Environmental chemistry. 5th edition

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5718773

Manahan, S E ^[1]

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1. Missouri Univ., Columbia, MO (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

This book is organized around several major sections: aquatic Chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, the geosphere and hazardous wastes, toxicological chemistry, and resources and energy. Specific topics discussed in the book include a general introduction to environment chemistry, basic principles of aquatic chemistry, water pollution and water treatment, the essential role of microorganisms in aquatic chemical phenomena, atmospheric chemistry, a discussion of major threats to the global atmosphere (particularly greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting chemicals), the geosphere and hazardous substances, soil chemistry, and the nature and sources of hazardous wastes. The environmental chemistry of hazardous wastes, their treatment, minimization, and recycling, and the effects of these hazardous substances in also presented.

• OSTI ID: 5718773
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
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Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
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Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL WASTES
CHEMISTRY
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CONTROL
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MATERIALS
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
RECYCLING
SAFETY
SOIL CHEMISTRY
WASTES
WATER CHEMISTRY
WATER POLLUTION
WATER TREATMENT