Environmental Chemistry

Fifth Edition

Publication Date: March 23, 2012

Hardcover ISBN: 9781464113499

Pages: 736

Brings the study of environmental chemistry into balance.

Colin Baird and Michael Cann’s acclaimed textbook helps students explore chemical processes and properties underlying environmental issues they hear about and discuss every day. Issues such as climate change, pollution, biofuels, sustainability and many more are dissected throughout the title. With

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PART I: 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
PART II: 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
PART III: WATER CHEMISTRY AND WATER POLLUTION
The Chemistry of Natural Waters
The Pollution and Purification of Water
Toxic Heavy Metals
PART IV: TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Pesticides
Dioxins, Furans and PCBs
Other toxic Organic Compounds of Environmental Concern
PART V: ENVIRONMENT AND THE SOLID STATE
Wastes, Soils, and Sediments
PART VI: ADVANCED ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
The Detailed Free-Radical Chemistry of the Atmosphere

Appendix A: Oxidation Numbers and Redox Equation Balancing Reviewed
Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
Index

Marginal notes that supplement the main text with additional interesting material, and to indicate which Review Questions are relevant to the material at hand.
International coverage gives students a better perspective on environmental problems and solutions around the world. For example, there is increased coverage of gaseous and particulate air pollution and CO2 emissions and air quality standards in different countries, both developed and developing ones.

Expanded coverage of energy production (especially biofuels), the generation and disposal of CO2, and innovative ways to combat climate change.
Updated Green Chemistry cases, including new cases on the development of Bio-based Toners.
More schematic diagrams have been added to promote student comprehension of the more complicated chemistry and appeal to a variety of learning styles.
An activity has been inserted into each chapter. These web- or library-based mini-projects could be assigned to individual students or to a group.

Colin Baird

Colin Baird is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Western Ontario.   He has received the Universitys Edward G. Pleva Teaching Award and a national 3M Teaching Fellowship Award.