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This text presents the current knowledge of environmental colloids and includes reviews of the current understanding of structure, role and behaviour of environmental colloids and particles, whilst focussing directly on aquatic systems and soils. In addition, there is substantial critical assessment of the techniques employed for the sampling, size fractionation and characterisation of colloids and particles. Chemical, physical and biological processes and interactions involving colloids are described, and particular attention is paid to quantitative approaches that take account of particle heterogeneity and polydispersity.

• Presents critical reviews of the state-of-the-art knowledge of environmental colloids
• Critical assessment of techniques employed for the sampling, size fractionation and characterisation of colloids and particles are given
• Theoretical and experimental aspects of the methods as well as the required developments and possible recommendations are discussed
• Each chapter gives a brief introduction general enough for the non-specialist
• Written by a internationally recognized group of contributors

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suitable for geochemists dealing with nano particles
It was great to find this before I start nanoscience as a geochemist.
We can learn everything about collidal particles of our interest, from basics to the latest analytical methods. This is extremely useful for beginners.
Also, this book is full of critical reviews with many useful references. We can deepen our understanding from them.
Finally, we can learn about particles other than our major interest. It is better to know something about inorganic particles, even though you are studying organic particles, and vice versa.
This book has helped me a lot in only a few weeks since I started reading it. ... Read more

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Monitoring pollutants in air, soil and water is a routine requirement in the workplace, and in the wider environment. Passive samplers can provide arepresentative picture of levels of pollutants over a period of time from days to months by measuring the average concentrations to which they have been exposed.Air monitors are widely used, for instance to measure the exposure of workers to volatile compounds, but also for monitoring the fate of pollutants in the atmosphere. Passive sampling devices are now becomining increasingly used to monitor pollutants in rivers, coastal waters and ground water where contamination results from sources such asdomestic and industrial discharges, and the use of agrochemicals.
Passive Sampling Techniques in Environmental Monitoring provides a timely collection of information on a set of techniques that help monitor the quality of air, surface and ground waters.Passive sampling can provide an inexpensive means of obtaining a representative picture of quality over a period of time, even where levels of pollutants fluctuate due to discontinuous discharges or seasonal application of chemicals such as pesticides. Recent changes in legislation have increased the pressure to obtain better information than that provided by classical infrequent spot sampling.
Brought together in one source, this book looks at the performance of a range of devices for the passive sampling of metals, and of non-polar and polar organic chemicals in air and in water. The strengths and weaknesses and the range of applicability of the technology are considered.

* Comprehensive review of passive sampling - covering air, water and majority of available technologies in one volume
* Chapters written by international specialistexperts
* Covers theory and applications, providingbackground information and guidelines for use in the field ... Read more

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Metrological concepts like traceability or measurement uncertainty form important parts of international treaties and normative documents. Their applications e.g. in chemical or food analysis or in environmental monitoring are entering our daily life. The development of those concepts has been driven by demand on a world-wide scale from trade, industry and the legal systems. In the future, no chemist, geochemist, chemical , civil or environmental engineer and no other specialist dealing with chemical measurement data, and no decision maker, neither in trade and industry, in public or medical services, in the political and diplomatic arenas or in academic research can afford not to become acquainted with metrology, its concepts and impact.

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Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health, and the Promise of Green Chemistry
This book is obviously written by a person with no qualification about an important subject that is central to our modern society.The author tried to expose the problems with many of the chemicals used in our daily lives, including BPA, phthalates, Teflon, nano-material, etc.Unfortunately, most of the the material in this book are old, extremely superfacial and poorly organized.The last chapter "Toward a Greening of Chemistry" cited extensively the research work of one professor, whom, I suspect, maybe the only person the author spoke to.As a result, the book missed the large amount of real progress in sustainable and beneficial green chemistry.Most unfortunately, the author took up a very early academic study, poly-thymine, as a likely next generation material, simply because thymine is a natural-occuring material, present in all living cell, and talked up by this one professor.This "advocacy" approach easily lead the public into a dangerous path.The author used cosmetics as an example for our daily use of unsafe chemicals, and promoted the use of alternative chemicals in cosmetics.She sourly missed an opportunity to educate the reader for the advantage of reduction and elimination of cosmetics.What a sad loss of opportunity.The writing is tortuous with many extraneous personal tibits.The book, with more than 200 pages, added nothing new, nothing educational and nothing insightful. Skip it.

