Air Composition and Chemistry

This book is about the atmosphere and mankind's influence on it.

Peter Brimblecombe (Author)

9780521459723, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 14 December 1995

268 pages, 79 b/w illus.
23.5 x 19.1 x 1.4 cm, 0.47 kg

'… very well written and truly helps the student of atmospheric chemistry to learn and understand the necessary basics … if one single book has to be the choice, it should be this one.' Jörg Matschullat, Environmental Geology

This book is about the atmosphere and mankind's influence on it. Although air chemistry is probably one of the oldest branches of chemistry, it is now the focus of considerable public interest. The second edition of this extremely popular text has been rewritten and all information updated, to keep pace with this important and fast moving science. In the early chapters of his book, Dr Brimblecombe discusses the geochemical, biological and maritime sources of the trace gases. After dealing with the natural atmosphere, the book examines the sources of air pollution and its effects; all these scenarios are rewritten from the last edition to include all recent knowledge. The final chapters are concerned with the chemistry and evolution of the atmospheres of the planets of the Solar System; this has been revised in accordance with current understanding.

Preface
Units
1. The atmosphere
2. The natural components of air
3. Gas phase chemistry of the atmosphere
4. Aerosols
5. The composition and chemistry of cloud droplets, rainfall and air-sea exchange
6. Sources of pollution
7. Effects of air pollution
8. The upper atmosphere
9. The atmospheres of the planets and their evolution
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ]