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082 _a363.738
_bSPI
100 _aSpiro, Thomas G. ;
245 _aChemistry of the environment
250 _a2nd Edition.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bPrentice Hall of India Private Limited,
_c2004.
300 _axiv, 489 p. :
_billustrations, maps ;
500 _aIncluded Index.
505 _aEnergy flows and supplies -- Fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Renewable energy -- Energy utilization -- Climate -- Oxygen chemistry -- Stratospheric ozone -- Air pollution -- Water resources -- From clouds to runoff: water as a solvent -- Water and the lithosphere -- Oxygen and life -- Water pollution and water treatment -- Nitrogen and food production -- Pest control -- Toxic chemicals -- Organic structures.
520 _aIntended for sophomore/junior-level courses in Environmental Chemistry, with a general chemistry prerequisite. This text presents an unbiased account of environmental issues - with an explanation of the underlying chemical principles that determine the nature of the issues in question.
650 _aChemistry.
650 _aEnvironmental chemistry.
650 _aFossil fuels.
650 _aNuclear energy.
650 _aOzone layer.
650 _aAir -- Pollution.
650 _aPoisons.
650 _aPest Control.
700 _aStigliani, William M. ;
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