Chemistry Fundamentals: An Environmental Perspective (2nd Edition)

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Chemistry Fundamentals: An Environmental Perspective, Second Edition aims to guide students to the knowledge that humans live in a chemical environment and that chemistry affects every aspect of our lives. The text emphasizes that all living and non-living parts of our environment are made up of chemicals, and that the natural processes continuously occurring in the environment all involve chemical reactions. With a grasp of this notion of interdependence, students begin to see that without some understanding of chemistry, it is impossible to fully understand environmental issues such as ozone depletion, global warming, air and water pollution, and the hazards of radioactivity.

Inorganic Chemistry: An Industrial and Environmental Perspective

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Inorganic Chemistry: An Industrial and Environmental Perspective
T. W. Swaddle
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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This book addresses the question, What is inorganic chemistry good for? rather than the more traditional question, How can we develop a theoretical basis for inorganic chemistry from sophisticated theories of bonding? The book prepares students of science or engineering for entry into the multi-billion-dollar inorganic chemical and related industries, and for rational approaches to environmental problems such as pollution abatement, corrosion control, and water treatment. A much expanded and updated revision of the 1990 text, Applied Inorganic Chemistry (University of Calgary Press), Inorganic Chemistry covers topics including atmospheric pollution and its abatement, water conditioning, fertilizers, cement chemistry, extractive metallurgy, metallic corrosion, catalysts, fuel cells and advanced batter technology, pulp and paper production, explosives, supercritical fluids, sol-gel science, materials for electronics, and superconductors. Though the book waswritten as a textbook for undergraduates with a background of freshman chemistry, it will also be a valuable sourcebook for practicing chemists, engineers, environmental scientists, geologists, and educators.

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* Presents the principles of inorganic chemistry in terms of its relevance to the real world of industry and environmental protection
* Serves as a concise reference for practicing scientists, engineers, and educators
* Emphasizes industrially relevant energetics and kinetics rather than bonding theories
* Features extensive cross-referencing for easy location of supporting material

Biomarkers of Environmentally Associated Disease: Technologies, Concepts, and Perspectives

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Biomarkers of Environmentally Associated Disease: Technologies, Concepts, and Perspectives

Manufacturer: CRC
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ASIN: 1566705967

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The end of the 20th century brought with it a revolution in molecular biology that culminated in advances such as the completion of the human genome. This has brought optimism to the fields of toxicology and environmental health, and the anticipation that molecular biomarkers might soon come of age and have a major impact on human and environmental health. Biomarker research is an area of current interest to scientists in a number of fields that are concerned with environmental exposure to pollutants and environmentally associated disease. Biomarkers of Environmentally Associated Disease: Technologies, Concepts, and Perspectives provides comprehensive coverage of the current status and future prospects of a field that will play a key role in emerging areas of public health and medicine. It focuses on the risk to human and environmental health of exposure to persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, airborne toxics, environmental estrogens, and other environmental pollutants. This material will aid researchers in understanding, treating, and preventing environmentally induced disease. Validated molecular biomarkers have long been recognized as invaluable tools for identifying and preventing human disease. As biomarkers begin to be applied more widely, it is also important to assure that they are implemented ethically, with attention to the social and legal issues associated with their use. Biomarkers of Environmentally Associated Disease is an outstanding resource providing state-of-the-art information for the fields that encompass molecular biomarkers.

Environmental Chemistry: A Global Perspective

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Environmental Chemistry: A Global Perspective
Gary W. vanLoon , and Stephen J. Duffy
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0198564406

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Environmental Chemistry: A Global Perspective provides a comprehensive introduction to the heterogeneous systems in the natural environment. This unique text discusses the chemistry of the atmosphere (air), the hydrosphere (water), and the terrestrial environment (soil) from a global
perspective, describing the chemistry of these natural environmental systems, their composition, and the processes and reactions that operate within and between the various components. The systems are also studied in relation to perturbations--both natural and those caused by the developing human
population whose wastes, by-products, and life-styles affect many natural chemical processes within these systems.
Focusing on basic knowledge and general chemical principles--both descriptive and quantitative--that apply to environmental studies, Environmental Chemistry is ideal for undergraduate courses in environmental chemistry and environmental science. It illustrates concepts with examples drawn from
all over the world and includes a broad range of problem exercises.

