Environmental Chemistry, Eighth Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 816 pages
• Published by: CRC
• Edition: 8th Edition August 26, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1566706335
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1566706339
• Book Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.3 x 1.8 inches
• Weighs: 3.6 pounds

Product Review
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, July 2005

This is a reference book, highly recommended for students and professors involved in specialized courses in environmental chemistry, and for those individuals interested in getting a general knowledge of this multidisciplinary science.

This is a reference book, highly recommended for students and professors involved in specialized courses in environmental chemistry, and for those individuals interested in getting a general knowledge of this multidisciplinary science.
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, July 2005
… nearly 800 large pages and weighing in at 1.5 Kg, the price of just under £30 must represent the bargain of the year. I would recommend it to all those concerned with environmental matters as an indispensable reference …
— E. R. Adlard, in Chromatographia, Vol. 64, No. 3 / 4, August 2006

Product Description
Environmental Chemistry, Eighth Edition builds on the same organizational structure validated in previous editions tosystematically develop the principles, tools, and techniques of environmental chemistry to provide students and professionals with a clear understanding of the science and its applications.

Revised and updated since the publication of the best-selling Seventh Edition, this text continues to emphasize the major concepts essential to the practice of environmental science, technology, and chemistry while introducing the newest innovations to the field. The author provides clear explanations to important concepts such as the anthrosphere, industrial ecosystems, geochemistry, aquatic chemistry, and atmospheric chemistry, including the study of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons. The subject of industrial chemistry and energy resources is supported by pertinent topics in recycling and hazardous waste. Several chapters review environmental Biochemistry and toxicology, and the final chapters describe analytical methods for measuring chemical and biological waste.

New features in this edition include: enhanced coverage of chemical fate and transport; industrial ecology, particularly how it is integrated with green chemistry; conservation principles and recent accomplishments in sustainable chemical science and technology; a new chapter addressing terrorism and threats to the environment; and the use of real world examples.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Environmental Chemistry (Paperback) I used this text a few years ago when I was writing a paper on ethics of pesticide use, and it certainly details information well. However, the general tone is often anal and the writing style is extremely drab. Most of the diagrams included were generated using low-budget graphics software, and it shows. At 811 pages, this is an overly long book and not all the chapters (24 total) can be covered in a single Echem course. Also, there is no solutions manual and the problems Manahan gives are challening (a section of numerical solutions placed in the back of the text would have been nice...) This is a good reference text, but if you're looking for a semester-long or short-term text to use for an Echem course, use Baird's text, not Manahan's.