Applied Chemistry for Environmental Engineering

Armen Casparian, Gergley Sirokman

In Stock Date: 

03/10/2016

Print Price: 

$49.95

Print ISBN: 

9781606509234

E-book Price: 

$29.95

E-book ISBN: 

9781606509241

Pages: 

150

Binding Type: 

Softcover

Applied Chemistry for Environmental Engineering will provide further practical insight into how the principles of environmental chemistry, presented in their first book, Environmental Chemistry, can be applied to the measurement and observed effects of chemical pollution and toxins that have been introduced in the environment—and what can be done to prevent or abate those problems.

The book covers both atmospheric and water pollution as well as ground pollution. A separate chapter reviews the essentials of nuclear and radioactive chemistry and their effects on the environment. Important concepts in environmental toxicity are also presented, including the dose-response relationship. Finally, the book presents a list of special topics of interest to environmental chemistry, including plastics in the ocean, persistence of arsenic in the soil and water, the fundamentals of sulfur and carbon credits markets, and lessons from four famous environmental disasters.

Armen S. Casparian

Armen S. Casparian, professor of chemistry, Wentworth Institute of Technology (retired June 2013), is an adjunct professor at Community College of Rhode Island. He earned a B.A. in chemistry from Rutgers University and an M.Sc. in physical chemistry from Brown University.

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Gergley (Greg) Sirokman

Gergley (Greg) Sirokman is an associate professor of chemistry at Wentworth Institute of Technology, focusing on education of engineering students. He earned a B.S. in chemistry from Brandeis University and a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has personally mentored students in Wentworth’s Environmental Science program and has several publications with ASEE on using games to teach at the college level. Dr. Sirokman has taken continuing education courses on renewable energy and modern materials science.