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Chapter 1 Environmental Chemistry and the Five Spheres of the Environment |
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1.1 What Is Environmental Chemistry? |
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1.2 Environmental Relationships in Environmental Chemistry |
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1.3 Environmental Spheres and Biogeochemical Cycles |
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1.4 Earth's Natural Capital |
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1.5 Environmental Chemistry and Green Chemistry |
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1.6 As We Enter into the Anthropocene |
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Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Biochemistry and Toxicological Chemistry |
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2.1 Life Chemical Processes |
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2.2 Biochemistry and the Cell |
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2.5 Lipids: Fats, Oils, and Hormones |
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2.7.1 Effects of Toxic Substances on Enzymes |
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2.8 Biochemical Processes in Metabolism |
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2.8.1 Energy-Yielding and Processing Processes |
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2.9 Toxic Substances, Toxicology, and Toxicological Chemistry |
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2.9.1 Exposure to Toxic Substances |
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2.9.2 Distribution of Toxic Substances |
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2.9.3 Dose-Response Relationship |
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2.10 Toxicological Chemistry |
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2.10.1 Reactions of Toxicants and Protoxicants in Living Systems |
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2.11 Kinetic Phase of Xenobiotic Metabolism |
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2.12 Dynamic Phase of Toxicant Action |
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2.13 Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis |
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2.13.1 Mutations from Chemical Exposure |
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2.14 Developmental Effects and Teratogenesis |
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2.15 Toxic Effects on the Immune System |
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2.16 Damage to the Endocrine System |
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2.17 Health Hazards of Toxic Substances |
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2.17.1 Health Risk Assessment |
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2.18 Structure-Activity Relationships in Toxicological Chemistry |
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2.19 Toxicological Chemistry and Ecotoxicology |
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2.19.1 Effects of Toxicants on Ecosystems |
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2.19.2 Biomarkers of Exposure to Toxic Substances |
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2.20 Toxic Agents That May Be Used in Terrorist Attacks |
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Chapter 3 Environmental and Toxicological Chemistry of the Hydrosphere |
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3.1 H2O: Simple Formula, Remarkable Molecule |
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3.3.1 Standing Bodies of Water |
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3.3.3 Sedimentation by Flowing Water |
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3.4 Water Supply and Availability |
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3.5 Life and Its Influence on Environmental Chemistry in the Hydrosphere |
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3.5.1 Aquatic Organisms and Chemical Transitions in the Hydrosphere |
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3.5.2 Microbial Action on Organic Matter in the Hydrosphere |
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3.6 Environmental Chemistry of the Hydrosphere |
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3.7 Acid-Base Phenomena in the Hydrosphere |
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3.7.1 Carbon Dioxide in Water |
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3.8 Solubility and Phase Interactions |
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3.8.2 Carbon Dioxide and Carbonate Species in Water |
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3.9.1 pE and Toxicological Chemistry |
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3.10.1 Calcium and Hardness in Water |
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3.11 Complexation and Speciation of Metals |
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3.12 Toxicological Chemistry in the Hydrosphere |
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3.13 Chemical Interactions with Organisms in the Hydrosphere |
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3.14 Biodegradation in the Hydrosphere |
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Chapter 4 Pollution of the Hydrosphere |
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4.1 Nature and Types of Water Pollutants |
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4.1.1 Markers of Water Pollution |
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4.5 Organically Bound Metals |
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4.5.1 Organotin Compounds |
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4.6 Inorganic Species as Water Pollutants |
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4.6.2 Ammonia and Other Inorganic Water Pollutants |
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4.7 Algal Nutrients and Eutrophication |
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4.8 Acidity, Alkalinity, and Salinity |
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4.9 Oxygen, Oxidants, and Reductants |
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4.10.2 Soaps and Detergents |
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4.10.3 Naturally Occurring Chlorinated and Brominated Compounds |
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4.11.1 Natural Product Insecticides, Pyrethrins, and Pyrethroids |
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4.11.2 DDT and Organochlorine Insecticides |
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4.11.3 Organophosphate Insecticides |
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4.11.7 By-Products of Pesticide Manufacture |
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4.12 Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
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4.13 Emerging Water Pollutants, Pharmaceuticals, and Household Wastes |
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4.13.2 Estrogenic Substances in Wastewater Effluents |
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4.13.3 Biorefractory Organic Pollutants |
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4.14 Radionuclides in the Aquatic Environment |
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4.15 Toxicological Chemistry and Water Pollution |
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Chapter 5 Sustaining the Hydrosphere |
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5.1 More Important than Oil |
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5.2 Greening of Water: Purification before and after Use |
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5.2.1 Emerging Considerations in Water Treatment |
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5.3 Municipal Water Treatment |
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5.3.1 Contamination in Water Distribution Systems |
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5.4 Treatment of Water for Industrial Use |
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5.5.1 Industrial Wastewater Treatment |
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5.6.1 Dissolved Air Flotation |
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5.7 Removal of Calcium and Other Metals |
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5.7.1 Removal of Iron and Manganese |
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5.7.2 Removal of Heavy Metals |
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5.8 Removal of Dissolved Organics |
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5.8.1 Removal of Herbicides |
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5.8.2 Removal of Taste, Odor, and Color |
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5.9 Removal of Dissolved Inorganics |
