PREFACE ABOUT THE AUTH口RS 1 INTRODUCTl0N 1.1 GeneraI 1.2 Pollution and Environmental Problems 1.3 Waste Disposal 1.4 Risk 1.5 Energy 1.6 Population 1.7 The Scope of Chemistry of the EnVironment Additional Readinq 2 ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITl0N AND BEHAVl0R 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Gaseous Constituents of the Atmosphere 2.3 History of the Atmosphere 2.3.1 Evidence and General Theory 2.3.2 Carbon Dioxide 2.3.3 Nitrogen 2.3.4 Oxygen 2.4 Particulate Constituents of the Atmosphere 2.5 Extent of the Atmosphere and Its Temperature and Pressure Profile 2.6 Generaf Circulation of the Atmosphere 2.7 Conclusion AdditionaI Reading Exercises 3 ENERGY AND CUMATE 3.1 Energy Balance of the Earth 3.1.1 Incoming Radiation from the Sun 3.1.2 The Greenhouse Effect 3.1.3 0ther Factors 3.2 Climate History of the Earth 3.3 Causes of Global Climate Changes 3.3.1 General Comments 3.3.2 The Milankovitch Theory of Earth's 0rbital Variations 3.3.3 Greenhouse Effect Changes 3.3.4 Albedo Changes 3.3.5 Computer Models 3.4 Small.Scale Climate 3.5 Temperature 1nversions 3.6 C0ncIusions Additional Reading Exercises 4 PRINClPLES OF PHOYOCl4EMISTRY 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Electromagnetic Radiation …… 5 ATMOSPHERIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY 6 PETROLEUM,HYDROCARBONS,AND COAL 7 SOAPS,SYNTHETIC SURFACTANTS,AND POLYMERS 8 HALOORGANICS AND PESTICIDES 9 CHEMISTRY IN AQUEOUS MEDIA 10 THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY OF SOME IMPORTANT ELEMENTS 11 WATER SYSTEMS AND WATER TREATMENT 12 THE EARTH'S CRUST 13 PROPERTIES AND REACTIONS OF ATOMIC NUCLEI,RADIOACTIVITY,AND IONIZING RADIATION 14 THE NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT 15 ENERGY 16 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING APPENDIX A DESIGNATION OF SPECTROSCOPIC STATES APPENDIX B THORIUM AND ACTIUM SERIES APPENDIX C UNITS APPENDIX D SYMBOLS AND APPREVIATIONS INDEX