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Document ID (ISN)68380
CIS number 97-232
ISBN(s) 0-471-61295-2
Year 1996
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Thibodeaux L.J.
Title Environmental chemodynamics: Movement of chemicals in air, water, and soil
Bibliographic information John Wiley & Sons, 605 Third Ave., New York NY 10158-0012, USA; Baffins Lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1UD, United Kingdom, 2nd ed., 1996. 593p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: USD 69.95 (in North America), GBP 55.00 (in Europe).
Abstract Advanced-level manual on the environmental fate of chemicals. It covers: chemical and thermal equilibria at environmental interfaces; transport fundamentals (diffusion and mass transfer, turbulence in the environment); chemical exchange between air and water; chemical exchange between water and adjoining soil; chemical exchange between air and soil; intraphase chemical transport and fate. Appendices on: measurement units; physical constants; chemical data; physical properties; environmental data.
Descriptors (primary) environment; environmental pollution; chemical hazards; neighbourhood protection
Descriptors (secondary) list of chemical substances; manuals
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Environmental pollution