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5.10 Membrane Processes and Reverse Osmosis for Water Purification |
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5.11.1 Pathogens Treated by Disinfection |
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5.11.2 Disinfection Agents |
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5.11.3 Disinfection with Chlorine and Chloramines |
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5.11.5 Toxicities of Chlorine and Chlorine Dioxide |
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5.11.6 Green Ozone for Water Disinfection |
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5.11.8 Miscellaneous Disinfection Agents |
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5.12 Restoration of Wastewater Quality |
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5.12.1 Primary Wastewater Treatment |
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5.12.2 Secondary Waste Treatment by Biological Processes |
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5.12.3 Tertiary Waste Treatment |
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5.12.4 Physical-Chemical Treatment of Municipal Wastewater |
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5.13 Natural Water Purification Processes |
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5.13.1 Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Soil |
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5.14 Sludges and Residues from Water Treatment |
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5.15 Water, the Greenest Substance on Earth: Reuse and Recycling |
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146 | (2) |
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5.16.1 Rainwater Harvesting |
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Chapter 6 Environmental and Toxicological Chemistry of the Atmosphere |
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6.1 Atmosphere: Air to Breathe and Much More |
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6.2 Regions of the Atmosphere |
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6.3 Atmospheric Composition |
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6.4 Natural Capital of the Atmosphere |
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6.5 Energy and Mass Transfer in the Atmosphere |
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6.6 Meteorology, Weather, and Climate |
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6.7 Atmospheric Inversions and Atmospheric Chemical Phenomena |
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6.8 Climate, Microclimate, and Microatmosphere |
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6.8.1 Human Modifications of the Atmosphere |
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6.8.3 Effects of Urbanization on Microclimate |
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6.9 Atmospheric Chemistry and Photochemical Reactions |
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6.9.1 Atmospheric Ions and the Ionosphere |
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6.10.1 Toxicological Chemistry of Oxygen |
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6.11 Atmospheric Nitrogen |
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6.13 Atmospheric Particles |
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6.13.1 Physical Behavior of Atmospheric Particles |
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6.13.2 Atmospheric Chemical Reactions Involving Particles |
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Chapter 7 Pollution of the Atmosphere |
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7.1 Pollution of the Atmosphere and Air Quality |
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181 | (1) |
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7.2 Pollutant Particles in the Atmosphere |
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182 | (7) |
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7.2.1 Physical and Chemical Processes for Particle Formation: Dispersion and Condensation Aerosols |
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7.2.2 Chemical Processes for Inorganic Particle Formation |
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7.2.3 Composition of Inorganic Particles |
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7.2.5 Radioactivity in Atmospheric Particles |
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185 | (1) |
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7.2.6 Organic Pollutant Particles in the Atmosphere |
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185 | (1) |
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7.2.7 Effects of Atmospheric Pollutant Particles |
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186 | (1) |
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7.2.8 Health Effects and Toxicology of Particles |
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187 | (1) |
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7.2.9 Asian Brown Cloud: Climate and Health Effects |
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7.3 Inorganic Gas Pollutants |
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189 | (2) |
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7.4 Nitrogen Oxide Air Pollutants |
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191 | (2) |
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7.4.1 Toxic Effects of Nitrogen Oxides |
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7.5 Sulfur Dioxide Air Pollution |
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7.5.1 Toxic Effects of Sulfur Dioxide |
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194 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Toxic Effects of Atmospheric Sulfuric Acid |
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194 | (1) |
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7.6 Acid-Base Reactions in the Atmosphere and Acid Rain |
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7.7 Organic Air Pollutants |
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7.7.1 Organics in the Atmosphere from Natural Sources |
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196 | (1) |
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7.7.2 Pollutant Hydrocarbons from the Anthrosphere |
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197 | (1) |
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7.7.3 Nonhydrocarbon Organics in the Atmosphere |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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7.7.5 Toxicological Chemistry of Organohalides |
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200 | (1) |
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7.7.6 Organosulfur Compounds |
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7.7.7 Organonitrogen Compounds |
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200 | (1) |
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7.7.8 Toxicological Chemistry of Organonitrogen Compounds |
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201 | (1) |
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7.8.1 Harmful Effects of Smog |
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205 | (1) |
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7.8.2 Toxic Effects of Smog and Its Constituents to Humans |
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7.9 Chlorofluorocarbons and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion |
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7.9.1 Chlorofluorocarbons and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion |
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7.9.2 Antarctic Ozone Hole |
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7.9.3 Nobel Prize in Environmental Chemistry |
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209 | (1) |
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7.10 Indoor Air Pollution and the Microatmosphere |
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Chapter 8 Sustaining the Atmosphere: Blue Skies for a Green Earth |
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8.1 Preserving the Atmosphere |
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8.1.1 Preservation of the Atmosphere's Natural Capital |
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214 | (1) |
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8.2 Greatest Threat: Global Climate Warming |
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8.2.1 Increasing Temperature |
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216 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Passing the Tipping Points |
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216 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Glaciers and Water Supply |
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217 | (1) |
