{"product_id":"2940013101326","title":"Environmental Chemistry of Global Climate Change","description":"As its title implies Environmental Chemistry of Global Climate Change explains the relationship between the discipline of environmental chemistry and the profound changes in Earth’s climate that are almost certainly under way, primarily due to emissions of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Chapter 1, “Environmental Chemistry and the Five Spheres of the Environment,” provides the background in environmental chemistry needed to understand how environmental chemistry relates to climate. It begins with a brief overview of the challenge posed by global warming and climate change. The remainder of the chapter is devoted to a discussion of the nature of environmental chemistry in order to provide the background needed to relate this discipline to climate change. The specific topics covered include the five environmental spheres (atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and anthrosphere), chemical processes that occur in the environment, the definition and meaning of environmental chemistry, environmental chemistry as it relates to environmental pollution, the discipline of green chemistry (sustainable chemistry), and cycles of matter. The specific topics covered in this chapter are: (1) Environmental chemistry and the five spheres of the environment, (2) the challenge of global warming and climate change, (3) the environment and its chemistry, (4) what is environmental chemistry?, (5) what is green chemistry?, (6) cycles of matter. The following color illustrations in Chapter 1 are:  (1) Five major spheres of the environment, (2) structure of the atmosphere, (3) the hydrosphere and the hydrologic cycle, (4) structure of the geosphere, (5) the biosphere, (6) environmental chemistry definition, (7) water chemistry, (8) atmospheric chemical processes, (9) toxicological chemistry, (10) the old approach to the environment, (11) the command and control approach to pollution control, (12) the sustainability approach, (13) green chemistry definition, (14) the carbon cycle.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2, “Environmental Chemistry and the Five Spheres of the Environment,” deals specifically with climate change and its relationship to environmental chemistry. It begins with an overview of Earth’s climate and climate change followed by discussions of greenhouse gases and global temperature, the consequences of global climate change, dealing with global climate change, mitigation and minimization of greenhouse gas emissions, countracting measures that might be taken to reduce global warming, and adaptation to global warming. The specific topics covered in Chapter 2 are:  (1) Earth’s climate and climate change, (2) greenhouse gases and global temperature, (3) the consequences of global climate change, (4) dealing with global climate change, (5) mitigation and minimization of greenhouse gas emissions, (6) counteracting measures, (7) adaptation. The following color illustrations in Chapter 2 are:  (1) Distribution of energy in the atmosphere, (2) infrared spectrum of carbon dioxide, (3) atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide over many decades, (4) carbon dioxide and carbonates in the carbon cycle, (5) global temperatures since 1850, (6) combined power cycles to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, (7) the water bank.","brand":"Chemchar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079186759920,"sku":"2940013101326","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013101326_p0.jpg?v=1763576909","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013101326","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}