Principles of Environmental Chemistry (Hardcover)

by James E., Ph.D. Girard (Author) "TO UNDERSTAND HOW OUR ENVIRONMENT WORKS, WE MUST FIRST LOOK BACK BILLIONS OF YEARS TO WHEN THE EARTH WAS BORN AND SEE HOW IT EVOLVED..." (more)
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Product Description
Principles of Environmental Chemistry offers a student-friendly approach to the chemical principles underlying environmental issues, and links socio-economic indicators with their impacts on the environment. Written for students who have taken general chemistry, the text presents the major environmental issues in the areas of energy; toxic chemicals; and the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. The only environmental textbook that stresses analysis of environmental pollutants, Principles of Environmental Chemistry describes the analytical techniques and methods that are used to measure pollutants in the environment, stresses EPA regulation of discharges into the air and water, and describes the EPA methods that are used to assure compliance.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 677 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 1 edition (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763724718
• ISBN-13: 978-0763724719
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #164,061 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Christopher Buerger (Groveland, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

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

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.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Chemistry" is a misleading title., November 29, 2007

By	L. Stuchal - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I disagree with the previous reviewers that this book is for intermediate and advanced chemistry use. It is very basic and doesn't deal too heavily in chemistry at all. Anyone with a basic high school or college chemistry course could easily understand the text. I had assumed more chemistry was in the book and consider the title to be misleading. If you understand chemistry, don't make the mistake I did. Save your money and buy a different book.