COX, Paul Anthony "The Elements on Earth - Inorganic Chemistry in the Environment"

The inorganic chemistry of the natural world. Érudite introduction.

Éditeur : Oxford University Press, Oxford / New York, 1995.

in-4 (19 x 24,5 cm). Brochage de l'éditeur sous couverture illustrée en couleurs. 287 pages et de nombreuses figures en noir in texte. Bon exemplaire.

Partie 1. : The physical earth. The elemental constituents of the Earth. Chemical compounds in nature. Chemical processes in the natural environment. The human impact on the environment. Partie 2. The elements (par ordre alphabétique de Actinium à Zirconium).

Présentation de l'éditeur en dernière de couverture : "Most people probably regard chemistry as a largely artificiel activity. Chemists themselves learn how to prepare and study compounds in the carefully regulated conditions of the laboratory or the industrial plant. Non-chemists may think of useful products or of unwanted pollution. Yet most chemistry on the Earth happens under natural circumstances beyound our control, and an understanding of the natural world is essential if the effects of human activity are to be understood. This text presents some of the findings of studies in geochemistry, biochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, and other areas, in the context of the general chemistry of the elements."

Cox Paul Anthony (1946 - ).  Professeur de Chimie inorganique à l'Université d'Oxford.

Réf. 2912 J3