4th edition. — W. H. Freeman, 2008. — 847 p. — ISBN: 1429201460. Global warming. Renewable energy. Hazardous waste. Carbon footprints. These and other environmental topics are being discussed and debated more vigorously than ever. Colin Baird and Michael Cann's Environmental Chemistry is the only textbook that explores the chemical processes and properties underlying these...
Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2002. — 743 p. Essentiality and Toxicity of Metals Analytical Methods for Heavy Metals in the Environment: Quantitative Determination, Speciation, and Microscopic Analysis In Vitro Toxicological Assessment of Heavy Metals and Intracellular Mechanisms of Toxicity Radionuclides in the Environment Metal Carcinogenesis Arsenic in the Environment: A Global...
CRC Press, 2000. - 1024 p. Written by a leader in the field, the Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry, Second Edition puts the fundamentals of chemistry and environmental chemistry right at your students fingertips. Manahan presents the material in an understandable and interesting manner without being overly simplistic. They get basic coverage on:-Matter and the basis of...
William Andrew Publishing, 2005. — 598 p. Industry pays an enormous price for material degradation. The Handbook of Environmental Degradation of Materials outlines these costs, but more importantly, explains how to measure, analyze, and prevent environmental degradation for a wide range of industrial materials. Experts from around the world share how a diverse set of industries...
5th ed. — W. H. Freeman, 2012. — 850 p. in color — ISBN: 1429277041, 1464113491, 9781429277044 Colin Baird and Michael Cann's acclaimed Environmental Chemistry helps students explore the chemical processes and properties underlying environmental issues they hear about every day - climate change, pollution, biofuels, sustainability and more. Like no other textbook of its kind,...
CRC Press – 2010, 824 p., 2nd edition ISBN: 1420065815, 9781420065817 A reflection of the myriad changes in the field of environmental analysis and the emergence of many new classes of pollutants in recent years, the second edition of Handbook of Environmental Analysis: Chemical Pollutants in Air, Water, Soil, and Solid Wastes covers all aspects of environmental analysis....
Wiley. 2008. 790 p. The Biological System of Elements: Trace Element Concentration and Abundance in Plants Give Hints on Biochemical Reasons of Sequestration and Essentiality Health Implications of Trace Elements in the Environment and the Food Chain Trace Elements in Agro-ecosystems Metal Accumulation in Crops-Human Health Issues Trace Elements and Plant Secondary Metabolism:...
Elsevier, 1993. - 858 p. Environmental pollution is a universal problem which threatens the continued existence of mankind, rendering it one of the primary concerns of society. This book provides a comprehensive view of the chemistry and biology of water, air and soil, placing particular emphasis on those aspects connected with the protection of the environment. The first part...
Lewis Publishers, 1997 - 604 p. ISBN: 0-87371-989-1 Analytical Techniques Precision and Accuracy of Analysis Analysis of Organic Pollutants by Gas Chromatography Analysis of Organic Pollutants by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Extraction of Organic Pollutants and Sample Cleanup Titrimetric Analysis Colorimetric Analysis Analysis of Metals by Atomic Absorption and Emission...
7th edition. — Lewis Publishers, CRC Press, 2000. — 877 p. — ISBN: 1-56670-492-8 Completely revised and updated since the publication of the sixth edition, Environmental Chemistry, Seventh Edition contains eight new chapters, with significant emphasis on industrial ecology as it relates to the emerging area of "green" chemistry. It also discusses the concept of the anthrosphere...
Blackwell Science Ltd., 2002. — XX, 540 p. — ISBN: 0-632-05715-7 (alk. paper). Sustainable development is now accepted as a necessary goal for achieving societal, economic and environmental objectives. Within this chemistry has a vital role to play. The chemical industry is successful but traditionally success has come at a heavy cost to the environment. The challenge for...
2nd Edition. — CRC Press, 2005. — 469 p. 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...
3rd. ed. — Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2018. — 661 p. The Handbook will cover all aspects of environmental analysis and will examine the emergence of many new classes of pollutants in recent years. It will provide information on an array of topics from instrumentation, analytical techniques, and sample preparations to statistical calculations, chemical structures, and...
CRC Press, 2010. — 450 p. When the Nobel Prize Committee recognized the importance of green chemistry with its 2005 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, this relatively new science came into its own. Although no concerted agreement has been reached yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary discipline, there seems to be increasing interest in environmental topics...
Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2001. — 509 p. This highly practical reference presents for the first time in a single volume all types of environmental degradation a metallic compound may undergo during its processing, storage, and service. Clarifying general and localized corrosion effects, "Environmental Degradation of Metals" describes the effects of atmospheric exposure,...
John Wiley & Sons, inc., 1998 - 564 p. In Environmental Soil and Water Chemistry. leading soil and water authority V. P. Evangelou presents a complete overview of the principles and applications of soil science, addressing the subject by viewing the interactions between soil and water as a basis for understanding the nature. extent. and treatment of polluted soil and water. The...
Springer, 2009. — 150 p. — ISBN: 1441903771, 9781441903785 This is the first book of practical exercises in chemical ecology. It is a good for this book because chemical ecology is still a young science. More and more colleges all over the world will offer courses and practical exercises in this field. A collection of field and lab exercises available now will accelerate this...
Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2003. — 479 p. Chemical Degradation Methods for Wastes and Pollutants focuses on established and emerging chemical procedures for the management of pollutants in industrial wastewater and the environment. This reference offers an in-depth explanation of the degradation process, mechanisms, and control factors affecting each method, as well as issues crucial...
2nd ed. — Wiley, 2012. — 486 p. — ISBN: 0470619597, 9780470619599 A unique approach to the challenges of complex environmental systems Environmental Transport Processes, Second Edition provides much-needed guidance on mass transfer principles in environmental engineering. It focuses on working with uncontrolled conditions involving biological and physical systems, offering...
9th Edition. - Taylor & Francis Group, 2010. - 786 p. - The field of environmental chemistry has evolved significantly since the publication of the first edition of Environmental Chemistry. Throughout the book’s long life, it has chronicled emerging issues such as organochloride pesticides, detergent phosphates, stratospheric ozone depletion, the banning of chlorofluorocarbons,...
McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. — 561 p. — ISBN: 978-0-0718-2669-3 This book is educational, informative, and extremely challenging. The question arises: How is it possible to cover all possible areas under the general title of this book? Ordinarily, of course, this would be impossible. Instead, Dr. Thomas DeRosa has chosen a number of interesting and pertinent examples from the...
Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009. — 226 p. Everyone is becoming more environmentally conscious and therefore, chemi-cal processes are being developed with their environmental burden in mind. Of course, this also means that more traditional chemical methods are being replaced with new innovations. This includes new solvents. ‘Solvent free’ Chemistry Water Supercritical Fluids...
Springer, 2013. — 336 p. Processes that meet the objectives of green chemistry and chemical engineering minimize waste and energy use, and eliminate toxic by-products. Given the ubiquitous nature of products from chemical processes in our lives, green chemistry and chemical engineering are vital components of any sustainable future. Gathering together ten peer-reviewed articles...
New York: Kluwer academic publishers, 2003. — 484 p. Environmental chemistry is becoming an increasingly popular subject in both undergraduate and graduate education in all Asian countries. Courses in ecology, geography, biology, chemistry, environmental science, public health, and environmental engineering all have to include environmental chemistry in their syllabuses to a...
Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, CRC, 2015. – 616 p. – ISBN: 1498717799. The first book of its kind, Handbook of Chemical Regulations: Benchmarking, Implementation, and Engineering Concepts introduces the concept of global harmonization and interlinks between regulations and examines the reasons behind major requirements for chemical manufacture, article production, and...
Wiley, 2013. — 278 p. — ISBN: 1119962714, 1119962706, 9781119962700 This book covers all aspects of environmental trace analysis from sampling through to preparation of the sample to the analytical techniques used to quantify the level of trace metals or organic compounds. The book is divided into two areas: sample preparation for inorganic analysis and sample preparation for...
New York: Marcel Dekker, 1998. — 713 p. — (Books in soils, plants, and the environment; v.64). ISBN 0-8247-0136-4. Intended as a complement to the 1994 book Selenium in the Environment , edited by W.T. Frankenberger, Jr., and Sally Benson, (Marcel Dekker, Inc.), this book compiles recent basic research on selenium remediation and extensive information on new developments in...