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Finally someone gets it right.......2000-05-02

I've been looking for this book. Other environmental chemistry textbooks cover too many topics: environmental analysis, ecotoxicology, and environmental engineering are common. This one gets it just right: the chemistry of the air, water and soil (including common pollutants) at the level of a undergraduate sophomore- or junior-level course. The text is challenging enough for chemistry majors but not too intimidating for the biology majors interested in the field.

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This text focuses on the atmosphere and how it works as a global entity to maintain a given global climate or ozone shield and how it is influenced by human activity. A complete reference for students of environmental science and related fields, it introduces aspects of global change from a meteorological perspective. An accompanying guide to the Internet helps keep readers up to date on the latest information in the field.

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Excellent technical introduction to global climate change.......2004-01-12

Whether you are entering a geophysical academic field or just interested in the process of global climate change and whether or not it is happeing, this book provides an excellent introduction to what is really going on in the atmosphere.
Covering not only global warming, but also long term climate change (ice ages), El Nino Southern Oscillation, the ozone hole, and changes in the carbon cycle, this book uses less than 150 pages to provide the reader a strong grasp of how the atmosphere might be changing.
What is missing from the book? Attention is focused only on the technical mechanisms of the role of the atmosphere in global climate change. The book does not address the role of human activites and hence is able to mostly maintain balance. Thus, it is a must read no matter which side of the global warming debate you stand on.

Agrochemical Fate and Movement: Perspectives and Scale of Study (Acs Symposium Series)

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Agrochemical Fate and Movement: Perspectives and Scale of Study (Acs Symposium Series)

Manufacturer: An American Chemical Society Publication
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ASIN: 0841236089

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This book emphasizes the importance of scale-of-study when evaluating the environmental fate and transport characteristics of field-applied pesticides, including insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. The volume examines pesticide usage and its potential impact on non-target natural resources and the dominant issues surrounding pestidice movement in a variety of geophysical locations and environmental systems.

Arsenic: Industrial, Biomedical, Environmental Perspectives (Van Nostrand Reinhold Environmental Engineering Series)

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Arsenic: Industrial, Biomedical, Environmental Perspectives (Van Nostrand Reinhold Environmental Engineering Series)
M.D.) Arsenic Symposium (1981 Gaithersburg , William H. Lederer , Robert J. Fensterheim , Chemical Manufacturers Association (U. S.) , and Robert J. Fernsterheim
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold
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Carbon-Nitrogen-Sulfur: Human Interference in Grand Biospheric Cycles (Modern Perspectives in Energy)

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Carbon-Nitrogen-Sulfur: Human Interference in Grand Biospheric Cycles (Modern Perspectives in Energy)

Manufacturer: Springer
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The Chemistry of the Atmosphere: Its Impact on Global Change: Perspectives and Recommendations

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The Chemistry of the Atmosphere: Its Impact on Global Change: Perspectives and Recommendations

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Presents recommendations from recognized world leaders in environmental research and policy. Valuable reading for environmental scientists, environmental and public policy-makers, and members of the general public with an interest in environmental matters. Contains the perspectives and recommendations from the 1991 conference, Presents Chemical Research Applied to World Needs. Presents viewpoints from science and industry, as well as developing countries. Addresses the problem of maintaining human progress within acceptable costs.

