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Chemistry of the environment /
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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[Mill Valley, Calif.] :
University Science Books,
c2012.
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| Edición: | 3a ed. |
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- Note continued: Worked Problem 15.4 Effective Oxygen Potential
- 15.7.Electron and Proton Affinities Are Linked: pE versus pH
- 15.8.Biological Oxidations
- 15.9.Aerobic Earth
- 15.10.Water as an Ecological Medium
- 15.10a.The Euphotic Zone and the Biological Pump
- 15.10b.Eutrophication in Freshwater Lakes
- 15.10c.Nitrogen and Phosphorus: The Limiting Nutrients
- 15.1.Od Anoxia and Its Effects on Coastal Marine Waters
- 15.1.Oe Wetlands as Chemical Sinks
- 15.1.Of Redox Effects on Metals Pollution
- 15.1.Og Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron
- Problems
- Additional Reading
- ch. 16 Water Pollution and Water Treatment
- 16.1.Water Use and Water Quality: Point and Nonpoint Sources of Pollution
- 16.2.Regulation of Water Quality
- 16.3.Water and Sewage Treatment
- 16.4.Desalinization of Seawater
- 16.5.Health Hazards
- 16.5a.Pathogens and Disinfection
- 16.5b.Organic and Inorganic Contaminants
- 16.5b.i.Waste Sites
- 16.5b.ii.Agriculture
- 16.6.Low-Cost Water Technology for Developing Countries
- 16.7.Trace Pollutants
- 16.8.Perchlorate Pollution
- 16.9.Summary of Hydrosphere-Lithosphere Interactions
- Problems
- Additional Reading
- pt. V BIOSPHERE
- ch. 17 Nitrogen and Food Production
- 17.1.Nitrogen Cycle
- 17.2.Agriculture
- 17.2a.Fertilizer and the Green Revolution
- 17.2b.Environmental Degradation
- 17.2c.Confined Animal Feeding Operations
- 17.2d.Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture
- 17.3.Nutrition
- 17.3a.Energy and Calories
- 17.3b.Protein
- 17.3c.Minerals and Vitamins
- 17.3d.Antioxidants
- 17.3e.Antioxidant Mechanisms
- Problems
- Additional Reading
- ch. 18 Pest Control
- 18.1.Insecticides
- 18.1a.Persistent Insecticides: Organochlorines
- 18.1b.Molecular Shape and Biological Activity
- 18.1c.Ecosystem Effects: Bioaccumulation
- 18.1d.Bioaccumulation and the Partition Coefficient
- 18.1e.Nonpersistent Insecticides: Organophosphates and Carbamates
- 18.1f.Molecular Mechanism of Cholinesterase Inhibitors
- 18.1g.Naturallnsecticides
- 18.1h.Integrated Pest Management
- 18.2.Herbicides
- 18.2a.Molecular Mechanism of Glyphosate Inhibition; Genetic Engineering
- 18.3.Genetically Modified Organisms
- 18.3a.Genetically Modified Plants: Actualities and Potential
- 18.3b.Resistance to Genetically Modified Foods
- 18.3b.i.Moral Issues
- 18.3b.ii.Political Issues
- 18.3b.iii.Health and Environment Issues
- Problems
- Additional Reading
- ch. 19 Toxicity of Chemicals
- 19.1.Acute and Chronic Toxicity
- 19.2.Cancer
- 19.2a.Mechanisms
- 19.2b.Cancer Incidence and Testing
- 19.3.Hormonal Effects
- 19.3a.BisphenolA
- 19.4.Persistent Organic Pollutants: Dioxins and Polychlorinated Biphenyls
- 19.4a.Dioxins and Furans
- 19.4a.i.Toxicity
- 19.4a.ii.Paper Bleaching and Combustion Sources
- 19.4a.iii.Natural Sources?
- 19.4a.iv.Exposure
- 19.4b.Polychlorinated Biphenyls
- 19.4c.Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers
- 19.4d.Perfluorooctanoic Sulfonate
- 19.4e.Global Transport
- 19.5.Toxic Metals
- 19.5a.Mercury
- 19.5b.Cadmium
- 19.5c.Arsenic
- 19.5d.Lead
- 19.5d.i.Exposure
- 19.5d.ii.Bioavailability
- 19.5d.iii.Toxicity
- Problems
- Additional Reading
- APPENDICES
- Appendix A Organic Structures
- A.1.Hydrocarbons: Alkanes
- A.2.Isomers
- A.3.Rings
- Worked Problem A.1 Pentane Isomers
- A.4.Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
- A.5.Molecular Shape
- A.6.Carbon Framework Representations
- Worked Problem A.2 Name Frameworks
- A.7.Aromatic Compounds
- A.8.Heteroatoms
- Appendix B Mathematical Fundamentals
- B.1.Units and Conversions
- B.1a.Exponents
- B.1b.Metric Units
- B.1c.Energy Units
- B.2.Exponent and Log Rules Review
- B.2a.Basic Rules of Exponents
- B.2b.Basic Rules of Logarithmic Functions
- B.2c.Base 10 and Base e Logarithms.