Chemistry of the environment
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : David E Newton; Facts on File, Inc.
- ناشر : New York : Facts on File
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9780816052738
Description
Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The road to Earth Day -- Pollution issues in human history -- The birth of pollution laws and regulations -- Earth Day 1970 -- Rachel Carson (1907-1964) -- Gaylord Nelson (1916-2005) -- Denis Hayes (1944- ) -- 2. Chemistry of the air : pollutants -- Carbon monoxide -- Oxides of nitrogen (Eugene Hourdry (1892-1962) -- Sulfur dioxide -- Particulate matter -- Volatile organic compounds -- Ozone -- Lead -- Air quality standards -- 3. Chemistry of the atmosphere : changes in the atmosphere -- Properties of the atmosphere -- Acid rain -- Depletion of the ozone layer -- Thomas Midgley, Jr. (1889-1944) -- Global climate change -- Veerabhadran Ramanathan (1944- ) -- 4. Chemistry of water pollution -- Common pollutants and sources -- John Cairns, Jr. (1923- ) -- Oxygen-depleting substances -- Nutrients -- Sedimentation and siltation -- pathogens -- Ruth Patrick (1907- ) -- Toxic organic chemicals -- Heavy metals -- Acidity -- Heat. 5. Chemistry of solid waste disposal -- An overview of solid wastes -- Municipal solid wastes -- Municipal solid waste disposal : landfills -- Municipal solid waste disposal : incineration -- Reducing municipal solid wastes : recycling -- Vance Packard (194-1996) -- Industrial wastes -- Robert Bullard (1946- ) -- Nuclear wastes -- 6. Green chemistry -- The problem : releasing hazardous chemicals into the environment -- A solution : green chemistry -- The structure of green chemistry in the United States -- Joe Breen (1942-1999) -- Paul Anastas (1962- ) -- Atom economy -- Alternative raw materials -- Catalysis -- Solvents -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.
Describes the role of chemistry in environmental issues, the various problems arising, and the balence between progress and pollution.
