Environmental Chemistry Tutorial (Second Edition)

Author: Deng Nansheng
Publisher: Wuhan University Press
Book Description:
This book is divided into ten chapters, mainly covering the following content: global environmental overview, distribution of compounds between environmental media, chemical equilibrium in environmental media, chemical processes of acid deposition, microinterface processes in the environment, photochemical processes in the environment, microbial transformation of compounds in the environment, chemical speciation of elements in the environment, and the migration of compounds between environmental phases. The book is novel, comprehensive, well-structured, and written in an accessible language, making it suitable as a textbook for environmental science majors in higher education institutions.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction
Section 1 Environmental Chemistry
1. Development of Environmental Chemistry
2. Branches of Environmental Chemistry and Their Research Content
3. Role and Importance of Environmental Chemistry in Environmental Science
Section 2 Environmental Chemistry and Global Change Research
1. Global Change and Global Change Research
2. Role and Importance of Environmental Chemistry in Global Change Research
Review Questions
Chapter 2 Global Environmental Overview
Section 1 Atmospheric Sphere
1. Structure of the Atmospheric Sphere
2. Composition of the Atmosphere
3. Attenuation of Solar Radiation by Atmospheric Components
Section 2 Hydrosphere
1. Structure of the Hydrosphere
2. Distribution of Natural Water
3. Chemical Composition of Natural Water
4. Water Cycle
Section 3 Lithosphere-Soil Circle
1. Soil
2. Minerals and Structure of Soil
3. Soil Organic Matter
4. Properties of Soil
Section 4 Biosphere
1. Biosphere and Ecosystems
2. Biosphere and Biogeochemical Cycles
3. Biogeochemical Cycles of Important Chemical Elements
Section 5 Interactions of Global Systems
1. Composition and Characteristics of Earth Systems
2. Controlling Factors of Earth System State Evolution
Review Questions
Chapter 3 Distribution of Compounds Between Environmental Media
Section 1 Distribution of Compounds Between Environmental Media
1. Distribution Coefficient
2. Commonly Used Distribution Coefficients
3. Methods for Determining and Estimating Distribution Coefficients
Section 2 Distribution of Compounds Between Air and Water
1. Henry's Law
2. Air-Water Distribution Coefficient and Its Influencing Factors
Section 3 Distribution of Compounds Between Soil (Sediments) and Water
1. Conceptual Model
2. Distribution Coefficient K
Section 4 Distribution of Compounds Between Water and Bio
1. Bioconcentration
2. Bioconcentration Coefficient and Its Determination and Estimation
Section 5 Distribution of Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere Between Gas and Particulate Matter
1. Distribution of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds Between Gas and Particulate Matter
2. Distribution of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds Between Gas and Particulate Matter
Section 6 Fugacity Model
1. Fugacity
2. Framework of the Fugacity Model
3. Calculations Using the Fugacity Model
Review Questions
Chapter 4 Chemical Equilibrium in Environmental Media
Section 1 Acid-Base Equilibrium in Environmental Media
1. Carbonate Equilibrium in Natural Water and Its Influence on pH
2. Equilibrium of SO2 in Atmospheric Liquid Phase
3. Acid-Base Equilibrium of Inorganic Nitrogen Compounds
Section 2 Oxidation-Reduction Equilibrium in Environmental Media
1. Oxidation-Reduction Equilibrium
2. Natural Water
3. Important Oxidation-Reduction Reactions in Natural Water
4. Influence of Oxidation Reactions in Water on the Speciation of Compounds
Section 3 Hydrolysis Equilibrium in Environmental Media
1. Hydrolysis Equilibrium of Organic Compounds and Its Kinetic Principles
2. Factors Affecting Hydrolysis Rate
Section 4 Coordination Equilibrium in Environmental Media
1. Basic Concepts of Coordination Equilibrium
2. Coordination of Hydroxyl with Heavy Metal Ions
3. Coordination of NTA
4. Coordination of Natural Organic Complexing Agents
