Texts for Environmental Chemistry (Senior and Graduate Levels)

Understanding Our Environment: An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry and Pollution

Harrison, R.M.

1999. 3rd Edition, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK.

ISBN 0 85404 584 8

Table of content

1. Introduction

2. The Atmosphere

- The Global Atmosphere

- Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion of Pollutants

- Emission to Atmosphere and Air Quality

- Gas Phase Reactions and Photochemical Ozone

- Particles and Acid Deposition

3. Freshwaters

- Introduction

- Fundamentals of Aquatic Chemistry

- Case Studies

4. The Oceanic Environment

- Introduction

- Seawater Composition and Chemistry

- Dissolved Gases

- Suspended Particles and Marine Sediments

- Physical and Chemical Processes in Estuaries

- Marine Contamination and Pollution

5. Land Contamination and Reclamation

- Introduction

- Soil: Formation, Constituents, and Properties

- Sources of Land Contaminants

- Characteristics of Some Major Groups of Land

Contaminants

- Possible Hazards from Contaminated Land

- Methods of Site Investigation

- Interpretation of Site Investigation Data

- Reclamation of Contaminated Land

- Case Studies

6. Environmental Cycling of Pollutants

- Introduction to Biogeochemical Cycling

- Rates of Transfer Between Environmental Compartments

- Transfers in Aquatic Systems

- Biogeochemical Cycles

- Environmental Partitioning

7. Environmental Monitoring Strategies

- Objectives

- Types of Monitoring

- Sampling Methods

- Modeling of Environmental Dispersion

- Duration and Extent of Survey

- Prerequisites for Monitoring

- Remote Sensing of Pollutant

- Presentation of Data

8. Ecological and Health Effects of Chemical Pollutants

- Introduction

- Toxicity: E-R Relationships

- Exposure

- Absorption

- Internal Pathways

- Ecological Risk Assessment

- Biomarkers

- Effect of Air Pollution on Plants

- Ecological Effects of Acid Deposition

- Forest Decline

- Effects of Pollutants on Reproduction and Development

- Hydrocarbons in the Marine Environment

- Health Effects of Metal Pollution

9. Managing Environmental Quality

- Introduction

- Objectives, Standards, and Limits

- Legislation to Control and Prevent Pollution

- Pollution Control Agencies

- Economic Instruments for Managing Pollution

- Public and Commercial Pressures to Improve the

Environment