Environmental organic chemistry / Rene P. Schwarzenbach, Philip M. Gschwend and Dieter M. Imboden.
By: Schwarzenbach, René P.
Contributor(s): Gschwend, P. M | Imboden, Dieter M.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : J. Wiley, 1993Description: x, 681 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0471839418.Subject(s): Organic compounds -- Environmental aspects | Water chemistryDDC classification: 547Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 547 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00009785 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Demonstrates how the chemical structure of organic compounds influences the molecular interactions which control transfer and reaction processes in the natural environment. Thoroughly explains how to quantify these processes using the principles of chemistry, physics and biology in a macroscopic environmental system. Focuses on the behavior of major synthetic organic chemicals introduced in large quantities into the environment. Contains more than 100 illustrations, an extensive bibliography and useful reference material such as constants, units and equations. Serves as a text for introductory courses in environmental organic chemistry as well as a source of information for the professional concerned with risk and hazard assessment of organic chemical pollutants in the environment.
"A Wiley-Interscience publication.".
Includes bibliographical references (p. 626-655) and index.
An introduction to environmental organic chemicals -- Background thermodynamics -- Vapor pressure -- Solubility and activity coefficient in water -- Air-water partitioning: the Henry's law constant -- Organic solvent-water partitioning: the octanol-water partition constant -- Organic acids and bases: acidity constant and partitioning behavior -- Diffusion -- The gas-liquid interface: Air-water exchange -- Sorption: solid-aqueous solution exchange -- Chemical transformation reactions -- Photochemical transformation reactions -- Biological transformation reactions -- Modeling concepts.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- An Introduction to Environmental Organic Chemicals
- Background Thermodynamics
- Vapor Pressure
- Solubility and Activity Coefficient in Water
- Air-Water Partitioning: The Henry's Law Constant
- Organic Solvent-Water Partitioning: The Octanol-Water Partition Constant
- Organic Acids and Bases: Acidity Constant and Partitioning Behavior
- Diffusion
- The Gas-Liquid Interface: Air-Water Exchange
- Sorption: Solid-Aqueous Solution Exchange
- Chemical Transformation Reactions
- Photochemical Transformation Reactions
- Biological Transformation Reactions
- Modeling Concepts
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index