Key concepts in environmental chemistry. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Grady Hanrahan.
• Other Names: Hanrahan, Grady
• Contents: Front Cover; Key Concepts in Environmental Chemistry; Copyright; Contents; Preface to Faculty; Philosophical Approach; Purpose and Organization; Preface to Students; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1 Abstracts and Keywords; Chapter 1 -- Introduction to Environmental Chemistry; 1.1. Overview and Importance of Environmental Chemistry; 1.2. Ecosystem Considerations; 1.3. Review of energy and thermodynamic concepts; 1.4. Review of chemical kinetics and Chemical Equilibrium; 1.5. Global Water and element Cycles; 1.6. An introduction to environmental data analysis. 1.7. End of Chapter Problems1.8 References; Chapter 2 Abstracts and Keywords; Chapter 2 -- Environmental Statistical Analysis and Sampling Considerations; 2.1. Introduction to Environmental Statistics; 2.2. Sample Collection; 2.3. The Distribution and Transformation of Data; 2.4. Inferential Statistics and Hypothesis Testing; 2.5. Outlying Results; 2.6. Analysis of Variance; 2.7. Graphical data analysis; 2.8. Multivariate Data Analysis: A brief introduction; 2.9. End of Chapter Problems; 2.10 References; Chapter 3 Abstracts and Keywords; Chapter 3 -- Aqueous Chemistry. 3.1. Chemical Composition and Properties of Water3.2. Acid-Base Phenomena; 3.3. Oxidation-Reduction in Natural Waters; 3.4. Dissolution and Precipitation in Aquatic Environments; 3.5. Adsorption in Aquatic Environments; 3.6. The Bjerrum Plot: Construction from Excel Spreadsheets; 3.7. End of Chapter Problems; 3.8 References; Chapter 4 Abstracts and Keywords; Chapter 4 -- Surface/Groundwater Quality and Monitoring; 4.1. Surface and Groundwater Relationships; 4.2. Water Quality Units and Concentration Considerations; 4.3. Water Quality Parameters and Criteria Guidelines. 4.4. Physico-Chemical Water Quality Indicators4.5. Developmental Toxicants; 4.6. Biological Assessements; 4.7. Water Quality Monitoring; 4.8. Introduction to Environmental Modeling: a Water Quality Perspective; 4.9. End of Chapter Problems; 4.10 References; Chapter 5 Abstracts and Keywords; Chapter 5 -- Water Treatment and Related Technologies; 5.1. Municipal Wastewater Treatment; 5.2. The Treatment of Municipal Sewage and Water; 5.3. Disinfection; 5.4. Use and Disposal of Biosolids; 5.5. Point-of-entry and Point-of-use Technologies; 5.6. End of Chapter Problems; 5.7. References. Chapter 6 Abstracts and KeywordsChapter 6 -- The Atmosphere and Associated Processes; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. The Layers of the Atmosphere; 6.3. Atmospheric Radiation and Photochemical Reactions; 6.4. Pressure and Temperature Considerations; 6.5. Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions; 6.6. Transport, Transformation, and Deposition Processes: A brief Introduction; 6.7. Global Climate Change: a Primer; 6.8. End of Chapter Problems; 6.9. References; Chapter 7 Abstracts and Keywords; Chapter 7 -- Air Pollutants and Associated Chemical and Photochemical Processes; 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Ambient Particulate Matter: Primary and Secondary Contributions and Formation.
• Publisher Details: Burlington : Elsevier Science
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 628; Environmental chemistry; Environmental toxicology; Environmental chemistry; Environmental toxicology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080961705; 0080961703
• Related ISBNs: 9780123749932
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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