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Elements of environmental chemistry

Ronald A. Hites, Jonathan D. Raff
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication:
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2012]
Copyright:
©2012
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Simple Tool Skills
  • 1.1. Unit Conversions
  • 1.2. Estimating
  • 1.3. Ideal Gas Law
  • 1.4. Stoichiometry
  • 1.5. Problem Set
  • 2. Mass Balance and Kinetics
  • 2.1. Steady-State Mass Balance
  • 2.2. Non-Steady-State Mass Balance
  • 2.3. Chemical Kinetics
  • 2.4. Problem Set
  • 3. Atmospheric Chemistry
  • 3.1. Atmospheric Structure
  • 3.2. Light and Photochemistry
  • 3.3. Atmospheric Oxidants
  • 3.4. Kinetics of Atmospheric Reactions
  • 3.5. Stratospheric Ozone
  • 3.6. Smog
  • 3.7. Problem Set
  • 4. Climate Change
  • 4.1. Historical Perspective
  • 4.2. Blackbody Radiation and Earth's Temperature
  • 4.3. Absorption of Infrared Radiation
  • 4.4. Greenhouse Effect
  • 4.5. Earth's Radiative Balance
  • 4.6. Aerosols and Clouds
  • 4.7. Radiative Forcing
  • 4.8. Global Warming Potentials
  • 4.9. Concluding Remarks
  • 4.10. Problem Set
  • 5. Carbon Dioxide Equilibria
  • 5.1. Pure Rain
  • 5.2. Polluted Rain
  • 5.3. Surface Water
  • 5.4. Ocean Acidification
  • 5.5. Problem Set
  • 6. Pesticides, Mercury, and Lead
  • 6.1. Pesticides
  • 6.2. Mercury
  • 6.3. Lead
  • 6.4. Problem Set
  • 7. Fates of Organic Compounds
  • 7.1. Vapor Pressure
  • 7.2. Water Solubility
  • 7.3. Henry's Law Constant
  • 7.4. Partition Coefficients
  • 7.5. Lipophilicity
  • 7.6. Bioaccumulation
  • 7.7. Adsorption
  • 7.8. Water-Air Transfer
  • 7.9. Reactive Fates of Organics
  • 7.10. Partitioning and Persistence
  • 7.11. Problem Set
  • 8. PCBs, Dioxins, and Flame Retardants
  • 8.1. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
  • 8.2. Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans
  • 8.3. Brominated Flame Retardants
  • 8.4. Lessons Learned.
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Author/Creator:
Hites, R. A.
Contributors:
Raff, Jonathan D.
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Elements of environmental chemistry [by Hites, R.A.]
Other Related Resources:
Print version: Elements of environmental chemistry [by Hites, R.A.] (2nd ed.; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2012 — ISBN 9781118041550; LCCN 2011046732)
Subjects:
Environmental chemistry
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Digital Characteristics:
text file
Call Numbers:
TD193 .H58 2012eb
ISBNs:
9781118309896 (electronic bk.)
1118309898 (electronic bk.)
OCLC Numbers:
804860746
Other Control Numbers:
EBC861691 (source: MiAaPQ)