Aquatic Environmental Chemistry covers the composition and underlying properties of both freshwater and marine systems and, within this framework, explains the effects of acidity, complexation, oxidation and reduction processes, and sedimentation. Equilibrium inorganic chemistry underlies the composition and properties of the aquatic environment and provides a sound basis for understanding both natural geochemical processes and the behaviour of inorganic pollutants in the environment. The format adopted for the book consists of two parallel columns. The inner column is the main body of the book and can be read on its own. The outer column is a source of useful secondary material where comments on the main text, explanations of unusual terms, and guidance through mathematical steps are to be found. A wide range of examples to explain the behaviour of inorganic species in freshwater and marine systems are used throughout.
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Gary W. VanLoon and Stephen J. Duffy
Environmental Chemistry describes the chemical principles which underpin the natural processes occurring within and between the air, water, and soil, and explores how they are impacted by humans. It is subdivided into three parts that focus on the chemical composition of the three key environmental systems. Part A looks at the Earth's atmosphere and consists of a number of chapters which consider stratospheric chemistry (ozone), tropospheric chemistry (smog and precipitation), atmospheric aerosols, the chemistry of urban and indoor atmospheres, and the chemistry of the global climate. Part B focuses on the hydrosphere and includes examinations of gases in water, organic matter in water, metals and semi-metals in the hydrosphere, microbiological processes, and water pollution. The final part looks at the terrestrial environment and covers soil properties, solid wastes, toxic organic chemicals, and the future Earth.
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Albert C. Fahrenbach and Henderson J. Cleaves
Prebiotic Chemistry provides an introduction to this topic with a chemical focus. Using a range of examples to convey basic concepts in prebiotic chemistry, key geochemical and planetary concepts, and chemical phenomena that have been classified in the last 150 years, the chapters in this book examine a number of key aspects of this cutting-edge topic to life. The book starts off by looking at the basics of life and chemical evolution. It then moves onto geology and considers atmosphere, oceans, and synthesis. The third chapter moves on to life on earth and covers DNA, RNA, and proteins. The next chapter is about metabolism and reaction networks. The text then considers sugars, nucleobases, and RNA. There are also chapters on aqueous phase amino acid chemistry and nonenzymatic polymerization of ribonucleic acids and peptides. The last chapter looks at protocells.
