Chemistry for Environmental Scientists / / Detlev Möller.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Möller, Detlev,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter Textbook
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XX, 458 p.)

The second edition of this book presents the fundamentals of chemistry in light of their importance for the environment and environmental processes. The new edition includes updated references and a more practical approach to the topic. The comprehensive discussion is structured in three parts: introducing the theory of physical chemistry, evaluating elements and compounds, and presenting principles of environmental chemistry.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Preface to the 2nd edition -- Contents -- List of principal symbols -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chemistry under environmental conditions -- 3 Fundamentals of physical chemistry -- 4 Chemistry of elements and their compounds in the environment -- 5 Chemical processes in the environment -- 6 Green chemistry -- A List of acronyms and abbreviations in environmental sciences found in literature -- B Quantities, units and some useful numerical values -- C List of the elements (alphabetically) with the exception of transactinides (z = 103–118); blue: radioactive elements -- Bibliography -- Author index -- Subject index