Section 5 Ion Exchange Equilibrium in Environmental Media
1. Ion Exchange in Soil
2. Cation Exchange in Soil
3. Anion Exchange in Soil
Review Questions
Chapter 5 Chemical Processes of Acid Deposition
Section 1 Chemical Processes of Acidic Substance Formation in Precipitation
1. Chemical Transformation Processes of SO2
2. Chemical Transformation Processes of Nitrogen Oxides
3. Conversion of Organic Compounds to Organic Acids
Section 2 Chemical Composition and Acidity of Precipitation
1. Chemical Composition of Precipitation
2. Correlation of Ion Components in Precipitation
3. Acidity of Precipitation
Review Questions
Chapter 6 Microinterface Processes in the Environment
Section 1 Particles and Surface Properties in the Environment
1. Particles in the Environment
2. Surface Properties of Particles in the Environment
Section 2 Interface Processes of Mineral Particles
1. Surface Coordination Model
2. Adsorption of Particles in Natural Water
3. Adsorption of Organic Compounds by Colloidal Particles
4. Adsorption of Metal Ions by Colloidal Particles
Section 3 Microinterface Processes on Microbial Surfaces
1. Environmental Microorganisms and Their Surface Structures
2. Microinterface Processes on Microbial Cell Surfaces
Review Questions
Chapter 7 Photochemical Processes in the Environment
Section 1 Photochemistry Basics
1. Photochemical Concepts and Laws
2. Effects of Light on Molecules
3. Photochemical and Photophysical Processes
Section 2 Photochemical Processes in the Troposphere
1. Photochemical Processes in Clean Tropospheric Air
2. Photochemical Smog
Section 3 Photochemical Processes in the Stratosphere
1. Stratospheric Chemistry
2. Chemical Mechanism of the Antarctic "Ozone Hole" Formation
Section 4 Photochemical Processes in Aquatic Systems
1. Photochemical Processes for Active Substance Generation in Aquatic Systems
2. Direct Photodegradation of Compounds in Natural Water
3. Phot oxidative Degradation of Compounds in Natural Water
Review Questions
Chapter 8 Microbial Transformation of Compounds in the Environment
Section 1 Microbial Transformation of C1 Compounds
1. Sources of C1 Compounds in the Environment
2. Microorganisms Utilizing C1 Compounds
3. Microbial Transformation of C1 Compounds
Section 2 Microbial Degradation of Organic Compounds
1. Microbial Degradation of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
2. Bacterial Oxidation of Halogenated Benzene
3. Microbial Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
4. Microbial Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
5. Microbial Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Section 3 Bio-Methylation of Metal Elements
1. Mechanism of Metal Element Methylation in the Environment
2. Methylation of Mercury in the Environment
Review Questions
Chapter 9 Chemical Speciation of Elements in the Environment
Section 1 Chemical Speciation and Effects
1. Basic Concepts of Chemical Speciation
2. Speciation and Physicochemical Properties
3. Speciation and Effects
4. Factors Affecting Chemical Speciation
Section 2 Chemical Speciation of Metal Elements in Different Environmental Media
1. Chemical Speciation of Metal Elements in Soil
2. Chemical Speciation of Metal Elements in Water
3. Speciation of Dissolved Metal Elements
Section 3 Speciation Analysis Methods and Simulation Calculations
1. Development of Speciation Analysis
2. Types and Characteristics of Speciation Analysis
3. Speciation Analysis Methods
4. Stepwise Extraction Method for Chemical Speciation in Soil or Sediments
5. Simulation Calculation Methods
Review Questions
Chapter 10 Migration of Compounds Between Environmental Phases
Section 1 Double-Layer Theory
1. Basic Points of the Double-Layer Theory
2. Calculations Based on the Double-Layer Theory
Section 2 Transformation and Migration of Gaseous Compounds in the Atmosphere from Gas Phase to Aerosol Phase
1. Overview of the Transformation and Migration of Compounds from Gas Phase to Aerosol Phase
2. Migration of Gaseous Inorganic Compounds from Gas Phase to Aerosol Phase
3. Migration of Gaseous Organic Compounds from Gas Phase to Aerosol Phase
Review Questions
References