Water Chemistry (the Chemical Processes And Composition Of Natural And Engineered Aquatic Systems)

By (author) Brezonik Patrick L.; By (author) Arnold William A.
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Water Chemistry provides students with the tools necessary to understand the processes that control the chemical species present in waters of both natural and engineered systems. After providing basic information about water and its chemical composition in environmental systems, the text covers the theory and background material necessary to solve problems.
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Water Chemistry provides students with the tools needed to understand the processes that control the chemical species present in waters of both natural and engineered systems. After providing basic information about water and its chemical composition in environmental systems, the text covers theoretical concepts key to solving water chemistry problems. Water Chemistry emphasizes that both equilibrium and kinetic processes are important in aquatic systems. The content focuses not only on inorganic constituents but also on natural and anthropogenic organic chemicals in water. This new edition of Water Chemistry also features updated discussions of photochemistry, chlorine and disinfectants, geochemical controls on chemical composition, trace metals, nutrients, and oxygen. Quantitative equilibrium and kinetic problems related to acid-base chemistry, complexation, solubility, oxidation/reduction reactions, sorption, and the fate and reactions of organic chemicals are solved using mathematical, graphical, and computational tools. Examples show the application of theory and demonstrate how to solve problems using algebraic, graphical, and up-to-date computer-based techniques. Additional web material provides advanced content.
Table of contents:
Preface Acknowledgments Symbols and Acronyms Symbols Acronyms Units for physical quantities Important constants Conversion Factors Energy-related quantities Pressure Some useful relationships Part I. Prologue 1 Introductory matters 2 Aqueous geochemistry I: Inorganic chemical composition of natural waters Part II. Theory, Fundamentals, and Important Tools 3 The thermodynamic basis for equilibrium chemistry 4 Activity-concentration relationships 5 Fundamentals of chemical kinetics 6 Fundamentals of organic chemistry for environmental systems Part III. Chemical Equilibria and Kinetics 7 Principles of acid-base equilibria 8 Solving acid-base equilibria and the carbonate system 9 Complexation reactions and metal ion speciation 10 Solubility: Reactions of solid phases with water 11 Redox equilibria and kinetics 12 Surface chemistry and sorption 13 Partitioning and chemical transformations of organic contaminants Part IV. Chemistry of Natural Waters and Engineered Systems 14 Fundamentals of photochemistry and some applications in aquatic systems 15 Chemistry of chlorine and other oxidants/disinfectants 16 Aqueous geochemistry II: Provenance, weathering, and landscape models for natural waters 17 The minor elements: Fe, Mn, Al 18 Dissolved oxygen 19 Nutrient cycles and the chemistry of nitrogen and phosphorus 20 Natural organic matter Appendix: Free energies and enthalpies of formation of common chemical species Index
Biographical note:
Patrick L. Brezonik is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota. His research interests have included various surface water quality issues, nutrient chemistry, natural organic matter, and applications of satellite imagery to analyze large-scale patterns in surface water quality. William A. Arnold is the Distinguished McKnight University and Joseph T. Rose S. Ling Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota. His research interests include transformation and remediation of anthropogenic chemicals in the environment, photochemistry, and surface-mediated redox processes.