Handbook of environmental data on organic chemicals /

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Author / Creator:Verschueren, Karel, 1944-
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:New York : Wiley, c2001.
Description:2 v. (vi, 2391 p.) : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4339579
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ISBN:0471374903 (2 vol. set, hbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [2207]-2358) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • I. Arrangement Of Categories
  • A. Properties
  • B. Air Pollution Factors
  • C. Water and Soil Pollution Factors
  • D. Biological Effects
  • II. Arrangement Of Chemicals
  • III. Order Of Elements
  • A. Properties
  • B. Air Pollution Factors
  • C. Water and Soil Pollution Factors
  • D. Biological Effects
  • IV. Explanatory Elements
  • A. Properties
  • 1. Boiling Points
  • 2. Vapor Pressure
  • 3. Vapor Density
  • 4. Water Solubility
  • 5. Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient
  • 6. Henry's Constant (H)
  • B. Air Pollution Factors
  • 1. Conversion between Volume and Mass Units of Concentration
  • 2. Odor
  • 3. Hazard Potentials of Atmospheric Pollutants
  • 4. Natural Sources
  • 5. Manmade Sources
  • 6. Control Methods
  • C. Water Pollution Factors
  • 1. Biodegradation
  • 2. Oxidation Parameters
  • 3. Impact on Biodegradation Process
  • 4. Waste Water Treatment
  • 5. Alteration and Degradation Processes
  • D. Biological Effects
  • 1. Arrangement of Data
  • 2. Classification List
  • 3. Organisms Used in Experimental Work with Polluting Substances or in Environmental Surveys
  • 4. Discussion of Biological Effects Tests
  • Glossary
  • Abbreviations
  • Environmental Data
  • Bibliography
  • Molecular Index
  • Cas Cross-Index