Atmospheric chemistry and physics : from air pollution to climate change / / John H. Seinfeld, Spyros N. Pandis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822520003321
• Autore: Seinfeld John H.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2016]; 2016
• ISBN: 1-119-22116-1
• Edizione: [Third edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2185 p.)
• Collana: New York Academy of Sciences
• Disciplina: 551.51/1
• Soggetti: Air - Pollution - Environmental aspects; Atmospheric chemistry; Environmental chemistry
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Part I: The Atmosphere and Its Constituents; Chapter 1: The Atmosphere; 1.1 History and Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere; 1.2 Climate; 1.3 Layers of the Atmosphere; 1.4 Pressure in the Atmosphere; 1.5 Temperature in the Atmosphere; 1.6 Expressing the Amount of a Substance in the Atmosphere; 1.7 Airborne Particles; 1.8 Spatial and Temporal Scales of Atmospheric Processes; Problems; References; Chapter 2: Atmospheric Trace Constituents; 2.1 Atmospheric Lifetime; 2.2 Sulfur-Containing Compounds; 2.3 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds2.4 Carbon-Containing Compounds; 2.5 Halogen-Containing Compounds; 2.6 Atmospheric Ozone; 2.7 Particulate Matter (Aerosols); 2.8 Mercury; 2.9 Emission Inventories; Appendix 2.1 Us Air Pollution Legislation; Appendix 2.2 Hazardous Air Pollutants (Air Toxics); Problems; References; Part II: Atmospheric Chemistry; Chapter 3: Chemical Kinetics; 3.1 Order of Reaction; 3.2 Theories of Chemical Kinetics; 3.3 The Pseudo-Steady-State Approximation; 3.4 Reactions of Excited Species; 3.5 Termolecular Reactions; 3.6 Chemical Families; 3.7 Gas-Surface Reactions; Problems; 5.5 Reservoir Species and Coupling of the Cycles5.6 Ozone Hole; 5.7 Heterogeneous (Nonpolar) Stratospheric Chemistry; 5.8 Summary of ; Stratospheric Ozone Depletion; 5.9 Transport and Mixing in the Stratosphere; 5.10 Ozone Depletion Potential; Problems; References; Chapter 6: Chemistry of the Troposphere; 6.1 Production of Hydroxyl Radicals in the Troposphere; 6.2 Basic Photochemical Cycle of NO2, NO, AND O3; 6.3 Atmospheric Chemistry of Carbon Monoxide; 6.4 Atmospheric Chemistry of Methane; 6.5 The NOx and NOy Families; 6.6 Ozone Budget of the Troposphere and Role of NOx; 6.7 Tropospheric Reservoir Molecules6.8 Relative Roles of VOC and NOx in Ozone Formation; 6.9 Simplified Organic/NOx Chemistry; 6.10 Chemistry of Nonmethane Organic Compounds in the Troposphere; 6.11 Atmospheric Chemistry of Biogenic Hydrocarbons; 6.12 Atmospheric Chemistry of Reduced Nitrogen Compounds; 6.13 Atmospheric Chemistry (Gas Phase) of Sulfur Compounds; 6.14 Tropospheric Chemistry of Halogen Compounds; 6.15 Atmospheric Chemistry of Mercury; Appendix 6 Organic Functional Groups; Problems; References; Chapter 7: Chemistry of the Atmospheric Aqueous Phase; 7.1 Liquid Water in the Atmosphere