Environmental science and technology: a sustainable approach to green science and technology.

Abstract

SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH GREEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Sustainability Natural Capital and the Quality of Life Sustainability and the Common Good The Master Equation The Goals and Priorities of Green Science and Technology Green Science Green Technology Life-Cycle Analysis The Eco-Economy and Eco-Efficiency Design for Environment Green Products and Services Twelve Principles of Green Science and Technology THE FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SPHERES Introduction The Hydrosphere The Atmosphere The Geosphere The Biosphere The Anthrosphere Cycles of Matter GREEN CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, AND BIOCHEMISTRY Introduction Introduction to Chemistry Atoms and Elements Elements and the Periodic Table Chemical Compounds and Chemical Bonds Dealing with Matter Quantitatively: The Mole Chemical Reactions and Equations Physical Properties and States of Matter Thermal Properties of Matter Acids, Bases, and Salts Organic Chemistry Hydrocarbons Green Chemistry Cells: Basic Units of Life Metabolism and Control in Organisms Biochemicals and Biochemistry WATER: A UNIQUE SUBSTANCE ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE A Fantastic Molecule Water as an Essential Resource Occurrence of Water Water Utilization Standing Bodies of Water Flowing Water Groundwater Impoundment and Transfer of Water Water: A Very Useful Green Substance Water Technology and Industrial Use AQUATIC BIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, AND CHEMISTRY Organisms in Water Life in the Ocean Life at the Interface of Seawater with Fresh Water and with Land Freshwater Life Microorganisms in Water Microorganisms and Elemental Transitions Acid-Base Phenomena in Aquatic Chemistry Phase Interactions and Solubility Oxidation-Reduction Metal Ions and Calcium in Water Complexation and Speciation of Metals KEEPING WATER GREEN Water Pollution: Green Water May Not Be So Green Nature and Types of Water Pollutants Heavy Metals Inorganic Water Pollutants Organic Water Pollutants Pesticides in Water Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Radioactive Substances in Water Municipal Water Treatment Treatment of Water for Industrial Use Wastewater Treatment Water as a Green Resource Alternative Green Uses of Water Water Technology and Industrial Use Hot Water Supercritical Water THE ATMOSPHERE: A PROTECTIVE BLANKET AROUND US Living at the Bottom of a Sea of Gas Composition of the Atmosphere The Properties of Gases The Atmosphere as a Medium for the Transfer of Mass and Energy Meteorology Weather Climate Microclimate Atmospheric Particles The Atmosphere as a Reservoir of Natural Capital ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY OF THE ATMOSPHERE Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry Photochemical Processes Chain Reactions in the Atmosphere Oxidation Processes in the Atmosphere Acid-Base Reactions in the Atmosphere Air Pollution Environmental Fate and Transport in the Atmosphere Reactions of Atmospheric Oxygen Carbon Oxides Reactions of Atmospheric Nitrogen and its Oxides Sulfur Compounds in the Atmosphere Fluorine, Chlorine, and their Gaseous Inorganic Compounds Water in Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Particles and Atmospheric Chemistry Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere Photochemical Smog SUSTAINING AN ATMOSPHERE FOR LIFE ON EARTH Blue Skies for a Green Earth Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Green Science and Technology to Alleviate Global Warming Drought and Desertification Green Science and Technology to Combat Desertification Acid Precipitation Green Remedies for Acid Precipitation Stratospheric Ozone Destruction Green Solutions to Stratospheric Ozone Destruction Photochemical Smog Catastrophic Atmospheric Events Literature Cited THE GEOSPHERE The Geosphere The Nature of Solids in the Geosphere The Restless Earth Sediments Interaction with the Atmosphere and Hydrosphere Life Support by the Geosphere Geochemistry Water on and in the Geosphere Economic Ecology Geospheric Resources Geospheric Sources of Useful Minerals Evaluation of Mineral Resources Extraction and Mining Metals Nonmetal Mineral Resources How Long Will Essential Minerals Last? Green Sources of Minerals SOIL, AG