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8.2.5 Expansion of Subtropical Arid Regions and Drought |
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218 | (1) |
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8.2.6 Some Other Effects of Global Climate Change |
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8.3 Dealing with Global Climate Change |
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219 | (7) |
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8.3.1 Mitigation and Minimization of Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
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219 | (1) |
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8.3.1.1 Less Carbon Dioxide from Internal Combustion Engines |
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8.3.2 Transportation Alternatives to the Internal Combustion Engine |
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8.3.3 Heating and Cooling |
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8.3.5 Avoiding Fossil Fuels |
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222 | (1) |
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8.3.6 Avoiding Greenhouse Gases Other than Carbon Dioxide |
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8.3.7 Economic and Political Measures |
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223 | (1) |
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8.3.8 Counteracting Measures |
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8.4 Control of Particle Emissions |
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226 | (3) |
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8.4.1 Particle Removal by Sedimentation and Inertia |
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226 | (1) |
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8.4.2 Particle Filtration |
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227 | (1) |
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8.4.4 Electrostatic Precipitation |
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227 | (1) |
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8.4.5 Where Does It All Go? |
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228 | (1) |
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8.5 Control of Carbon Monoxide Emissions |
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229 | (1) |
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8.6 Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions |
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229 | (1) |
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8.7 Control of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions |
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230 | (1) |
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8.8 Control of Hydrocarbon Emissions and Photochemical Smog |
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8.8.1 Compression-Fired Engines |
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233 | (1) |
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8.8.2 Catalytic Converters for Exhaust Gas Control |
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8.8.3 Photochemical Smog and Vegetation |
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234 | (1) |
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8.8.4 Preventing Smog with Green Chemistry |
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234 | (1) |
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8.9 Biological Control of Air Pollution |
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8.9.1 Bioreactors for Air Pollutant Removal |
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8.9.2 Removing Air Pollution with Vegetation |
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8.10 Controlling Acid Rain |
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8.10.1 Dealing with Toxic and Other Adverse Effects of Acid Rain |
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238 | (1) |
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8.11 Limiting Stratospheric Ozone Depletion |
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Chapter 9 Environmental and Toxicological Chemistry of the Geosphere |
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9.1.1 Geosphere Related to the Other Environmental Spheres |
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9.2 Chemical Composition of the Geosphere and Geochemistry |
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246 | (3) |
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9.2.1 Biological Aspects of Weathering |
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248 | (1) |
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9.3 Geosphere as a Source of Natural Capital |
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249 | (1) |
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9.4 Environmental Hazards of the Geosphere |
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250 | (5) |
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9.4.2 Toxicological and Public Health Aspects of Volcanoes |
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252 | (1) |
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9.4.4 Toxicological and Public Health Aspects of Earthquakes |
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253 | (1) |
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9.4.6 Radon, a Toxic Gas from the Geosphere |
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255 | (1) |
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9.5 Water in and on the Geosphere |
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255 | (2) |
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9.5.1 Geospheric Water and Health Effects |
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256 | (1) |
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9.6 Anthrospheric Influences on the Geosphere |
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257 | (1) |
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9.7 Geosphere as a Waste Repository |
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258 | (5) |
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Chapter 10 Soil: A Critical Part of the Geosphere |
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10.1 Have You Thanked a Clod Today? |
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263 | (4) |
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263 | (1) |
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10.1.2 Inorganic Solids in Soil |
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264 | (1) |
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10.1.3 Soil Organic Matter |
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265 | (1) |
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10.1.4 Water in Soil and the Soil Solution |
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265 | (1) |
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10.1.5 Chemical Exchange Processes in Soil |
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265 | (2) |
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10.2 Plant Nutrients and Fertilizers in Soil |
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267 | (1) |
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10.3 Soil and Plants Related to Wastes and Pollutants |
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268 | (1) |
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10.4 Soil Loss: Desertification and Deforestation |
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269 | (2) |
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10.5 Toxicological and Public Health Aspects of Soil |
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271 | (2) |
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10.5.1 Toxicological Aspects of Soil Herbicides |
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272 | (1) |
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10.6 Toxicological Considerations in Livestock Production |
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273 | (4) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Sustaining the Geosphere |
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277 | (32) |
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11.1 Managing the Geosphere for Sustainability |
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277 | (1) |
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11.2 Sustaining the Geosphere in the Face of Natural Hazards |
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277 | (3) |
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278 | (2) |
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11.2.2 Threat of Rising Sea Levels |
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280 | (1) |
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11.3 Sustainable Development on the Geosphere's Surface |
