Appropriate for students with a general chemistry background, Principles of Environmental Chemistry, Third Edition helps students understand the underlying chemical processes that are operating in the environment while demonstrating how difficult it is to measure these systems. The author emphasizes that all living and nonliving parts of our environment are comprised of chemicals and that all of the natural processes continuously occurring in the environment involve chemical reactions. With this concept of interdependence, students begin to see that without some understanding of chemistry, it is impossible to fully understand environmental issues such as ozone depletion, global warming, air and water pollution, and the hazards of radioactivity. The Third Edition includes a new chapter on Green Chemistry as well as numerous updates throughout to address the changes in the field. Table Of Contents Chapter 1 Planet Earth: Rocks, Life, and Energy Chapter 2 Earth's Soil and Agriculture: Feeding the Earth's People Chapter 3 The Earth's Atmosphere Chapter 4 Global Warming and Climate Change Chapter 5 Chemistry of the Troposphere Chapter 6 Chemistry of the Stratosphere Chapter 7 Analysis of Air and Air Pollutants Chapter 8 Water Resources Chapter 9 Water Pollution and Water Treatment Chapter 10 Analysis of Water and Wastewater Chapter 11 Fossil Fuels: Our Major Source of Energy Chapter 12 Nuclear Power Chapter 13 Energy Sources for the Future Chapter 14 Inorganic Metals in the Environment Chapter 15 Organic Metals in the Environment Chapter 16 Sustainability and Green Chemistry Chapter 17 Insecticides, Herbicides, and Insect Control Chapter 18 Toxicology Chapter 19 Asbestos Chapter 20 The Disposal of Dangerous Wastes