Pseudo science at its best
Reading the book an organic synthetic chemistry student, it is nonsensical. She seems to make an artificial distinction between green chemicals and poisonous chemicals. An absolutely ignorant pov. ... Read more

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Here is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of one of the hottest areas of chemical research. The treatment of fundamental kinetics and photochemistry will be highly useful to chemistry students and their instructors at the graduate level, as well as postdoctoral fellows entering this new, exciting, and well-funded field with a Ph.D. in a related discipline (e.g., analytical, organic, or physical chemistry, chemical physics, etc.). Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere provides postgraduate researchers and teachers with a uniquely detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative resource. The text bridges the "gap" between the fundamental chemistry of the earth's atmosphere and "real world" examples of its application to the development of sound scientific risk assessments and associated risk management control strategies for both tropospheric and stratospheric pollutants.

Key Features
*Serves as a graduate textbook and "must have"reference for all atmospheric scientists
* Provides more than 5000 references to the literature through the end of 1998
* Presents tables of new actinic flux data for the troposphere and stratospher (0-40km)
* Summarizes kinetic and photochemical date for the troposphere and stratosphere
*Features problems at the end of most chapters to enhance the book's use in teaching
* Includes applications of the OZIPR box model with comprehensive chemistry for student use ... Read more

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amazing references terrible index
The huge number of references in this text is mind boggling but the index is HORRIBLE!!The worst index I have ever seen in a textbook.

Only book on the market
Unfortunately, there aren't really any other atmospheric textbooks out there that covers the vast amount of material which this text covers. The greatest flaw in this book is that it has got to have one of the worst index i have ever seen! It is very difficult searching for certain topics in the book. So unless you are not ready to create your own index for this book, you shouldn't buy the book. Other than that it is a pretty informative book.

New Horizons
The scope and technical detail of this seminal work covering the cutting edge in Atmospheric chemistry is beyond remarkable. Just the number of references is mind boggling. The book presents the material in a veryreadable and understandable style. The authors have kept the reader inmind. They also add surprising levity on occasion and show a keen grasp ofareas outside chemistry. I know of no other work in this field that is morecurrent, comprehensive, and helpful. If only otherscientific works wereas thorough and readable. ... Read more

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This book bridges the divide between bench chemistry, process design, engineering, environment, health, safety and life cycle considerations. The authors use a systems-oriented and integrated approach to evolve Green Chemistry and Green Engineering as disciplines in the broader context of sustainability. Many of the concepts associated with greenness metrics, greener chemistry and engineering require cognitive skills such as evaluation, synthesis, analysis and application. To meet this need, the book provides examples and practical exercises that help the student or advanced practitioner use understand these concepts as applied to the industrial setting and to use the material in direct and indirect applications. The exercises make the book suitable for self-study or as a textbook. ... Read more

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Aquatic Chemistry Concepts fills the need for a true, easy-to-use aquatic chemistry book that goes into the details behind some of the complicated equations and principles of aquatic chemistry. It places established science into a text that allows you to learn and to solve important practical environmental problems. Environmental consultants in all fields, regulators, and libraries will consider this text an excellent reference for its clear explanation of aquatic chemistry principles. ... Read more

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slow response
Amazon has to make better management to ensure a quicker response from the book senders. ... Read more

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The book deals with the processes in marine environment with particular emphasis on the interface processes (sediments- water and atmosphere-water) regarding organic matter and energy fluxes, carbon dioxide intake and transformation. Particular analytical methodologies concerning biosensors for analysis in situ are discussed. ... Read more

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Interesting supplemental book
A collection of lectures by professors attending a conference in Ustica Italy in 2000, this book covers a broad range of subjects including many that are often overlooked.We use this as a supplement to our textbook (Libes) in Marine Biogeochemistry/Chemical Oceanography.The chapters on aerosols, photochemical processes and a collection of chapters on toxicants (endrocrine-disrupting, organic and organometallic compounds) round out holes in the Libes book.Additionally, the other chapters present an up-to-date view of marine chemistry and organic matter cycling.This is not a true replacement for a more traditional textbook, but it is a great readings supplement. ... Read more

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Reaction Mechanisms in Environmental Organic Chemistry classifies and organizes the reactions of environmentally important organic compounds using concepts and data drawn from traditional mechanistic and physical organic chemistry. It will help readers understand these reactions and their importance for the environmental fates or organic compounds of many types. The book has a molecular and mechanistic emphasis, and it is organized by reaction type. Organic molecules and their fates are examined in an ecosystem context. Their reactions are discussed in terms that organic chemists would use. The book will benefit organic chemists, environmental engineers, water treatment professionals, hazardous waste specialists, and biologists. Although conceived as a comprehensive monograph, the book could also be used as a text or reference for environmental chemistry classes at the undergraduate or graduate level. ... Read more

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This best-selling title both in German and English is now enhanced by a new chapter on the important topical subject of measurement uncertainty, plus a CD-ROM with interactive examples in the form of Excel-spreadsheets. These allow readers to gain an even better comprehension of the statistical procedures for quality assurance while also incorporating their own data.