Taylor & Francis Group, 2014. – 382 p. – ISBN: 1138001279. Advanced Oxidation Technologies (AOTs) or Processes (AOPs) are relatively new and innovative technologies to remove harmful and toxic pollutants. The most important processes among them are those using light, such as UVC/H 2 O 2 , photo-Fenton and heterogeneous photocatalysis with TiO 2 . These technologies are also...
Boca Raton: CRC Press. – 2008. – 737 p. Addressing the persistent environmental threat of organic chemicals with a fresh approach to degradation and transformation processes, Environmental Degradation and Transformation of Organic Chemicals examines a wide range of compounds as well as abiotic and microbiological reactions mediated by microorganisms. The book emphasizes the...
2nd ed. — CRC Press, 2012. — 1047 p. — ISBN: 1439826374, 9781439826379 Addressing the persistent environmental threat of organic chemicals with a fresh approach to degradation and transformation processes, Organic Chemicals in the Environment: Mechanisms of Degradation and Transformation, Second Edition examines a wide range of compounds as well as abiotic and microbiological...
Lewis Publishers, CRC Press, 2000. — 600 p. — ISBN: 0873718291 A compilation of the most important aerosol chemical processes involved in known scientific and technological disciplines, Aerosol Chemical Processes in the Environment serves as a handbook for aerosol chemistry. Aerosol science is interdisciplinary, interfacing with many environmental, biological and technological...
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology; Board on Life Sciences; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Research Council NAS Press, 2012 . - 172 p. ISBN: 0309260833 9780309260831 This book presents a roadmap for transforming glycoscience from a field dominated by specialists to a widely studied and integrated discipline, which could lead to a more complete understanding...
Wiley, 2007. — 333 p. — ISBN: 978-0-471-75400-8 This book aims to stimulate and promote the wide-ranging aspects of green chemistry and its major role in ensuring sustainable development. The book covers the following areas: green chemistry; green reagents and atom economy; safeguarding the atmosphere; industrial green catalysis; alternative reaction conditions; biocatalysis...
2nd Edition. – Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, London, New York, 2008. – 442 p. – ISBN: 0849390664 Professionals and students who come from disciplines other than chemistry need a concise, yet reliable guide that explains key concepts in environmental chemistry, from the fundamental science to the necessary calculations for applying them. Updated and reorganized, Applications of...
Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2002. — 391 p. — ISBN: 0-8247-0676-5 Arsenic Poisoning Through the Ages Analytical Methods for the Determination of Arsenic and Arsenic Compounds in the Environment Arsenic Speciation in the Environment and Humans Bioavailability and Risk of Arsenic Exposure by the Soil Ingestion Pathway Aspects of Arsenic Chemistry in Relation to Occurrence, Health, and...
3rd Edition. — William Andrew, 2018. — 663 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-52472-8. This Handbook, Third Edition, explains how to measure, analyze and control environmental degradation for a wide range of industrial materials, including metals, polymers, ceramics, concrete, wood and textiles exposed to environmental factors, such as weather, seawater, and fire. This updated edition...
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2005. – 807 p. – ISBN: 3540228608. This book describes advances in this new, fast developing science, which seeks to decipher fundamental mechanisms ruling the behaviour in water, soils, atmosphere, food and living organisms of toxic metals, fossil fuels, pesticides and other organic pollutants. Sections on eco-toxicology, green chemistry, and...
4th Edition. - Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. - 603 p. - Fundamentals of Environmental and Toxicological Chemistry: Sustainable Science, Fourth Edition covers university-level environmental chemistry, with toxicological chemistry integrated throughout the book. This new edition of a bestseller provides an updated text with an increased emphasis on sustainability and green...
CRC Press, 2000. — 254 p. — ISBN: 1566704014 Much of the convenience of modern life resides in sheet metal, the cowling shield of most machines and appliances. However, the load that this takes off human shoulders has to be carried elsewhere, and the Earth has borne the burden. Many of us woke up to the environmental cost when over a century of industrialization finally...
2nd Edition. — CRC Press, 2010. — 514 p. Throughout this text, common-sense approaches and practical examples are pre ented. Again, because this is a science text, I have adhered to scientifc principles, models, and observations, but you need not be a scientist to understand the priniples and concepts presented. What is needed is an open mind, a love for the chalenge of wading...
