Environmental contaminants :assessment and control ]CD[
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Amsterdam ; Boston
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Elsevier Academic Press
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2004
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xxxix, 801 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface -- Scientific and engineering perspectives of environmental contaminants -- Fundamentals to environmental physics -- Applied contaminant physics: fluid properties -- Environmental equilibrium, partitioning, and balances -- Movement of contaminants in the environment -- Fundamentals of environmental chemistry -- Chemical reactions in the environment -- Contaminant hazards -- Contaminant exposure and risk calculations -- Contaminant sampling and analysis -- Intervention: managing the risks of environmental contamination -- Environmental decisions and professionalism -- Epilogue: Benzene metabolism revisited