Following an introduction, the text goes on to elucidate the 4-phase model of analytical quality assurance: establishing a new analytical process, preparative quality assurance, routine quality assurance and external analytical quality assurance.

Besides updating the relevant references, the authors took great care to incorporate the latest international standards in the field.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. ... Read more

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This unique book integrates a large number of subjects in environmental studies and provides a realistic and objective evaluation of pollution as a price we pay for a modern economy.It focuses on the scientific assessment of environmental quality by developing a framework of principles that can be applied to any environmental problem. It addresses tactical issues for managers and government workers such as remediation, environmental monitoring, risk assessment, and management.It can be used by professionals as well as undergraduate students.

* Emphasizes conceptual understanding of environmental impact, integrating the disciplines of biology, chemistry, and mathematics
* Topics cover the fate and transport of contaminants; monitoring and remediation of pollution; sources and characteristics of pollution; and risk assessment and management
* Includes color photos and diagrams, chapter questions and problems, and highlighted key words ... Read more

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Good, but has errors
The book is a good survey of environmental pollution on a whole, but contains many errors. ... Read more

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Basic Concepts of Environmental Chemistry, Second Edition provides a theoretical basis for the behavior and biological effects of natural chemical entities and contaminants in natural systems, concluding with a practical focus on risk assessment and the environmental management of chemicals.

The text uses molecular properties such as polarity, water solubility, and vapor pressure as the starting point for understanding the environmental chemistry of various contaminants in soil, water, and the atmosphere. It explains biological processes such as respiration and photosynthesis and their relationship to greenhouse gases. The book then introduces environmental toxicology and describes the distribution, transport, and transformation of contaminants, including PCBs and dioxins, plastics, petroleum and aromatic hydrocarbons, soaps and detergents, and pesticides. The author highlights the relationship between specific chemical properties and their environmental and biological effects. Other topics discussed include partition behavior, fugacity, and genotoxicity, particularly involving carcinogens.

The second edition updates the contents and incorporates the latest advances in the field since the 1997 edition was published. It presents an entirely new chapter on metals, which underlines the correlation between metallic properties and their behavior in the environment, as well as new sections on radionuclides and acid drainage water. The chapter on atmospheric chemistry and pollution has been substantially expanded including photochemical smog, the Greenhouse Effect, and pollution processes in the atmosphere and acid rain. The author also adds recent approaches to ecotoxicology, ecological, and human risk assessments to include the probabilistic approach.

Basic Concepts of Environmental Chemistry, Second Edition is a practical textbook for teaching students the basic concepts of chemistry in the framework of the environment and a practical reference for anyone involved in the management and disposal of industrial chemicals and emissions, occupational health and safety, and the protection of the natural environment. ... Read more

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In the nearly 10 years since the publication of the bestselling first edition of Introduction to Green Chemistry, interest in green chemistry and clean processes has grown so much that topics, such as fluorous biphasic catalysis, metal organic frameworks, and process intensification, barely mentioned in the first edition, have become major areas of research. In addition, government funding has ramped up the development of fuel cells and biofuels. It reflects the evolving focus from pollution remediation to pollution prevention. Copiously illustrated with over 800 figures, this second edition provides an update from the frontiers of the field.

New and expanded research topics:

• Metal-organic frameworks
• Solid acids for alkylation of isobutene by butanes
• Carbon molecular sieves
• Mixed micro- and mesoporous solids
• Organocatalysis
• Process intensification and gas phase enzymatic reactions
• Hydrogen storage for fuel cells
• Reactive distillation
• Catalysts in action on an atomic scale

Updated and expanded current events topics:

• Industry resistance to inherently safer chemistry
• Nuclear power
• Removal of mercury from vaccines
• Removal of mercury and lead from primary explosives
• Biofuels
• Uses for surplus glycerol
• New hard materials to reduce wear
• Electronic waste
• Smart growth

The book covers traditional green chemistry topics, including catalysis, benign solvents, and alternative feedstocks. It also discusses relevant but less frequently covered topics with chapters such as Chemistry of Longer Wear and Population and the Environment. This coverage highlights the importance of chemistry to everyday life and demonstrates the benefits the expanded exploitation of green chemistry can have for society.

