Environmental chemistry in society. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Author, James M. Beard.
• Authors: Beard, James M
• Contents: Background to the Environmental Problem; Preagricultural Development; Horticulture and Agriculture; Development of Towns and Cities; Industrial Revolution, Phase I (Approximately 1760–1860); Industrial Revolution, Phase II (Approximately 1860–1950); Science and the Scientific Method; Science and Technology; Science and the Environment; Environment and Public Policy; ; The Natural Laws; Matter; Early Development of Chemistry; Lavoisier and the Law of Conservation of Matter; Disorder; Work and Energy; First Law of Thermodynamics; Second Law of Thermodynamics; Matter, Energy, and the Environment; ; Underlying Principles of Chemistry; Atomic Theory; Periodic Law; Mole; Symbols, Formulas, and Equations; Chemical Bonding; ; Types of Chemical Compounds and Their Reactions; Acids and Bases; Precipitation Reactions; Oxidation–Reduction; Organic Chemistry; Nuclear Chemistry; ; Element Cycles; Compartments; Carbon Cycle; Oxygen Cycle; Hydrogen Cycle; Nitrogen Cycle; Phosphorus Cycle; Sulfur Cycle; Other Cycles; ; Toxicology; History of Toxicology; Environmental Toxicology; Toxicity Measurements; Routes of Exposure; Classification of Toxins; Respiratory Toxins; Rates of Chemical Reactions, Catalysis, and Enzymes; General Metabolic Toxins; Neurotoxins; Endocrine Toxins; Allergens; Carcinogens; Mutagens; Teratogens; Environmental Degradation of Toxins; Environmental Movement of Toxins; ; Energy and Modern Society; Energy Sources; Electricity; Widely Used Energy Sources; Nuclear Power; Biomass; Emerging Energy Sources; Hydrogen as Fuel; Energy Conservation; ; Weather and Climate; Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Dynamics; Water Cycle; Weather; Climate; ; Air Pollution; Classical Air Pollution; Industrial Smog; Photochemical Smog; Regionalization of Air Pollution; Air Pollution and the Law; Pollution Reduction; ; Air Inside; Some Background on Indoor Air Quality; Classification of Indoor Air Contaminants; Remedies for Indoor Air Contamination; ; Global Atmospheric Change; Gases as Insulators: Greenhouse Effect; Global Warming: Concept; Is Global Warming Important?; Global Warming: Effects; International Agreements on Global Warming; Chemistry of the Stratosphere: Ozone Layer; Importance of Ozone Layer; Ozone Depletion and Chlorofluorocarbons; National and International Response to Ozone Depletion; ; Water; Physical Properties of Water; Water and Life; Locations of Water; Types of Water Use; Freshwater Shortages; Problems from Overuse of Groundwater; Water Shortage Solutions; ; Water Pollution; Nature and Sources of Water Pollution; Types of Water Pollutants; Pollution of Surface Water; Pollution of the Oceans; Pollution of Groundwater; Water Pollution Control; ; Solid Wastes; Sources of Solid Wastes; Composition of Domestic Solid Waste; Solid Waste Disposition; ; Hazardous Wastes; What Are Hazardous Wastes?; Where Do Hazardous Wastes Come From?; Historical and Traditional Approaches to Hazardous Waste Disposal; Current Practices in Hazardous Waste Management; Special Considerations for Radioactive Wastes; ; Glossary; Index
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (409 pages), (3 illustrations)
• Subjects: 628; Environmental chemistry; Pollutants; Environmental management
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439892701; 1439892709
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.