Chlorinated Dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Perspective

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Chlorinated Dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Perspective
Christoffer Rappe , and Gangadhar Choudhary
Manufacturer: Lewis Pub
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ASIN: 0873710568

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Phillip E. Johnson has been called "our age's clearest thinker on evolution" and the "principal lay critic of Darwinism." Indeed, some of his most persuasive writing has been penned in opposition to the sacred cow of modern secularism. Here, for the first time, are collected several of Johnson's pithiest essays attacking the idolatry of Darwin.Here also, however, are his stimulating thoughts on a wide variety of other topics, including "pop" science, religious freedom, American pragmatism, Paul Feyerabend, Winston Churchill, postmodernism and natural law.If you have read and appreciated Johnson's previous books, you'll enjoy this gathering of his finest work written for magazines and journals. Even if you haven't read Johnson before, though, Objections Sustained will be an excellent introduction to a thinker who has become one of the foremost cultural critics of our day.

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Social Commentary on Evolution by an Accomplished Scholar.......2006-06-22

Objections Sustained is a collection of essays by UC Berkeley law professor Phillip Johnson. In the first half of the book, Johnson presents nine short chapters about Darwinists and Darwinism. Johnson first takes aim at the myth that science and religion occupy completely separate realms. This myth, formally approved for public consumption by the National Academy of Sciences, is refuted by famous proponents of Darwinism like Thomas H. Huxley, who viewed Darwinism as the antidote to letting the "Divine foot in the door."

Johnson also recounts other fascinating anecdotes from the history of the evolution debate. In 1995, the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) formally adopted a definition of evolution, which left it "unsupervised," implying that well, evolution was "unsupervised." This anti-religious definition left evolution exposed as a theory charged with implications for religion. Protestations from religious scholars went unanswered, until Eugenie Scott charged in to save the day by convincing the NABT to revise its language. The word "unsupervised" was removed from the definition, but as Johnson observes, "nothing was changed." Johnson also has his finger on the pulse of in-house debates among top Darwinists. Stephen Jay Gould and his punctuationalists are in a mud-slinging war the ultra-Darwinists who follow Richard Dawkins. They can't agree on how evolution happened, but they're sure it did. Moreover, amidst their name-calling, they agree that words must be kept light lest they fuel the fire for creationist criticism.

The second half provides various essays on topics related to books, culture, and law. Johnson, who was a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren, explains how Darwinism-based law is trying to make religion irrelevant to our culture by consigning faith to the realm of fantasy. The wit of professor Johnson is only outpaced by his experience, insight, and scholarship in this fascinating and diverse collection of short commentaries.

The rest of the story.......2006-02-13

Scientific Materialism is being assaulted by the very substance it allegedly holds dear, truth. It is interesting how "truth" is supported by dogma and emotional outbursts bordering on insane ranting,

Likewise it is indicative of the death throws of a dying World View based upon false hypothesis, when supporters of that view deem it necessary to "stuff the ballot box" of reputable book stores such as Amazon; 8 of 17 reviews at one star?

Do alternative opinions and the mere possibility that Scientific Materialism cannot stand the scrutiny of its own community frighten you so?

Please be realistic about science........2005-12-31

A friend of mine works for an petrochemical exploration company. They specialize in determining potential locations of oil deposits by drilling cores into layers of sedimentary deposits and looking at the evolutionary sequences of micro-fossils which were accumulated millions of years ago on ancient sea-floors. Oil (and coal) deposits formed when decaying plant matter became buried under sediments and underwent subsequent chemical alteration. The plant material requires millions of years to be converted into oil or coal. (They're called fossil fuel for a reason, you know.) When you analyze a drill core sample, and if you find particular micro-fossils of species that only lived during a certain geological age that corresponds to the age when oil deposits formed, then you might be in an area where oil can be found. Her company gets contacts from huge oil companies to help them make multi-billion dollar decisions on where to drill for oil based partly on the information obtained by looking at micro-fossils. Oil companies have been doing this for decades. Don't believe me. Find out for yourself. Search the internet for websites about oil exploration micropaleontology. Next time you fill your tank, consider the role evolution played in both the creation and the discovery of the gas you're pumping into your car. I own stock in the company my friend works for and have made some nice returns on it.

