About the Book

Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry is a newly introduced paper at undergraduate and postgraduate level in many universities and at present only a few books are available on this subject. Environmental Chemistry may be broken down into two main focus areas viz. the measurement of pollutant levels and the study of pollutant behaviour. Even though the nature of the two branches differ significantly, there is a strong connectedness between them. The measurement branch focusses on sampling and analysis of collected samples. The study of pollutant behaviour focuses on gathering information on the chemical reactions a pollutant undergoes and the conditions enabling these reactions to take place. Results obtained are usually applied in models used to simulate the behaviour of pollutants under environmental (field) conditions. This book is intended for the practising chemical, mechanical, civil and public health engineers, industrial chemists, research students and students undergoing postgraduation in environmental chemistry. CONTENTS: (1)Introduction (2)The Atmosphere (3)Structure of Water Molecule (4)Environmental Pollution (5)Life and Biogeochemical Cycles (6)Environmental Chemistry of the Stratosphere (7)Carbon Dioxide Cleaning Technology (8)Evaluation in Environmental Engineering (9)Environment and Climate Change.