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280 | (2) |
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281 | (1) |
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11.3.2 Kinds of Structures on the Geosphere |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (3) |
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11.4.1 Subsurface Excavations |
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283 | (1) |
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11.4.2 Green Underground Storage |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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11.5 Extraction of Materials from Earth |
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285 | (2) |
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11.5.1 Environmental Effects of Mining and Mineral Extraction |
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287 | (1) |
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11.6 Sustainable Utilization of Geospheric Mineral Resources |
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287 | (8) |
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288 | (2) |
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11.6.2 Nonmetal Mineral Resources |
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290 | (1) |
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11.6.3 How Long Will Essential Minerals Last? |
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291 | (1) |
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11.6.4 Green Sources of Minerals |
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292 | (1) |
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11.6.5 Exploitation of Lower Grade Ores |
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293 | (1) |
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11.6.6 Mining the Ocean Floors |
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294 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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11.7 Toxicological Implications of Mineral Mining and Processing |
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295 | (2) |
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11.7.1 Pneumoconiosis from Exposure to Mineral Dust |
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296 | (1) |
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11.7.2 Heavy Metal Poisoning |
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296 | (1) |
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11.8 Sustaining the Geosphere to Manage Water |
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297 | (3) |
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11.8.1 China's Three Gorges Dam Project |
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299 | (1) |
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11.8.2 Water Pollution and the Geosphere |
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299 | (1) |
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11.9 Waste Disposal and the Geosphere |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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11.9.2 Hazardous Waste Disposal |
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300 | (1) |
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11.10 Derelict Lands and Brownfields |
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301 | (1) |
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11.10.1 Land Restoration from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (7) |
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11.11.1 Biochar for Soil Conservation and Enrichment |
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303 | (1) |
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11.11.2 Reversing Desertification |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (1) |
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11.11.4 Water and Soil Conservation |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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307 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 Environmental and Toxicological Chemistry of the Biosphere |
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309 | (16) |
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12.1 Life and the Biosphere |
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309 | (1) |
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12.1.1 Biosphere in Stabilizing the Earth System: Gaia Hypothesis |
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310 | (1) |
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12.2 Organisms and Sustainable Science and Technology |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (3) |
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12.3.1 Biosphere/Atmosphere Interface and the Crucial Importance of Climate |
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312 | (2) |
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12.4 Metabolism and Control in Organisms |
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314 | (2) |
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12.4.1 Enzymes in Metabolism |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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12.4.3 Control in Organisms |
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315 | (1) |
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12.5 Reproduction and Inherited Traits |
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316 | (1) |
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12.6 Stability and Equilibrium of the Biosphere |
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316 | (4) |
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12.6.1 Biomes in Unexpected Places |
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318 | (1) |
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12.6.2 Response of Life Systems to Stress |
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318 | (1) |
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12.6.3 Relationships among Organisms |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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12.7 DNA and the Human Genome |
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320 | (1) |
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12.8 Biological Interaction with Environmental Chemicals |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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12.9 Effects of the Anthrosphere on the Biosphere |
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322 | (3) |
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12.9.1 Beneficial Effects of Humans on the Biosphere |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Sustaining the Biosphere and Its Natural Capital |
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325 | (20) |
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325 | (1) |
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13.2 Natural Capital of the Biosphere |
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325 | (6) |
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13.2.1 Types of Biomaterials from the Biosphere |
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326 | (3) |
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329 | (1) |
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13.2.3 Using the Biosphere through Agriculture |
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329 | (2) |
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13.2.4 Genome Sequencing and Green Chemistry |
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331 | (1) |
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331 | (5) |
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13.3.1 Recombinant DNA and Genetic Engineering |
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331 | (2) |
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13.3.2 Major Transgenic Crops and Their Characteristics |
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333 | (1) |
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13.3.3 Crops versus Pests |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (2) |
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13.4 Role of Human Activities in Preserving and Enhancing the Biosphere |
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336 | (1) |
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13.4.1 Artificial Habitats and Habitat Restoration |
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337 | (1) |
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13.5 Preserving the Biosphere by Preserving the Atmosphere |
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337 | (2) |
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13.6 Preserving the Biosphere by Preserving the Hydrosphere |
