Environmental Chemistry: Asian Lessons

Description

At present environmental chemistry is becoming an increasingly popular subject in both under graduate and graduated education in the whole World and especially in all Asian countries. Different courses in ecology, chemistry, environmental science, public health, geography, biology, and environmental engineering all include this subject in their curriculum. Many textbooks have appeared in recent years aiming to fulfill these requirements; however, most of these books operate mainly with examples from developed countries of Europe, USA and Canada. Taking into account the geographic boundaries of environmental pollution that is especially pronounced in Asia and the specific peculiarities of pollution in developing countries, this textbook is supposed to close the gap by providing regionally oriented knowledge in basic and applied environmental chemistry. Sources of Environmental Pollution in Asia....Pages 3-24 Greenhouse Gases....Pages 25-46 Urban Air Pollution....Pages 47-76 Acid Deposition....Pages 77-114 Haze Pollution....Pages 115-135 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion....Pages 137-159 Soil Pollution....Pages 163-184 Freshwater Pollution....Pages 185-215 Pollution of Marine Waters....Pages 217-235 Drinking Waters....Pages 237-260 Ecotoxicological Chemistry....Pages 263-295 Environmental Chemistry of Heavy Metals....Pages 297-325 Environmental Chemistry of Nitrogen....Pages 327-359 Organic Xenobiotics....Pages 361-384 Critical Loads....Pages 387-408 Waste Treatment....Pages 409-462