Metals associated with suspended matter in water, p. 313 -- Additional resources, 315 -- Problems, p. 315 --
14. Environmental chemistry of colloids and surfaces 317 -- 14.1. Sizes of environmental solid particles, p. 318 -- 14.2. Surface properties of colloidal materials 319 -- 14.3. Quantitative descriptions of adsorption I, p. 326 -- 14.4. Quantitative descriptions of adsorption II, p. 335 -- 14.5. Quantitative descriptions of adsorption III 337 -- 14.6. Colloidal material in the natural environment, p. 344 -- Additional resources, p. 350 -- Problems, p. 350 -- 15. Microbiological processes, p. 353 -- 15.1. Classification of microorganisms, p. 354 -- 15.2. Microbiological processes: the carbon cycle, p. 359 -- 15.3. Microbiological processes: the nitrogen cycle, p. 372 -- 15.4. Microbiological processes---the sulphur cycle, p. 378 -- Additional resources, p. 383 -- Problems, p. 384 -- 16. Water pollution and water treatment chemistry, p. 385 -- 16.1. What is pollution?, p. 385 -- 16.2. Water quality, p. 388 -- 16.3. Wastewater treatment processes: primary and secondary methods, p. 396 -- 16.4. Wastewater treatment processes: tertiary methods, p. 401 -- 16.5. Advanced microbiological processes, p. 403 -- 16.6. Final products after treatment of wastewater, p. 406 --
Additional resources, p. 406 -- Problems, p. 407 -- PART C. Terrestrial environment, p. 409: 17. Terrestrial environment 411 -- 17.1. Soil formation, p. 413 -- 17.2. Carbon dioxide sequestering in forests, p. 421 -- 17.3. Soil formation as a complex process, p. 421 -- Additional resources, p. 422 -- Problems, p. 423 -- 18. Soil properties, p. 424 -- 18.1. Physical properties, p. 424 -- 18.2. Chemical properties, p. 428 -- 18.3. Soil profiles, p. 434 -- 18.4. Soils and ecosystem services, p. 439 -- Additional resources, p. 452 -- Problems, p. 453 -- 19. Chemistry of solid wastes, p. 455 -- 19.1. Solid wastes from mining and metal production, p. 457 -- 19.2. Organic wastes, p. 463 -- 19.3. Mixed urban wastes, p. 472 -- Additional resources, p. 480 -- Problems, p. 480 -- 20. Synthetic organic chemicals, p. 483 -- 20.1. Chemical stability of organic compounds, p. 487 -- 20.2. Mobility of organic compounds, p. 502 -- 20.3. Leachability, p. 507 -- Additional resources, p. 510 -- Problems, p. 511 -- 21. Future Earth, p. 514 -- Appendices: A.1. Properties of the Earth, p. 521 -- A.2. Properties of air and water, p. 521 -- A.3. Area, biomass, and productivity of ecosystem types, p. 522 -- B.1. Elements, p. 523 -- B.2. Thermochemical properties of selected elements and compound, p. 527 -- B.3. Mean bond enthalpies ? H/kJ mol-1 at 298 K, p. 530 -- B.4. Dissociation constants for acids and bases in aqueous solution at 25°C, p. 531 -- B.5. Standard redox potentials in aqueous solutions, p. 533 -- C.1. Fundamental constants, p. 533 -- C.2. SI prefixes and fundamental geometric relations, p. 534 -- D.1. Introductory instructions for PHREEQC for Windows, p. 534 -- Index, p. 537 |
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