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UNINA9910798143403321 |
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Autore |
Casparian Armen S. |
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Applied chemistry for environmental engineering / / Armen S. Casparian and Gergely Sirokman |
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New York, NY : , : Momentum Press, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-78684-369-2 |
1-60650-924-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxii, 154 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Environmental engineering collection, , 2375-3633 |
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Environmental engineering - Data processing |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction to chemistry -- 1.1 Matter -- 1.2 Stoichiometry -- 1.3 Reaction types -- 1.4 Quantifying reactions -- 1.5 Organic chemistry -- 1.6 Polymers -- |
2. The atmosphere and the chemistry of air -- 2.1 The composition of the atmosphere -- 2.2 Definitions of gases, fumes, vapors, aerosols, and mists -- 2.3 Primary air pollutants from stationary and mobile sources -- 2.4 Indoor air quality -- 2.5 Eight major air pollutants -- 2.6 Multiple chemical sensitivity -- Bibliography -- |
3. Water quality and water pollution -- 3.1 Chemistry of water -- 3.2 Colloids -- 3.3 Common sources of contamination of water supplies -- 3.4 Chemical oxygen demand and biochemical oxygen demand -- 3.5 Carbon dioxide pollution -- 3.6 Environmental fate and transport of selected water pollutants -- Bibliography -- |
4. The chemistry of hazardous materials -- 4.1 The chemistry of four common elements -- 4.2 The chemistry of some corrosive materials -- 4.3 The chemistry of pyrophoric substances -- 4.4 The chemistry of flammable substances -- 4.5 The chemistry of explosives -- Bibliography -- |
5. Radioactivity and nuclear chemistry -- 5.1 Types of radioactivity -- 5.2 Half-life -- 5.3 Units of radiation -- 5.4 Radiation in the field: decay series of uranium -- Bibliography -- |
6. Introduction to toxicology -- 6.1 The problem -- 6.2 Basic concepts |
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-- 6.3 More terms and definitions -- 6.4 The dose-response relationship -- 6.5 Example calculations and conversions -- Bibliography -- |
7. Special topics -- 7.1 Green chemistry -- 7.2 Persistence of arsenic -- 7.3 The plastic ocean -- 7.4 Endocrine disruptors -- 7.5 Biofuels -- 7.6 Carbon and sulfur markets -- 7.7 Hard water treatments -- 7.8 Nanotechnology -- 7.9 Three important "environmental" disasters -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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This book presents applications of chemistry specific to topics, issues, and problems relevant to environmental engineering. It is the companion volume of Chemistry for Environmental Engineering. Considerable effort has been made to clarify and explain the subjects of air and water quality, including a section on colloids. Other topics include hazardous materials, radiation hazards and sources, toxicology and chemical hygiene, and a final chapter devoted to environmental issues of contemporary interest and importance. |
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UNINA9910785228203321 |
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Autore |
Laurin Michel |
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How vertebrates left the water [[electronic resource] /] / Michel Laurin |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
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1-282-79024-2 |
9786612790249 |
0-520-94798-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Vertebrates - Evolution |
Evolution |
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Note generali |
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Translation of: Systématique, paleontologie et biologie evolutive moderne : l'exemple de la sortie des eaux chez les vertebres. 2008. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 2. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary |
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History? -- 3. Paleontological Context -- 4. Vertebrate Limb Evolution -- 5. Diversity of Paleozoic Stegocephalians -- 6. Adaptations to Life on Land -- 7. Synthesis and Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
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More than three hundred million years ago-a relatively recent date in the two billion years since life first appeared-vertebrate animals first ventured onto land. This usefully illustrated book describes how some finned vertebrates acquired limbs, giving rise to more than 25,000 extant tetrapod species. Michel Laurin uses paleontological, geological, physiological, and comparative anatomical data to describe this monumental event. He summarizes key concepts of modern paleontological research, including biological nomenclature, paleontological and molecular dating, and the methods used to infer phylogeny and character evolution. Along with a discussion of the evolutionary pressures that may have led vertebrates onto dry land, the book also shows how extant vertebrates yield clues about the conquest of land and how scientists uncover evolutionary history. |
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