Environmental chemistry : a modular approach

By: Williams, IanMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester [England] ; New York : J. Wiley, c2001Description: xviii, 388 p. : illISBN: 9780471489429; 0471489425 (paper); 0471489417 (cased)Subject(s): Environmental chemistryDDC classification: 363.738 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online
Contents:
Concepts and Skills in Environmental Chemistry -- The Importance of Units -- Relative Atomic Mass -- The Mole -- Relative Molecular Mass -- Molar Mass -- Chemical Reactions and Equations -- Balancing chemical equations -- Stoichiometry -- Types of Reactions -- Acid--base reactions -- Oxidation--reduction reactions -- Precipitate formation -- Complex formation -- Solutions -- Molar solutions -- Standard solutions -- Preparation of standard solutions -- Weighing Chemicals -- Diluting Samples and Standards -- Performing a Titration -- Calibration Procedures -- Blank Determinations -- Precision and Accuracy -- Errors -- Sensitivity -- Detection Limits -- Significant Figures and Rounding -- Laboratories for Environmental Chemistry -- A Typical Laboratory for Environmental Chemistry -- Laboratory Equipment -- Health and Safety in the Laboratory -- Laboratory safety -- Laboratory Technicians -- Emergency First Aid -- The Laboratory Notebook -- The purpose of your notebook -- Keeping your laboratory notebook -- Laboratory Report Writing -- Effective Scientific Writing -- Grammar and Style -- Presentation and Format -- Units, Symbols and Quantities -- Scientific Nomenclature -- Pagination -- Structure of the Laboratory Report -- Aims and objectives of the experiment -- Materials and methods -- Reporting results -- Plagiarism -- Deadlines -- The Structure and Composition of the Earth -- Structure of the Earth -- The solid material (The internal structure of the earth) -- The hydrosphere -- The atmosphere -- Air pollutants.
Summary: Environmental Chemistry provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to this multi-disciplinary area of chemistry. Intended not only for chemists, but also for environmental and other science students, this text carefully introduces the chemistry needed to fully appreciate this subject, placing it in an applied and practical setting. Written in an accessible and readable style, the book assumes only a basic
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Concepts and Skills in Environmental Chemistry --
The Importance of Units --
Relative Atomic Mass --
The Mole --
Relative Molecular Mass --
Molar Mass --
Chemical Reactions and Equations --
Balancing chemical equations --
Stoichiometry --
Types of Reactions --
Acid--base reactions --
Oxidation--reduction reactions --
Precipitate formation --
Complex formation --
Solutions --
Molar solutions --
Standard solutions --
Preparation of standard solutions --
Weighing Chemicals --
Diluting Samples and Standards --
Performing a Titration --
Calibration Procedures --
Blank Determinations --
Precision and Accuracy --
Errors --
Sensitivity --
Detection Limits --
Significant Figures and Rounding --
Laboratories for Environmental Chemistry --
A Typical Laboratory for Environmental Chemistry --
Laboratory Equipment --
Health and Safety in the Laboratory --
Laboratory safety --
Laboratory Technicians --
Emergency First Aid --
The Laboratory Notebook --
The purpose of your notebook --
Keeping your laboratory notebook --
Laboratory Report Writing --
Effective Scientific Writing --
Grammar and Style --
Presentation and Format --
Units, Symbols and Quantities --
Scientific Nomenclature --
Pagination --
Structure of the Laboratory Report --
Aims and objectives of the experiment --
Materials and methods --
Reporting results --
Plagiarism --
Deadlines --
The Structure and Composition of the Earth --
Structure of the Earth --
The solid material (The internal structure of the earth) --
The hydrosphere --
The atmosphere --
Air pollutants.

Environmental Chemistry provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to this multi-disciplinary area of chemistry. Intended not only for chemists, but also for environmental and other science students, this text carefully introduces the chemistry needed to fully appreciate this subject, placing it in an applied and practical setting. Written in an accessible and readable style, the book assumes only a basic

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