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339 | (1) |
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13.7 Preserving the Biosphere by Preserving the Geosphere |
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339 | (6) |
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13.7.1 Constructing the Geosphere to Support the Biosphere: What the Ancient Incas Knew |
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340 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (3) |
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Chapter 14 Environmental and Toxicological Chemistry of the Anthrosphere |
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345 | (36) |
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345 | (3) |
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14.1.1 Crucial Anthrospheric Infrastructure |
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346 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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14.2 Industrial Ecology and Industrial Ecosystems |
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348 | (2) |
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14.2.1 Kalundborg Industrial Ecosystem |
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349 | (1) |
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14.3 Metabolic Processes in Industrial Ecosystems |
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350 | (3) |
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14.3.1 Attributes of Successful Industrial Ecosystems |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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14.4 Life Cycles in Industrial Ecosystems |
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353 | (1) |
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14.4.1 Product Stewardship |
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354 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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14.6 Environmental Impacts of the Anthrosphere |
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355 | (4) |
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14.6.1 Impact of Agricultural Production |
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357 | (1) |
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14.6.2 Design of Industrial Ecosystems to Minimize Environmental Impact |
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358 | (1) |
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14.7 Green Chemistry and the Anthrosphere |
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359 | (2) |
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14.7.1 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards |
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360 | (1) |
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14.8 Predicting and Reducing Hazards with Green Chemistry |
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361 | (1) |
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14.9 Atom Economy and the E Factor in Green Chemistry |
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361 | (2) |
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14.9.1 Yield and Atom Economy |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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14.10 Catalysts and Catalysis in Green Chemistry |
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363 | (2) |
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14.11 Biocatalysis with Enzymes |
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365 | (2) |
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14.11.1 Immobilized Enzyme Catalysts |
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366 | (1) |
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14.11.2 Reduction in Synthesis Steps with Enzyme Catalysts |
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366 | (1) |
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14.11.3 Enzyme Catalysts and Chirality |
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366 | (1) |
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14.12 Energizing Chemical Reactions and Process Intensification |
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367 | (1) |
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14.12.1 Process Intensification and Increased Safety with Smaller Size |
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368 | (1) |
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14.13 Solvents and Alternate Reaction Media |
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368 | (3) |
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370 | (1) |
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14.13.2 Carbon Dioxide Solvent |
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370 | (1) |
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14.13.3 Ionic Liquid Solvents |
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370 | (1) |
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14.14 Feedstocks and Reagents |
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371 | (3) |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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14.14.3 Reagents for Oxidation and Reduction |
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372 | (1) |
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14.14.4 Electrons as Reagents for Oxidation and Reduction |
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373 | (1) |
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14.15 Anthrosphere and Occupational Health |
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374 | (7) |
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14.15.1 Role of Green Chemistry in Occupational Health |
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377 | (1) |
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377 | (2) |
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379 | (1) |
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379 | (2) |
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Chapter 15 Anthrosphere, Pollution, and Wastes |
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381 | (28) |
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15.1 Wastes from the Anthrosphere |
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381 | (2) |
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15.1.1 History of Hazardous Substances |
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381 | (1) |
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15.1.2 Pesticide Burial Grounds |
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382 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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15.2 Classification of Hazardous Substances and Wastes |
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383 | (2) |
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15.2.1 Characteristics and Listed Wastes |
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384 | (1) |
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15.2.2 Hazardous Wastes and Air and Water Pollution Control |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (2) |
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15.3.1 Types of Hazardous Wastes |
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385 | (1) |
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15.3.2 Hazardous Waste Generators |
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386 | (1) |
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15.4 Flammable and Combustible Substances |
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387 | (3) |
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15.4.1 Combustion of Finely Divided Particles |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (1) |
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15.4.3 Spontaneous Ignition |
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388 | (1) |
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15.4.4 Toxic Products of Combustion |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (2) |
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15.5.1 Chemical Structure and Reactivity |
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390 | (2) |
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15.6 Corrosive Substances |
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392 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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15.8 Physical Forms and Segregation of Wastes |
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393 | (1) |
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15.9 Environmental Chemistry of Hazardous Wastes |
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394 | (1) |
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15.10 Transport, Effects, and Fates of Hazardous Wastes |
