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Prediction of the Environmental Fate of Chemicals

Concern over the effects of chemicals in the environment has been increasing for many years. Environmental contamination by DDT, Aldrin, Dieldrin, mercury, PCBs, organotins and many other sub­ stances are all part of the public consciousness and have led to widespread attention to this topic. Some o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Samiullah, Y.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1990, 1990
Edition:1st ed. 1990
Subjects:
Physical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Fundamental Properties of Chemicals
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Molecular and molar properties
  • 2.3. Partition coefficients
  • 2.4. Partition coefficient and bioconcentration
  • 3 Chemical Release and Environmental Pathways
  • 3.1. Natural phenomena
  • 3.2. Human activities
  • 3.3. Manufacturing processes
  • 3.4. Physical form and source description
  • 3.5. Estimating releases
  • 3.6. Environmental pathways
  • 4 Modelling Strategies
  • 4.1. Modelling philosophy
  • 4.2. Model categories
  • 4.3. Material balance and dimensional analysis
  • 4.4. Partitioning models
  • 4.5. Fugacity
  • 4.6. System design
  • 4.7. Model evaluation
  • 5 The Soil Environment
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Physical processes
  • 5.3. Chemical processes
  • 5.4. Mathematical models of soil systems
  • 6 The Aquatic Environment
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. The hydrosphere
  • 6.3. Physical processes
  • 6.4. Chemical processes
  • 6.5. Biodegradation.
  • 6.6. Mathematical models
  • 7 The Atmospheric Environment
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Acidification pathways
  • 7.3. Atmospheric sink mechanisms
  • 7.4. Atmospheric residence time
  • 7.5. Atmospheric dispersion modeling
  • 8 Conclusions
  • References and Bibliography

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