Description
Book SynopsisThis book presents soil and water chemistry from the environmental point of view, reviewing all the fundamental principles of chemistry required for understanding the soil/water chemistry/quality and soil/water treatments of chemically polluted soils and waters.
Table of ContentsWATER CHEMISTRY AND MINERAL SOLUBILITY.
Physical Chemistry of Water and Some of Its Constituents.
Solution/Mineral-Salt Chemistry.
SOIL MINERALS AND SURFACE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES.
Soil Minerals and Their Surface Properties.
Sorption and Exchange Reactions.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND KINETICS.
Redox Chemistry.
Pyrite Oxidation Chemistry.
Reaction Kinetics in Soil-Water Systems.
SOIL DYNAMICS AND AGRICULTURAL-ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
Organic Matter, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Synthetic Organics.
COLLOIDS AND TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN SOILS.
Soil Colloids and Water-Suspended Solids.
Water and Solute Transport Processes.
The Chemistry and Management of Salt-Affected Soils and Brackish Waters.
LAND-DISTURBANCE POLLUTION AND ITS CONTROL.
Acid Drainage Prevention and Heavy Metal Removal Technologies.
SOIL AND WATER: QUALITY AND TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES.
Water Quality.
Soil and Water Decontamination Technologies.
Appendix.
Suggested and Cited References.
Index.
