Carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur pollutants and their determination in air and water/ Jerome Greyson
Material type: TextPublication details: New York: Marcel Dekker Inc., 1990Description: xi, 338 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0824782356Subject(s): Nitrogen--Environmental aspects | Water--Pollution--Measurement | Sulfur--Environmental aspects | Air--Pollution--Measurement | Carbon--Environmental aspectsDDC classification: 628.53Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 628.53 GRE/C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P11625 |
Part I INTRODUCTION --
1. Pollutants in the Environment: Past and Present --
Pre-Industrial Revolution Sanitation --
The Industrial Revolution: Cholera and Killer Smogs Dealing with the Problems --
Beyond Smog and Eutrophication --
Concluding Remarks --
2. The Biosphere and Biogeochemical Cycles --
The Carbon Cycle --
The Nitrogen Cycle --
The Sulfur Cycle --
Conclusion --
Part II THE CHEMISTRY OF CARBON, NITROGEN, AND SULFUR AS POLLUTANTS --
3. Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur Chemistry --
The Electron Configuration of the Elements --
Chemical Bonding --
Carbon Chemistry --
Nitrogen Chemistry --
Sulfur Chemistry --
The Biochemistry of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur --
4. Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur in Water Pollution --
Definition of Water Pollution --
Water Pollutants and Their Entry Paths --
Water Pollution Criteria --
Water as a Repository for Pollutants --
Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur Water Pollutants --
Sewage Treatment --
5. Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur in Air Pollution --
The Temperature and Density of the Atmosphere and Air Movement --
Atmospheric Chemistry, Excited Oxygen Atoms, and Free Radicals --
The Chemistry of Air Pollution --
Part III THE ANALYSIS OF CARBON, NITROGEN, AND SULFUR IN THE ENVIRONMENT --
6. The Use of Analytical Methods --
Selection of Analytical Methods --
Sampling for Chemical Analysis --
Statistics of Sampling --
Analysis Error --
7. Physical Methods --
Spectroscopy --
Turbidimetry and Nephelometry --
Luminescence and Fluorescence --
Mass Spectrometry --
8. Electrochemical Methods --
Introduction --
Potentiometry --
Conductometry --
Kinetic Methods --
Specificity and Sensitivity of Electrochemical Methods --
9.Chromatography --
Principles --
Gas Chromatography --
Liquid Chromatography --
Thin Layer Chromatography --
Environmental Applications of Chromatography --
10. Chemical Methods --
Introduction --
Gravimetric Analysis --
Volumetric Analysis --
Gas Detection Tubes --
Combustion Methods --
Low Temperature Chemical Oxidation Methods --
Continuous Flow Analyzers --
11. Bioanalytical Methods --
Introduction --
Enzymology and Enzyme Analysis --
Immunochemistry and Immunochemical Analysis --
Part IV COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT --
12. Some Comments on Commercial Equipment.
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