Environmental chemistry is the study of chemical and biochemical phenomena that occur in the natural environment. It focuses on the sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fate of chemical species in the air, water, and soil, as well as the impact of human activities on these processes. Essentially, it explores how chemicals behave in the environment and how human actions affect those behaviors. Environmental Chemistry: An Analytical Approach investigates how to use modern scientific theory and advanced experimental techniques to identify and determine the types, components, amounts, and chemical forms of substances in the environment, including both naturally occurring chemicals and anthropogenic contaminants. The book covers the newest developments of environmental analytical chemistry, including discussions of pretreatment techniques of environmental samples, chemical species and speciation analysis, atmospheric pollutants analysis, water pollutants analysis, soil pollutants analysis, sensing techniques for environmental pollutants and on-site rapid emergency analytical technology for environmental emergencies.
Professor Frank Dunnivant graduated with a B.S. in Environmental Health from Auburn University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (Environmental Chemistry Option) from Clemson University. His graduate work involved the development of analytical techniques for the extraction of hydrophobic pollutants (PCBs) from sediments, the measurement of PCB desorption rates from sediments, Henry's law constants, sediment-water partition coefficients and modeling of the fate and transport of PCBs in a lake system. Since graduate school Dunnivant has practiced what he calls a "form of nomadic science." First, he completed a post-doc appointment at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) with John McCarthy studying the fate and transport of PCBs and cadmium in soil/ground water systems. Next, he worked with Rene Schwarzenbach at the University of Zurich (ETH) and the Swiss Federal Institute for Water and Waste Water Pollution (EAWAG) investigating the abiotic transformation of nitrobenzenes in leachate from hazardous waste landfills. His next "migration" was to the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) where he worked on the Large-Scale Pumping and Infiltration Test. The purpose of this test was to determine the migration rates of radionuclides in the Snake River Plain subsurface and estimate if buried radioactive waste stored at DOE's Radioactive Waste Management Complex had migrated to the Snake River Plain Aquifer (a major, pristine source of water for Idaho farmers). Dunnivant decided to return to his first love, teaching. He accepted a temporary teaching and research position at Clemson University. Soon after, he started a teaching position at Hartwick College in Upstate New York. After a three-year appointment there, Dunnivant accepted a position at Whitman College.
| Preface 1. THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE 1.1 . From the Sun to Fossil Fuels and Back Again 1.2 . The Science of Sustainability 1.3 . Chemistry and the Environment 1.4 . Water, Air, Earth, Life, and Technology 1.5 . Ecology, Ecotoxicology, and the Biosphere 1.6 . Energy and Cycles of Energy 1.7 . Human Impact and Pollution 1.8 . Chemical Fate and Transport 1.9 . Chemical Fate and Transport in the Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Geosphere 1.10 . Environmental Mischief and Terrorism 1.11 . Environmental Forensics 2. CHEMISTRY AND THE ANTHROSPHERE: ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY AND GREEN CHEMISTRY 2.1 . Environmental Chemistry 2.2 . Matter and Cycles of Matter 2.3 . Anthrosphere and Environmental Chemistry 2.4 . Technology and the Anthrosphere 2.5 . Infrastructure 2.6 . Components of the Anthrosphere That Influence the Environment 2.7 . Effects of the Anthrosphere On Earth 2.8 . Integration of the Anthrosphere Into the Total Environment 2.9.. Green Chemistry 3. FUNDAMENTALS OF AQUATIC CHEMISTRY 3.1 . Importance of Water 3.2 . Water: From Molecules to Oceans 3.3 . Characteristics of Bodies of Water 3.4 . Aquatic Life 3.5 . Introduction to Aquatic Chemistry 3.6 . Gases in Water 3.7 . Water Acidity and Carbon Dioxide in Water 3.8 . Alkalinity 3.9 . Calcium and Other Metals in Water 3.10. Complexation and Chelation 3.11 . Bonding and Structure of Metal Complexes 3.12 . Complexation By Humic Substances 4. WATER POLLUTION 4.1 . Nature and Types of Water Pollutants 4.2 . Elemental Pollutants 4.3 . Heavy Metals 4.4 . Metalloids 4.5 . Organically Bound Metals and Metalloids 4.6 . Inorganic Species 4.7 . Algal Nutrients and Eutrophication 4.8 . Acidity, Alkalinity, and Salinity 4.9 . Organic Pollutants 4.10 . Pesticides in Water 4.11 . Polychlorinated Biphenyls 4.12 . Emerging Water Pollutants, Pharmaceuticals, and Household Wastes 5. COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY 5.1 . Water Treatment and Water Use 5.2 . Municipal Water Treatment 5.3 . Treatment of Water For Industrial Use 5.4 . Sewage Treatment 5.5 . Industrial Wastewater Treatment 5.6 . Removal of Solids 5.7 . Removal of Calcium and Other Metals 5.8 . Removal of Dissolved Organics 5.9 . Removal of Dissolved Inorganics 5.10 . Sludge 5.11 . Natural Water Purification Processes 5.12 . Green Water 5.13 . Water Conservation 5.14 . Protecting Water Supplies From Attack |
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