Aquatic Surface Chemistry
Title | Aquatic Surface Chemistry PDF eBook |
Author | Werner Stumm |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 550 |
Release | 1987-05-11 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780471829959 |
This comprehensive contributed volume presents an account of current research and applications of chemical processes occurring at the interfaces of water with naturally occuring solids. Interactions of solutes with the solid surfaces are looked at from a mechanistic and dynamic point of view rather than a descriptive one. Processes discussed and concepts presented are applicable to all natural waters (oceans and fresh waters as well as soil and sediment water systems) and to the surfaces of natural solids such as minerals, soils, sediments, biota, and humus. Chapters progress from theoretical models and laboratory studies to applications in natural water, soil, and geochemical systems, emphasizing those processes that regulate the distribution and concentration of elements and compounds. Topics covered include adsorption mechanisms in aquatic surface chemistry, the electric double layer at the solid-solution interface, aspects of molecular structure in surface complexes: spectroscopic investigations, interpretation of metal complexation by heterogeneous complexants, the role of colloids in the partitioning of solutes in natural waters, and 'from molecules to planetary environments': understanding global change.
Workshop on Aquatic Surface Chemistry
Title | Workshop on Aquatic Surface Chemistry PDF eBook |
Author | Werner Stumm (Chemist, Switzerland) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Water Chemistry
Title | Water Chemistry PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Brezonik |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 809 |
Release | 2011-03-22 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 019981354X |
Water Chemistry provides students with the tools necessary to understand the processes that control the chemical species present in waters of both natural and engineered systems. After providing basic information about water itself and the chemical composition of water in environmental systems, the text covers the necessary theory (thermodynamics, activity, and kinetics) and background material to solve problems. It emphasizes that both equilibrium and kinetic processes are important in aquatic systems. The book does not merely focus on inorganic constituents, but also on the fate and reactions of organic chemicals. The solving of quantitative equilibrium and kinetic problems using mathematical, graphical, and computational tools is emphasized throughout presentations on acid-base chemistry, complexation of metal ions, solubility of minerals, and oxidation-reduction reactions. The use of these problem-solving tools is then extended in the presentation of topics relevant to natural systems, including dissolved oxygen, nutrient chemistry, geochemical controls on chemical composition, photochemistry, and natural organic matter. The kinetics and equilibria relevant to engineered systems (e.g., chlorination and disinfection chemistry, sorption and surface chemistry) and organic contaminant chemistry are also discussed. Numerous in-chapter examples that show the application of theory and demonstrate how problems are solved using algebraic, graphical, and computer-based techniques are included. Examples are relevant to both natural waters and engineered systems.
Aquatic and Surface Photochemistry
Title | Aquatic and Surface Photochemistry PDF eBook |
Author | George R. Helz |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 665 |
Release | 2018-01-10 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 135108674X |
Aquatic and Surface Photochemistry provides a broad overview of current research in the emerging field of environmental aquatic and surface photochemistry. Selected reviews and current research articles are blended to provide an in-depth treatment of various aspects of this research area. The first part of the text deals with photochemistry in the environment, covering recent research on the following topics: aquatic photochemistry of organic pollutants and agrochemicals, photochemical cycling of carbon and transition metals (especially iron), photochemical formation of reactive oxygen species in natural waters, photoreaction in cloud and rain droplets, and photoreactions on environmental surfaces (soil, ash, metal, oxide). The second part provides discussions and data on both heterogeneous photocatalytic and homogeneous processes, with topics ranging from applications to mechanistic studies. These chapters illustrate the wide diversity of pollutant classes that are degradable by photochemical techniques and the effects of various reaction conditions on the rates and efficiency of the techniques. Current kinetic studies are presented, which provide new information about the role of adsorption and the nature of the reactive oxidizing species that mediate these photoremediation processes.This book will interest civil, chemical, and environmental engineers, as well as chemists, soil scientists, geochemists, and atmospheric chemists.
Surface Water Photochemistry
Title | Surface Water Photochemistry PDF eBook |
Author | Paola Calza |
Publisher | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2015-11-20 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1782620435 |
Borne out of the current widespread interest in the pollution of water bodies, this book explores the latest research concerning the photochemical fate of organic pollutants in surface water. The main objective is to give insight into both the functioning of ecosystems and the behaviour of emerging pollutants in those ecosystems. Particular importance is dedicated to techniques that can be used in the field and in the laboratory for the detection of pollutants and of their transformation intermediates. The inclusion of photochemical processes that have not gained previous coverage will afford the reader novel insights, whilst the focus on modelling and transformation intermediates will ensure the title's relevance to academics, the chemical manufacturing industries and environmental assessment experts alike.
Modelling in Aquatic Chemistry
Title | Modelling in Aquatic Chemistry PDF eBook |
Author | OECD Nuclear Energy Agency |
Publisher | Nuclear Energy Agency |
Pages | 788 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN |
Chemical Processes in Lakes
Title | Chemical Processes in Lakes PDF eBook |
Author | Werner Stumm |
Publisher | Wiley-Interscience |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Reflecting the best current thinking and techniques in the field, here is a multi-disciplinary analysis of the dynamics and mechanisms of aquatic systems, using lakes as a point of departure. The contributors, all of whom are recognized world authorities, treat physical, chemical and biological processes such as transport and distribution of chemicals, aquatic surface chemistry, and geobiological cycles of trace elements, which can be applied to all-natural water systems--oceans, rivers and estuaries. Stresses explanation and dynamics rather than documentation.