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This book is great by all accounts!
This is a most unusual book!It is actually a monograph that is perfectly readable and is most interesting.I do not believe that the title "Introduction to Green Chemistry" does justice to this book, which is so much more!The author has succeeded in combining the exploration of various chemical reactions with the industrial processes by which they are produced, in a way which is above and beyond the ordinary. As a non-industrial chemist I usually have little interest in the industrial processes.For the first time, I find them fascinating, as they are shown in the context of actual reactions, which is what I am normally interested in, and are coupled with the challenge of the green chemistry design.I have explored in depth selected chapters, on the material which is of interest to me and in which I have a reasonable expertise. I have discovered many new key references, which were not just cited, but were critically reviewed and incorporated into the text in a meaningful manner.
While CRC books are normally quite expensive, the price of this one is more than reasonable. Also, the CRC monographs are well known and are used heavily, but usually one depends on the library copies.The reason is that the monographs are typically not very readable and that one usually needs to consults only a small section.In a sharp contrast, Matlack's book is very readable and one wants to read his book further!I consider it a real gem and recommend it most highly!
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The study of the environment requires the reliable and accurate measurement of extremely small quantities of chemicals and the ability to determine if they are pollutants or naturally occurring species. Historically, a "dilute and disperse" method of waste disposal has been accepted; yet as we learn the long-term consequences of such an approach, it is clear that more rigorous waste management techniques are necessary to understand the sources and fates of contaminants and to regulate their discharge.

This volume presents the details of the basic analytical science involved in making these measurements. It concentrates on the basic principles of sampling and sample preparation, followed by the chemical principles of the major instrumental methods used in chemical analysis, and detailed discussions of the major environmental matrices. This book also provides coverage of topics usually only partially discussed in textbooks, such as quality assurance plans and statistical data handling.

Students majoring in environmental sciences need a foundation in measurement techniques used in the field. Environmental Chemical Analysis gives students a thorough grounding in this field and enough information to judge the quality and interpret the information produced in the analytical laboratory. ... Read more

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Adequate book for Environmental Analysis
This book is, in m opinion, suitable for students that, having basic knowledge on Analytical Chemistry, start to the studies on Environmental Chemical Analysis.
Matters as the estadistic applied to analytical chemistry, sampling and the main analytical instrumental techniques used in environmental chemical analysis (spectrometry, chromatography and mass spectrometry) are developed in basic but solid chapters very usefull for the understanding of this matters. By the other hand, thechniques for treatment and preconcentration of samples (very important in environmental analysis) are also very good considered in the capter 6.
In short, a good book that be ablefor students taking the mater Environmental Analysis in studies as Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Environmental Studies. ... Read more

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Interest in the occurrence and behaviour of volatile organiccompounds (VOCs) is increasing due to their adverse effects on theenvironment and human health. It is essential that information ismade available on the various aspects of research on VOCs to enablebetter understanding and control of the various environmental andhuman health threats. The information in this book will be used toimprove communication and understanding of the various approaches. Inparticular the potential and limitations of the described analyticalmethods will be essential in defining environmental studies andinterpreting the results. ... Read more

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For those whose course including a laboratory component, a Laboratory Manual, compiled and edited by Gail A. Steehler (Roanoke College), is available for the 6th edition. The experiments use microscale equipment (wellplates and Beral-type pipets) and common materials. Project-type and cooperative/collaborative laboratory experiments are included. New experiments are on the ozone and biodiesel.Additional experiments are available on the Online Learning Center, as is the instructor’s guide. ... Read more

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Thanks Amazon
I was so pleased with the speed in which I received the book.It was just in the condition they said it would be.I find the book to be a great value.I only gave a 3 star rating because the book itself it just average.The experiments in the book a fairly simple.I am required to take Chemistry so I gotta do it. ... Read more

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Cadmium (Cd) is currently one of the most important toxic metals in occupational and environmental toxicology. It causes adverse effects on kidneys, liver, bones, testes, etc, and is classified in group 1 of human carcinogens. This new book displays present knowledge on interactions between toxic metal cadmium and essential metals Zn, Cu and Mg on this topic. The contents of this book present the effects of Zn, Cu or Mg supplementation on Cd body burden in rabbits exposed to prolonged Cd intoxication, compares the effects of these bioelements on the Cd concentration and distribution in various tissues and answers whether treatment with one of these bioelements could be used in prophylaxis and therapy of Cd poisoning. ... Read more

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