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395 | (2) |
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15.10.1 Physical Properties of Wastes |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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15.10.3 Environmental Effects of Hazardous Wastes |
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396 | (1) |
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15.10.4 Fates of Hazardous Wastes |
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396 | (1) |
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15.11 Hazardous Wastes and the Anthrosphere |
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397 | (1) |
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15.12 Hazardous Wastes in the Geosphere |
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397 | (2) |
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15.13 Hazardous Wastes in the Hydrosphere |
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399 | (3) |
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15.14 Hazardous Wastes in the Atmosphere |
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402 | (1) |
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15.15 Hazardous Wastes in the Biosphere |
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403 | (2) |
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15.15.1 Microbial Metabolism in Waste Degradation |
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404 | (1) |
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15.16 Hazardous Substances and Environmental Health and Safety |
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405 | (4) |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (1) |
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407 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry for Sustainable Management of the Anthrosphere |
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409 | (44) |
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16.1 Managing the Anthrosphere for Sustainability |
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409 | (1) |
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16.2 Feeding the Anthrosphere |
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409 | (3) |
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16.2.1 Utilization of Feedstocks |
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411 | (1) |
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16.3 Key Feedstock: Abundant Elemental Hydrogen from Sustainable Sources |
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412 | (1) |
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16.4 Feedstocks from the Geosphere |
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413 | (2) |
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16.4.1 Occupational and Public Health Aspects of Mining |
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414 | (1) |
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16.4.2 Toxic Hazards of Cyanide in Gold Recovery |
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414 | (1) |
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16.5 Biological Feedstocks |
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415 | (1) |
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16.6 Monosaccharide Feedstocks: Glucose and Fructose |
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416 | (4) |
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16.7 Hydrocarbons and Similar Materials from Sugars |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (2) |
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16.8.1 Feedstocks from Cellulose Wastes |
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423 | (1) |
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423 | (1) |
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16.10 Biosynthesis of Chemicals |
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424 | (3) |
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16.10.1 Fermentation and Industrial Microbiology |
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424 | (2) |
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16.10.2 Metabolic Engineering and Chemical Biosynthesis |
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426 | (1) |
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16.10.3 Production of Materials by Plants |
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427 | (1) |
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16.11 Direct Biosynthesis of Polymers |
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427 | (2) |
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16.12 Biorefineries and Biomass Utilization |
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429 | (1) |
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16.13 Green Chemistry and Industrial Ecology in Waste Management |
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430 | (2) |
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432 | (1) |
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16.14.1 Waste Oil Utilization and Recovery |
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432 | (1) |
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16.14.2 Waste Solvent Recovery and Recycling |
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432 | (1) |
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16.14.3 Recovery of Water from Wastewater |
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432 | (1) |
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16.15 Hazardous Waste Treatment Processes |
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433 | (1) |
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16.16 Methods of Physical Treatment |
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433 | (2) |
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435 | (3) |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (1) |
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16.17.3 Chemical Extraction and Leaching |
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437 | (1) |
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438 | (1) |
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16.18 Photolytic Reactions |
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438 | (1) |
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16.19 Thermal Treatment Methods |
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439 | (1) |
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439 | (1) |
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16.19.2 Effectiveness of Incineration |
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440 | (1) |
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16.19.3 Hazardous Waste Fuel |
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440 | (1) |
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16.20 Biodegradation of Hazardous Wastes |
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440 | (2) |
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16.20.1 Oxic and Anoxic Waste Biodegradation |
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441 | (1) |
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16.20.2 Land Treatment and Composting |
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442 | (1) |
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16.21 Preparation of Wastes for Disposal |
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442 | (1) |
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16.22 Ultimate Disposal of Wastes |
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443 | (1) |
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16.23 Leachate and Gas Emissions |
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444 | (1) |
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16.24 In Situ Treatment of Disposed Hazardous Wastes |
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445 | (8) |
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16.24.1 Treatment In Situ |
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445 | (1) |
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446 | (3) |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (3) |
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Chapter 17 Sustainable Energy: The Key to Everything |
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453 | (54) |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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17.3 Sustainable Energy: Away from the Sun and Back Again |
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455 | (2) |
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17.3.1 The Brief Era of Fossil Fuels |
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455 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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17.4 Sources of Energy Used in the Anthrosphere: Present and Future |
