Chemical Principles Of Environmental Pollution Second Edition

Download or read book Chemical Principles of Environmental Pollution, Second Edition written by Brian Alloway and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-02-13 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative introduction to the scientific principles underlying environmental pollution, this book covers the transport, toxicity, and analysis of pollutants and discusses the major types of contaminant chemicals. Students will gain an understanding of the scientific principles of pollution at the chemical level and be able to approach the contentious issues in a rational way. Taking a pollution oriented approach, the authors discuss legislative limits, analysis of metals, oestrogenic chemicals, indoor and vehicular pollution, pesticides, dioxin-like substances, and more.