Environmental Chemistry

Calculated Risks (The toxicity and human health risks of chemicals in the environment) Joseph V. Rodricks, Cambridge 1997, ISBN 0 521 42331 7 Have you ever wondered how chemicals effect the human body, why certain chemicals are strictly controlled or banned, how the levels of hazardous chemicals allowable in the food we eat and the air we breath are calculated. If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then this book will definitely help with your understanding of these complex problems. Don’t be put off the long title, this book does has a great deal to offer the science student, environmental ...  Read the complete review

This book starts right at the beginning of analytical chemistry, and works its way through chemical techniques, starting with basic wet chemistry (such as titrations) and progressing onto the more sophisticated techniques of spectroscopy. Along the way it explains everything in a down to earth manor, and isn't cluttered with too many diagrams (which in some other books has been a problem). Instead it has diagrams when needed and the complement the text. The first half of the book deals with analytical chemistry in general, the second half concentrates on analytical chemistry with respect to environmental aspects. Some examples included analysis of ...  Read the complete review