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457 | (1) |
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17.5 Energy Devices and Conversions |
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458 | (4) |
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462 | (1) |
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17.6 Green Technology and Energy Conversion Efficiency |
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462 | (2) |
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17.7 Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Sources |
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464 | (2) |
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17.8 Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Natural Gas Liquids |
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466 | (3) |
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467 | (1) |
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468 | (1) |
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17.8.3 Natural Gas Liquids |
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468 | (1) |
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469 | (1) |
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469 | (2) |
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470 | (1) |
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17.11 Carbon Sequestration for Fossil Fuel Utilization |
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471 | (2) |
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17.12 Great Plains Synfuels Plant: Industrial Ecology in Practice to Produce Energy and Chemicals |
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473 | (1) |
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474 | (4) |
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17.13.1 Thorium-Fueled Reactors |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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17.15 Sun: An Ideal, Renewable Energy Source |
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479 | (4) |
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17.15.1 Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems |
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480 | (2) |
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17.15.2 Artificial Photosynthesis for Capturing Solar Energy |
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482 | (1) |
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17.16 Energy from Earth's Two Great Fluids in Motion |
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483 | (2) |
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17.16.1 Surprising Success of Wind Power |
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483 | (1) |
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17.16.2 Energy from Moving Water |
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484 | (1) |
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17.16.3 Energy from Moving Water without Dams |
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485 | (1) |
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17.17 Biomass Energy: An Overview of Biofuels and Their Resources |
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485 | (13) |
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17.17.1 Processing of Biofuel to More Compact Forms |
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488 | (1) |
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17.17.2 Decarbonization with Biomass Utilization |
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489 | (1) |
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17.17.3 Conversion of Biomass to Other Fuels |
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489 | (1) |
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490 | (1) |
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491 | (1) |
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491 | (2) |
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17.17.7 Unrealized Potential of Lignocellulose Fuels |
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493 | (1) |
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17.17.8 Chemical Conversion of Biomass to Synthetic Fuels |
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494 | (2) |
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496 | (1) |
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17.17.10 Biorefineries and Systems of Industrial Ecology for Utilizing Biomass |
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497 | (1) |
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17.17.11 System of Industrial Ecology for Methane Production from Renewable Sources |
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497 | (1) |
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17.18 Hydrogen as a Means to Store and Utilize Energy |
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498 | (1) |
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17.19 Combined Power Cycles |
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499 | (1) |
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17.20 Environmental Health Aspects of Energy Production and Utilization |
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500 | (7) |
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500 | (1) |
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17.20.2 Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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501 | (1) |
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501 | (1) |
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502 | (2) |
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504 | (1) |
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505 | (2) |
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Chapter 18 Analytical Chemistry and Industrial Hygiene |
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507 | (32) |
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18.1 Analytical Chemistry |
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507 | (1) |
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18.2 Industrial Hygiene and Analytical Chemistry |
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507 | (1) |
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18.2.1 What Is Industrial Hygiene? |
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508 | (1) |
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18.2.2 Laws and Regulations Pertaining to Occupational Safety and Health |
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508 | (1) |
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18.3 Categories of Workplace Hazards |
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508 | (1) |
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509 | (1) |
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509 | (1) |
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18.5 Workplace Sampling and Personal Monitoring |
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510 | (1) |
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18.6 Chemical Analysis Process |
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511 | (1) |
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18.7 Major Categories of Chemical Analysis |
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512 | (1) |
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18.8 Error and Treatment of Data |
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512 | (1) |
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18.9 Gravimetric Analysis |
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513 | (1) |
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18.10 Volumetric Analysis: Titration |
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514 | (2) |
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18.11 Spectrophotometric Methods of Analysis |
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516 | (3) |
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18.11.1 Absorption Spectrophotometry |
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516 | (1) |
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18.11.2 Atomic Absorption and Emission Analyses |
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517 | (1) |
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18.11.3 Atomic Emission Techniques |
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518 | (1) |
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18.12 Electrochemical Methods of Analysis |
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519 | (2) |
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521 | (2) |
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18.13.1 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
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522 | (1) |
