Principles of Environmental Chemistry [Hardcover]

James E. Girard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2004 | ISBN-10: 0763724718 | ISBN-13: 978-0763724719 | Edition: 1

Biological Sciences

Product Details

• Hardcover: 677 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 1 edition (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763724718
• ISBN-13: 978-0763724719
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,168,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable text for any level, January 19, 2005

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Christopher Buerger (Groveland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Principles of Environmental Chemistry (Hardcover)

Principles of Environmental Chemistry is an in-depth and easy to follow textbook. I recently completed an undergraduate course which used this book as the only major text, and I found it more than sufficent. It does an excellent job of providing real world applications of chemical knowledge to address the major environmental concerns of our time.

It should also be noted that while I came from a strong chemistry background, some of the students in the course did not. While my knowledge certainly gave me an advantage, it was in no means necessary for understanding the text. Despite the vast coverage of chemical issues in the environment, the book is user friendly to those coming from biological or even social science backgrounds. It also offers quick reviews of organic chemistry and the like, but wisely puts such things in the appendix opposed to bogging down the chapters.

I would highly recommend this textbook for any course or person seeking to explore environmental issues from a chemical perspective. It is valuable for chemistry majors and minors, but still accessible to those in other fields.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb resource for intermediate to advanced coursework, January 5, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Principles of Environmental Chemistry (Hardcover)

Principles Of Environmental Chemistry is a student-friendly textbook that focuses upon the chemical foundations of environmental science. Including analytical techniques and methods used to measure pollutants in the environment, worked-out, in-chapter problems and problem sets at the end of each chapter, chapters on fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and renewable energy such as hydrogen fuel cells, an appendix with a helpful review of organic chemistry, and more, Principles Of Environ-mental Chemistry is a superb resource for intermediate to advanced coursework or self-study. Extensive black-and-white illustrations and chemical equations help to crystalize the examples given in this solid and readily understandable instructional resource.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good course book, July 13, 2011

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This review is from: Principles of Environmental Chemistry (Hardcover)

This book is not a good book and can be extremely confusing for students that are non-chemistry majors. It does not come with a solution's manual which is needed for chemistry courses to ensure you are solving the problems correctly. It does not have a glossary that clearly defines terms mentioned or bold-faced throughout the chapters. Other items to note in this day and age of technology this book does not have any available online resources ie quizzes to test your knowledge of the concepts or any interactive materials which would help enhance the subject matter such as pictures or simulations which are widely available for pollution.