I also have a relative who works for a medical research institute that uses DNA analysis to find out how viruses and genetic defects cause disease. He's working on therapies for several types of cancer. They use genetic mutations and evolutionary histories of diseases to understand how cells, viruses and diseases operate. They've already had success with some drugs and I've made money off of a drug company's stock as a result. The science is way over my head. However, based on the logic of this book, you have to conclude that genetic mutations can't be studied with any certainty because it seems they can occur only if and when God wants them to. I don't know how I'll be able to break it to him but I guess someone will have to tell him that his research is simply a waste of time. I know that seems at odds with the fact I've made money off the stock market . . . but Phillip Johnson wants me to have an open mind after all, and, let's face it, he's so much smarter than these people.

I can't imagine how insulting it must be to intelligent, dedicated, highly educated, hard working, honest, professional people like these, who use the principles of evolution in their day to day work, in billion dollar industries, for them to hear people say that evolution didn't happen or that it is just an ideology. (I should sell the stock in these companies soon, before they crash when word gets out that evolution is a myth.) Folks, there is a tremendous amount of information supporting evolution. In all honesty, it is downright silly to contend at this point that living things have not evolved over the eons. It is simply a fact of life. It is not a religious belief or an opinion. I urge you to truly inform yourselves about evolution from sources other than creationists or IDers or whatever they call themselves. Look at the depth and detail of information supporting evolution. There are many websites about it. Check them out. Look at some professional research journals on subjects related to biology, geology, palenotology, etc. Ask yourself, "Can this tremendous amount of detailed information accumulated by researchers for hundreds of years really be fake or incorrect?" "Are all the thousands of highly intelligent, highly educated people around the world who are currently conducting research on evolution, as well as those using it in their daily work, all wrong?" "Would scientists at the most prestigious universities in the world really deliberately lie about this?" "Why would they risk being caught in a lie and ruin their professional careers?" Please, be realistic about science. And, by the way, you can be Christian and fully accept evolution. I do. So do the friend and relative I mentioned above. Of course, I guess we're just closed-minded.

Unconvincing.......2005-12-24

It's actually a very simple question.

Science is about making deductions from factual evidence. It has no means of explaining anything that is supernatural.

However, religion requires the belief in supernatural forces and at least one supernatural being.

That DOES NOT mean religion is wrong, it just means it is a different subject matter than science and therefore DOES NOT belong in a science classroom.

You wouldn't expect English literature, music, history and other such subjects to be taught in a science classroom. Neither should religious beliefs. I, for one, am perfectly happy to have my religious beliefs kept out of science classrooms. I don't need science to tell me there is a God. I don't need - or want - my religious beliefs to force science to be conducted in a certain way. Quite frankly, anyone who feel that the honest teaching of science is a threat to their religious beliefs is someone who has great doubts about their religious beliefs!

Weird logic........2005-12-22

What is the job of a scientist? To investigate and obtain new facts using observation and experimentation and to then draw reasoned, logical deductions based on the results of all the evidence they obtain, even if the result does not support a position they may have initially held prior to their investigation.

What is the job of a lawyer? To win a case or argument for a client, regardless of where all the facts may actually lead by picking and choosing only the evidence that supports his client's position and to denigrate any evidence that does not support their case.

Where creationist/IDers fail is assuming that advances in science come about from "winning" a "case". Well, that isn't how it works. Evidence may be disallowed in a courtroom but not in a science lab. Scientists do not pick and choose only the evidence that supports a certain predetermined outcome. A ranting and raving over-emotional presentation may be tolerated in a court room but has no place in scientific reporting. The acceptance of a scientific finding is not about convincing a "jury" of common citizens, or a judge in a court of law, to vote a certain way. It's about evaluating ALL evidence obtained in a scientific investigation to reach a logical conclusion and to report it to highly educated experts in that field of study for their review.

Books like this are entertaining for those who hold the views of the author but they have little to do with how science operates. You can spend years pointing out aspects of evolution that scientists have yet to find answers for. Fine. All the details have not yet been uncovered and some never will be. That's the nature of the business. The point of science is to keep on investigating and finding out. But please, just don't propose that your religious views be considered equivalent to scientific thought. That is ignorant, insulting and disrespectful to those who do not hold your religious views.

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