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18.13.2 Ion Chromatography |
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523 | (1) |
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18.13.3 Chromatography-Based Methods of Analysis for Water Pollutants |
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523 | (1) |
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523 | (1) |
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524 | (1) |
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18.16 Immunoassay Screening |
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525 | (1) |
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18.17 Total Organic Carbon in Water |
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525 | (1) |
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18.18 Measurement of Radioactivity in Water |
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526 | (1) |
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18.19 Analysis of Wastes and Solids |
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526 | (1) |
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18.19.1 Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure |
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527 | (1) |
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18.20 Atmospheric Monitoring |
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527 | (5) |
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18.20.1 Methods for Sampling and Analyzing Atmospheric Pollutants |
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528 | (1) |
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18.20.2 Determination of Atmospheric Sulfur Dioxide by the West-Gaeke Method |
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528 | (1) |
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18.20.3 Atmospheric Particulate Matter |
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528 | (1) |
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18.20.4 Nitrogen Oxides in the Atmosphere |
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529 | (1) |
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18.20.5 Determination of Atmospheric Oxidants |
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530 | (1) |
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18.20.6 Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide by Infrared Absorption |
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530 | (1) |
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18.20.7 Determination of Hydrocarbons and Organics in the Atmosphere |
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531 | (1) |
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18.20.8 Direct Spectrophotometric Analysis of Gaseous Air Pollutants |
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532 | (1) |
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18.21 Analysis of Biological Materials and Xenobiotics |
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532 | (7) |
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18.21.1 Indicators of Exposure to Xenobiotics |
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533 | (1) |
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18.21.2 Immunological Methods of Xenobiotics Analysis |
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534 | (1) |
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|
534 | (1) |
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535 | (1) |
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536 | (3) |
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Chapter 19 Fundamentals of Chemistry |
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539 | (22) |
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539 | (2) |
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539 | (1) |
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19.1.2 Gases and the Gas Laws |
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540 | (1) |
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541 | (5) |
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19.2.1 Subatomic Particles and Atoms |
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541 | (1) |
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19.2.2 Atom Nucleus and Electron Cloud |
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542 | (1) |
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543 | (1) |
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19.2.4 Important Elements |
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543 | (1) |
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543 | (1) |
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19.2.6 Electrons in Atoms |
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544 | (1) |
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19.2.7 Lewis Structures and Symbols of Atoms |
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545 | (1) |
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19.2.8 Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids |
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546 | (1) |
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546 | (4) |
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19.3.1 Chemical Compounds |
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547 | (1) |
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19.3.2 Molecular Structure |
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|
547 | (1) |
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19.3.3 Summary of Chemical Compounds and the Ionic Bond |
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548 | (1) |
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548 | (1) |
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19.3.5 Mole and Molar Mass |
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549 | (1) |
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|
549 | (1) |
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19.4 Chemical Reactions and Equations |
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550 | (1) |
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550 | (1) |
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551 | (10) |
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19.5.1 Solution Concentration |
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|
551 | (1) |
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19.5.2 Water as a Solvent |
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552 | (1) |
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19.5.3 Solutions of Acids, Bases, and Salts |
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|
552 | (1) |
|
19.5.4 Concentration of H+ Ion and pH |
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|
553 | (1) |
|
19.5.5 Metal Ions Dissolved in Water |
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|
553 | (1) |
|
19.5.6 Complex Ions Dissolved in Water |
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|
553 | (1) |
|
19.5.7 Colloidal Suspensions |
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|
554 | (1) |
|
19.5.8 Solution Equilibria |
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|
554 | (2) |
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19.5.9 Distribution between Phases |
|
|
556 | (1) |
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|
556 | (3) |
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|
559 | (1) |
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|
559 | (2) |
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Chapter 20 Organic Chemistry |
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|
561 | (16) |
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|
561 | (1) |
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20.1.1 Molecular Geometry in Organic Chemistry |
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|
561 | (1) |
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20.1.2 Chirality and the Shapes of Organic Molecules |
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|
561 | (1) |
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562 | (5) |
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|
562 | (2) |
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|
564 | (1) |
|
20.2.3 Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
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|
565 | (2) |
|
20.3 Using Lines to Show Structural Formulas |
|
|
567 | (1) |
|
|
568 | (4) |
|
20.4.1 Organooxygen Compounds |
|
|
568 | (1) |
|
20.4.2 Organonitrogen Compounds |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
20.4.3 Organohalide Compounds |
|
|
570 | (1) |
|
20.4.4 Organosulfur and Organophosphorus Compounds |
|
|
571 | (1) |
|
20.5 Giant Molecules from Small Organic Molecules |
|
|
572 | (5) |
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|
574 | (2) |
|
|
576 | (1) |
Index |
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