Cambridge University Press, 2004. - 278 p. ISBN: 0-511-03991-3 eBook. Preface: The regulation of pesticides in Europe – past, present and future. Regulating chemical accumulation: an integrated approach The characteristics of accumulative chemicals . Chemical characteristics: the case of herbicides in Italy Valuing chemical characteristics: a hedonic approach Estimating the...
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2016. — 233 p. — (Ecological Science) — ISBN: 1848219245 The book features comparative perspectives on the field of chemical ecology, present and future, offered by scientists from a wide variety of disciplines. The scientists contributing to this book –biologists, ecologists, biochemists, chemists, biostatisticians – are interested in...
University of California Press, 2012 — 340 p. — ISBN: 978-0-520-27163-0. Mercury pollution and contamination are widespread, well documented, and continue to pose a public health concern in both developed and developing countries. In response to a growing need for understanding the cycling of this ubiquitous pollutant, the science of mercury has grown rapidly to include the...
Berlin, Boston, Germany: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2017. — 129 p. — (Green Chemical Processing Volume 01). — ISBN: 3110441896. Sustainable Green Chemistry, the 1st volume of Green Chemical Processing, covers several key aspects of modern green processing. The scope of this volume goes beyond bio- and organic chemistry, highlighting the ecological and economic benefits of enhanced...
Momentum Press, 2016. — 179 p. This book presents the basic principles of chemistry in a quick and clear presentation. All introductory chemistry topics are discussed, as are some organic chemistry topics, which are necessary for a good foundation to understand engineering applications. Readers will find quick and clear explanations, and many solved problems for reference.
Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, 1995. — 343 p. — ISBN: 3540589430. Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary subject, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental topics...
Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, 1995. — 356 p. — ISBN: 3540589430 Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary subject, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental topics...
John Wiley & Sons, 2019. — 579 p. — ISBN: 978-1-119313-40-6. A modern guide to environmental chemistry. Chemistry of Environmental Systems: Fundamental Principles and Analytical Methods offers a comprehensive and authoritative review of modern environmental chemistry, discussing the chemistry and interconnections between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and biosphere....
Springer, 2017. — 225 p. — ISBN: 3319543547. This book provides an overview to researchers, graduate, and undergraduate students, as well as academicians who are interested in arsenic. It covers human health risks and established cases of human ailments and sheds light on prospective control measures, both biological and physico-chemical. Arsenic (As) is a widely distributed...
California Institute of Technology, 2001. - 145 p. Abstract Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPOs) as Novel Tunable Light Sources for Atmospheric Photochemistry Studies Photolytic Fractionation of N 2 O Photodissociation of HNO 4 in the near IR
Paris: UNEP publications, 2006. - 294 p. Long Chain Alcohols (C6-22 primary aliphatic alcohols). SIDS Initial Assessment Report For SIAM 22. Tome 1: SIAR (Draft) This category covers a family of 30 primary aliphatic alcohols within a carbon chain length range of C6-C 22. Commercial products generally include several aliphatic alcohol components, with a range of carbon chain...
Second Edition. — CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007. — XXIII, 647 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-4200-0321-5 (eBook - PDF). Formally established by the EPA nearly 15 years ago, the concept of green chemistry is beginning to come of age. Although several books cover green chemistry and chemical engineering, none of them transfer green principles to science and technology in general...
Paris: UNEP publications, 2005. - 213 p. SIDS Initial Assessment Report For SIAM 20: Deadline for circulation: 21 January 2005 OECD/ICCA - The BUA Peer Review Process Qualified BUA personnel (toxicologists, ecotoxicologists) perform a quality control on the full SIDS dossier submitted by industry. This quality control process follows internal BUA guidelines/instructions for the...
Elsevier, 2003. — 356 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-561540-2. An excellent introduction to the real world of environmental work, this title helps both college students and working professionals improve their understanding of the data collection process. It covers all phases of data collection (planning, field sampling, laboratory analysis, and data quality assessment), and is a single...
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2009. – 617 p. – ISBN: 1405186011, 140518602X. Arsenic Pollution summarizes the most current research on the distribution and causes of arsenic pollution, its impact on health and agriculture, and solutions by way of water supply, treatment, and water resource management. Provides the first global and interdisciplinary account ofarsenic pollution...
