Chemical Principles of Environmental Pollution, Second Edition

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CRC Press, 13 feb 1997 - 416 pagine
An authoritative introduction to the scientific principles underlying environmental pollution, this book covers the transport, toxicity, and analysis of pollutants and discusses the major types of contaminant chemicals. Students will gain an understanding of the scientific principles of pollution at the chemical level and be able to approach the contentious issues in a rational way. Taking a pollution oriented approach, the authors discuss legislative limits, analysis of metals, oestrogenic chemicals, indoor and vehicular pollution, pesticides, dioxin-like substances, and more.

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Introduction
3
1
9
Some important types of reaction which pollutants undergo
34
6
46
7
53
References
63
Toxicity and risk assessment of environmental pollutants
66
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53
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7
131
9
139
Inorganic pollutants
157
62
185
Organic pollutants
247
Indoor pollution
329

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5
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Wastes and their disposal
353
Appendix Table of units and conversions
379
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