Includes bibliographical references and index.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Atmospheric chemistry and air pollution.
Stratospheric chemistry.
the ozone layer.
The ozone holes.
The chemistry of ground-level air pollution
The environmental and health consequences of polluted air - outdoors and indoors.
Energy and climate change.
The greenhouse effect.
Energy use, fossil fuels,
CO₂ emissions, and global climate change Biofuels and other alternative fuels.
Renewable energy technologies.
hydroelectric, wind, solar.
geothermal, and marine energy and their storage
Radioactivity, radon, and nuclear energy.
Water chemistry and water pollution.
The chemistry of natural waters ;
The pollution and purification of water ;
Toxic organic compounds.Toxic heavy metals --
Pesticides; Dioxins, furans, and PCBs ;
Other toxic organic compounds of environmental concern -the are-Environment and the solid state.
Wastes, soils, and sediments ;
Advanced atmospheric chemistry;
The detailed free-radical chemistry of the atmosphere.

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, it makes accessible the many ways chemists are tackling fundamental environmental problems – including those for which the chemical industry itself is a source.
With up-to-date, balanced, and authoritative coverage of soil, water, and air chemistry, the new edition again focuses on the environmental impacts of chemical production and experimentation, offering additional "green chemistry" sections and new case studies.

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