NAS Press, 2012. - 219 p. — ISBN: 9780309255431 The book presents a possible framework to help plant managers choose between alternative processing options-considering factors such as environmental impact and product yield as well as safety- to develop a chemical manufacturing system. This book evaluates the analyses on alternative production methods for MIC and carbamate...
2nd Edition. — Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2016. — 163 p. — ISBN: 149874835X This book will contain the most important ion exchange-related design and application issues. Using tables, graphs, and conversion tables, it will explain the fundamentals, providing the knowledge to use ion exchange to reuse wastewaters, recover valuable chemicals, and recycle industrial waters. For...
Paris: UNEP publications, 2002. - 91 p. SIDS Initial Assessment Report For SIAM 14 Deadline for circulation: 1 Feb. 2002 The industry consortium collected new data and prepared the updated IUCLID, and draft versions of the SIAR and SIAP. Japanese government peer-reviewed the documents, audited selected studies. The industry contact point is Mr. Kazuhiro Sugamura, Mitsubishi Gas...
Paris: UNEP publications, 2005. - 131 p. SIDS Initial Assessment Report For SIAM 20: Last literature search: IUCLID Chapters 1-4: 2003-08-13, Chapter 3.2.1 2004-07-27, Chapter 5: 2003-01-22. OECD/ICCA - The BUA Peer Review Process perform a quality control on the full SIDS dossier submitted by industry. This quality control process follows internal BUA guidelines/instructions...
CRC Press, 2017. — 435 p. A push from environmentally savvy consumers along with recent changes in governmental regulations have paved the way for a marketplace of products with high levels of environmental performance. Fueled by the growing demand for biobased lubricants, Environmentally Friendly and Biobased Lubricants highlights the development of environmentally friendly...
Wiley-VCH, 2018. — 519 p. — ISBN: 978-3-527-33876-4. An excellent, concise, and interdisciplinary overview of different classes of emerging pollutants arising, for example, from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, personal care products, and industrial chemicals and their impact on water, soil, and air. Following an introduction to chemical pollutants, with special attention focused...
John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2018. — 577 p. — ISBN10: 1119133777. Comprehensive and multidisciplinary presentation of the current trends in trace elements for human, animals, plants, and the environment This reference provides the latest research into the presence, characterization, and applications of trace elements and their role in humans, animals, and plants as well as their use...
American Water Works Association, 2014. — 301 p. — (Manual of Water Supply Practices-M12, Sixth Edition). Reliable water quality testing forms the basis for regulatory compliance and ensures the best possible quality drinking water for the community. This manual provides 30 common lab tests for process control in drinking water production. Each test includes purpose of test,...
Springer-Verlag, 2010. — xv+613 p. Series: Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, Volume 91 Despite the long association of organohalogen compounds with human activities, nature is the producer of nearly 5,000 halogen-containing chemicals. Once dismissed as accidents of nature or isolation artifacts,...
Science Publishers, 2009. - 129 p. Soils play a central role in the conversion of organic matter and element fluxes because of the large number of microorganisms present in the soil. In this book the more important processes that are driven by microbiological activity are discussed. It will be of interest to students of chemistry, biology, ecology, soil science and related...
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, UK, 2009. — 575 p. — ISBN: 9780470027585 Published This book presents an overview of the chemistry, geology, toxicology and environmental impacts of arsenic, presenting information on relatively common arsenic minerals and their key properties. In addition, it includes discussions on the environmental impacts of the release of arsenic from mining and...
Wiley-VCH, 2007. — 255 p. — ISBN: 352731606X This compilation on the degradation of 1,100 commercially important chemical products is the first publication to make this knowledge publicly accessible in one book. The data and annotations have been painstakingly assembled over a 10-year period in a collaboration between academia and regulatory authorities. The work explains in...
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2014. — 218 p. An Easy-to-Understand Treatment of Ecological Sampling Methods and Data Analysis Including only the necessary mathematical derivations, Introduction to Ecological Sampling shows how to use sampling procedures for ecological and environmental studies. It incorporates both traditional sampling methods and recent developments in environmental...
Paris: UNEP publications, 2005. - 154 p. SIDS Initial Assessment Report For SIAM 20: Date of last Update: Last literature search: IUCLID Chapters 1-4: 2003-08-29 Chapter 5: 2002-05-16 Comments: The recommendation does not cover the isomeric mixture, as we have not reviewed the uses of the mixture. OECD/ICCA - The BUA* Peer Review Process Qualified BUA personnel (toxicologists,...
Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. — 326 p. — (Plant Ecophysiology 11) — ISBN: 3319562487. This book covers many facets of plant selenium (Se) accumulation: molecular genetics, biochemistry, physiology, and ecological and evolutionary aspects. Broader impacts and applications of plant Se accumulation also receive attention. Plant Se accumulation is very relevant for...
Prepared for European Commission Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry RPA, June 2010. – 314 p. Risk & Policy Analysts Limited 1,4 dichlorobenzene is currently classified in the EU as a Carcinogen Category 3, based upon its induction of liver tumours in mice. Although it is not considered as a genotoxic agent, there is still some uncertainty whether 1,4 dichlorobenzene...
Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2009. — 492 p. — ISBN: 1420073168 A successful modern heavy metal control program for any industry will include not only traditional water pollution control, but also air pollution control, soil conservation, site remediation, groundwater protection, public health management, solid waste disposal, and combined industrial-municipal heavy metal waste...
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2018. — 158 p. — (Green Chemical Processing Volume 02). — ISBN: 3110444879. The 'greening' of industry processes - i.e., making them more sustainable - is a popular and often lucrative trend which has seen increased attention in recent years. Green Chemical Processes, the 2nd volume of Green Chemical Processing, covers the hot topic of...
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2018. — 143 p. — (Green Chemical Processing. Volume 03). — ISBN: 978-3-11-056113-5. This volume includes chapters written by corporate chemists as well as academic chemists and covers a wide variety of subjects, including: the model of academic and corporate cooperation used by the Green Centre Canada; biomass treatment via catalysis; uses and...
Elsevier, 2014. - 693 p. - The Role of Colloidal Systems in Environmental Protection describes the importance of colloids in many applications that contribute to environmental protection, including drinking water and wastewater treatment, heavy metal remediation, treatment of radioactive materials, corrosion, and energy conversion. Knowledge of the physical and chemical...
Springer-Verlag, 2003. — 293 p. Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume: 3/3 p. (The file was compiled manually, so the preface does not match the original, some chapters are missing) This book summarizes the state-of-the art knowledge on naturally occurring organohalogens, of which more than 3700 are documented. The chapters cover all aspects of this field,...
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014. — 408 p. — (ISTE) — ISBN: 1848216211 This text addresses the common negative perception of polymer materials on the environment with a thorough analysis of what really occurs when industry and academia collaborate to find environmental solutions. The book examines the environmental and social effects of polymer materials and explains...
Springer, 2016. — 233 p. — (Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology). — ISBN: 978-3-662-53702-2. This book is intended to give readers an appreciation of what the future holds, as cutting-edge technologies in synthetic biology and pathway engineering and advanced bioprocessing development pave the way for providing goods and services to benefit humankind that are based on...
Walter de Gruyter, 2015. — 395 p. This book presents the fundamentals of chemistry in light of their importance for the environment and environmental processes. The comprehensive discussion is structured in three parts: the first part is introducing the theory of physical chemistry, the second part is evaluating elements and compounds, and the third part is presenting...
Cambridge University Press, 2018. — 768 p. — ISBN: 978-1-108-47093-3. Trace metals play key roles in life - all are toxic above a threshold bioavailability, yet many are essential to metabolism at lower doses. It is important to appreciate the natural history of an organism in order to understand the interaction between its biology and trace metals. The countryside and indeed...
Butterworth-Heinemann, 2018. — 439 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-804422-3. This book describes the principles that govern chemical reactivity and demonstrates how these principles are used to yield more accurate predictions. The book will help users increase accuracy in analyzing and predicting the speed of pollutant conversion in engineered systems, such as water and wastewater...
Springer, 2003. — 349 p. — ISBN: 978-3540009924 (print) 978-3540366119 (online). Phthalate esters are an important class of chemicals widely used in commercial applications, primarily as plasticizers to soften vinyl, but are also used in consumer products. This book reviews the state of the science of phthalate esters in the environment. Key information reviewed includes...
Wiley-Scrivener, 2019. — 698 p. — ISBN10: 1119509831, 13 978-1119509837. Over the past decade, the population explosion, rise in global warming, depletion of fossil fuel resources and environmental pollution has been the major driving force for promoting and implementing the principles of green chemistry and sustainable engineering in all sectors ranging from chemical to...
