Understanding our environment : an introduction to environmental chemistry and pollution /
edited by R. M. Harrison.
- 3rd ed.
- Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999.
- xvi, 460p. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.:1992.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Roy M. Harrison -- The atmosphere / A.G. Clarke and A.S. Tomlin -- Freshwaters / John G. Farmer and Margaret C. Graham -- The oceanic environment / Stephen J. de Mora -- Land contamination and reclamation / B.J. Alloway -- Environmental cycling of pollutants / Roy M. Harrison -- Environmental monitoring strategies / C. Nicholas Hewitt and Robert Allott -- Ecological and health effects of chemical pollution / S. Smith -- Managing environmental quality / Andrew Skinner.
This introductory text is aimed at those having little background knowledge of the field. Developing a more international approach it emphasises links between atmosphere, water and earth.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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