Environmental Organic Chemistry Illustrative Examples, Problems, and Case Studies

by Schwarzenbach, Rene P.; Gschwend, Philip M.; Imboden, Dieter M.

• ISBN13: 9780471125884
• ISBN10: 0471125881
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-05-08
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

Environmental Organic Chemistry: Illustrative Examples, Problems, and Case Studies brings together theory and practice, while developing problem-solving skills and the critical use of sophisticated models-a valuable supplement to an outstanding text.

Author Biography

REN+ P. SCHWARZENBACH is Professor of Environmental Chemistry at the Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology. PHILIP M. GSCHWEND is Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. DIETER M. IMBODEN is Professor of Environmental Physics at the Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology. In addition to numerous other distinctions, Professors Schwarzenbach, Gschwend, and Imboden are the authors of Environmental Organic Chemistry (Wiley-Interscience), which was awarded the AAP/PSP Best New Chemistry Book in 1994.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:

Vapor Pressure.

Solubility and Activity Coefficient in Water.

Air-Water Partitioning: The Henry's Law Constant.

Organic Solvent-Water Partitioning; Bioconcentration.

Diffusion.

The Gas-Liquid Interface: Air-Water Exchange.

Sorption: Solid-Aqueous Solution Exchange.

Chemical Transformation Reactions.

Photochemical Transformation Reactions.

Biological Transformation Reactions.

Organic Compounds in Ponds and Lakes--Case Studies.

Organic Compounds in Rivers: Transport, Mixing, and Reactions.

Organic Compounds in Porous Media.

Bibliography.

Index.