Springer, 2018. — 128 p. — ISBN: 331974402X. This book addresses the highly relevant subject of emerging pollutants, which are especially alarming since most of the available treatment technologies are unable to degrade them. It discusses the sources of these pollutants and their fate in the environment, and the main tools available for their analysis. It also describes the...
CRC Press, 2018. — 331 p. Hemicelluloses and Lignin in Biorefineries provides an understanding of lignocellulosic biomass, which is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin. It promotes the valorization of these molecules in the context of the bioeconomy and presents hemicelluloses and lignin, which are generated in lignocellulosic biorefineries, as the...
Wiley, 2018. — 317 p. — (Handbook of Green Chemistry, Volume 11). — ISBN13: 9783527326440. Volume 11 of the Handbook of Green Chemistry series identifies, explains and expands on green chemistry and engineering metrics, describing how the two work together, backed by numerous practical applications. Up-to-date and authoritative, this ready reference covers the development and...
Second edition — — Blackwell Publishing company, School of Environmental Sciences, 2004 — 326 p. — ISBN: 0-632-05905-2. This introductory text explains the fundamentals of the chemistry of the natural environment and the effects of mankind's activities on the earth's chemical systems. The topics range from familiar global issues such as atmospheric pollution and its effect on...
Cambridge University Press, 1996. — 317 p. This volume provides a case study of a marine pollutant of exceptional potency: tributyltin (TBT). TBT compounds are extremely poisonous, and have been widely utilised as active ingredients in marine anti-fouling paint formulations to obtain increased fuel efficiencies during ship operations, and long lifetimes between repainting for...
Academic Press, 2019. — 195 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-813123-7. Nanotechnology and Enzyme Technology Combined to Address Environmental Problems discusses how nanotechnology and enzyme technology work independently and together to help researchers and environmental professionals learn about this revolutionary and cross-disciplinary field. Nanotechnology has provided a range of...
Springer, 2019. — 382 p. — (Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology). — ISBN: 978-981-13-3809-0. This book provides practical information on obtaining and using a wide variety of plant based reagents for different sectors, addressing the needs and challenges in a single resource. The chapters complement each other seamlessly and present contributions from reputed...
The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015. — 320 p. — (RSC Green Chemistry 31). — ISBN: 978-1-84973-945-0. Ball milling has emerged as a powerful tool over the past few years for effecting chemical reactions by mechanical energy. Allowing a variety of reactions to occur at ambient temperatures and in solvent-free conditions, ball milling presents a greener route for many chemical...
WIT Press, 2011. — 268 p. — (Wit Transactions on Ecology and the Environment). — ISBN: 978-1-84564-558-8. Chemical products make an irreplaceable contribution in every aspect of our modern-day lives. Chemical processes and products play an essential role in industrial sectors as diverse as agriculture, automotive, clothing, communication, construction, food, health, leisure,...
Apple Academic Press, CRC Press, 2012. — 279 p. — ISBN: 1926692772. Environmental chemistry is an interdisciplinary field of study that involves the science of ecology as well as chemistry. Environmental chemistry covers the basic chemistry and biochemistry that occur naturally in the world around us. It focuses on the air, water, and land. Environmental science normally begins...
Springer-Science, 2000. — 242 p. — (Environment & Policy 22). — ISBN: 9048154065. Most publications on heavy metals and the environment have focused on environmental pathways and risks. The present book establishes a link between the environmental risks of heavy metals and the societal causes of the risks. Economic models, substance flow models and environmental fate and risk...
Springer, 2018. — 254 p. — (Handbook of environmental chemistry 60). — ISBN: 9783319621784, 3319621785, 9783319621777. This volume addresses hospital effluents in terms of their composition and the management and treatment strategies currently (being) adopted around the globe. In this context, one major focus is on pharmaceutical compounds: their observed concentration range,...
Singapore: Springer, 2019. — 302 p. This book reviews the latest advances in the bioelectrochemical degradation of recalcitrant environmental contaminants. The first part introduces readers to the basic principles and methodologies of bioelectrochemical systems, electron-respiring microorganisms, the electron transfer mechanism and functional electrode materials. In turn, the...
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