Elements of Environmental Chemistry

by Ronald A. Hites (Indiana University)

• ISBN13: 9780471998150
• ISBN10: 047199815X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

The basics of environmental chemistry and a toolbox for solving problems Elements of Environmental Chemistry uses real-world examples to help readers master the quantitative aspects of environmental chemistry. Complex environmental issues are presented in simple terms to help readers grasp the basics and solve relevant problems. Topics covered include: steady- and non-steady-state modeling, chemical kinetics, stratospheric ozone, photochemical smog, the greenhouse effect, carbonate equilibria, the application of partition coefficients, pesticides, and toxic metals. Numerous sample problems help readers apply their skills. An interactive textbook for students, this is also a great refresher course for practitioners.

Author Biography

Ronald A. Hites, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, where he is a senior faculty member of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. A past president of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Dr. Hites is an Associate Editor of thejournal of Environmental Science and Technology and a winner of the American Chemical Society's Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology and of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry's Founders Award.

Table of Contents

Simple Tool Skills

Unit Conversions

Estimating

Ideal Gas Law

Stoichiometry

Problem Set

Mass Balance

Steady-State Mass Balance

Flows, Stocks, and Residence Times

Adding Multiple Flows

Fluxes are Not Flows!

Non-Steady-State Mass Balance

Up-Going Curve

Down-Going Curve

Working with Real Data

Second Order Reactions

Problem Set

Atmospheric Chemistry

Light

Atmospheric Structure

Ozone

Introduction to Ozone

The NO/NO2 Pathway

The OH/OOH Pathway

The Cl/OCl Pathway

Chemical Kinetics

Pseudo Steady State Example

Arrhenius Equation

Chapman Reaction Kinetics

Smog

Greenhouse Effect

Problem Set

CO2 Equilibria

Pure Rain

Polluted Rain

Surface Water

Problem Set

Fates of Organic Compounds

Vapor Pressure

Water Solubility

Henry's Law Constant

Partition Coefficients

Lipophilicity

Fish Partition Coefficients

Adsorption

Water-Air Transfer

Problem Set

Toxic Environmental Compounds

Pesticides

Diphenylmethane Analogues

Hexachlorocyclohexanes

Hexachlorocyclopentadienes

Phosphorous Containing Insecticides

Phosphates

Phosphorothioates

Phosphorodithioates

Carbamates

Natural Product Simulants

Phenoxyacetic Acids

Nitroanilines

Triazines

Acetanilides

Fungicides

Mercury

Lead

Problem Set

Answers to the problem sets

Index

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