An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
by Julian E. Andrews, Peter Brimblecombe, D. Jickells, Peter S. Liss, Brian Reid

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Summary of An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry

• Retains an emphasis on describing how natural geochemical processes operate over a variety of scales in time and space, and how the effects of human perturbation can be measured.
  
• Topics range from familiar global issues such as atmospheric pollution and its effect on global warming and ozone destruction, to microbiological processes that cause pollution of drinking water deltas.
  
• Contains sections and information boxes that explain the basic chemistry underpinning the subject covered.
  
• Each chapter contains a list of further reading on the subject area. Updated case studies.


• No prior chemistry knowledge required.
  
• Suitable for introductory level courses.

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