Description
Book SynopsisThis is a complete introduction to the concepts, applications and techniques of aquatic chemistry. It has been revised and updated to focus upon pollution and its control, as well as the processes affecting the circulation of chemical substances in water.
Table of ContentsChemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Acid and Bases
Dissolved Carbon Dioxide
Atmosphere-Water Interactions
Metal Ions in Aqueous Solution: Aspects of Coordination Chemistry
Precipitation and Dissolution
Oxidation and Reduction; Equilibria and Microbial Mediation
The Solid-Solution Interface
Trace Metals: Cycling, Regulation, and Biological Role
Kinetics of Redox Processes
Photochemical Processes
Kinetics at the Solid-Water Interface: Adsorption, Dissolution of Minerals, Nucleation, and Crystal Growth
Particle-Particle Interaction: Colloids, Coagulation, and Filtration
Regulation of the Chemical Composition of Natural Waters
References
Appendices
Index
