Chemistry for the Protection of the Environment

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Ground Water Pollution Plenary Lecture....Pages 3-6
Hydrologic and Geochemical Implications of Waste Disposal Scenarios....Pages 7-21
Consideration of Hydrogeologic Factors in Designing Wellhead Protection Areas....Pages 23-37
An Expert System Approach for Selection of Sampling Methods for Ground-Water Contamination at Hazardous Sites....Pages 39-50
Classification and Characteristics of Air Pollution Models....Pages 51-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Remote Water Quality Monitoring with an Airborne Laser Fluorosensor....Pages 75-96
An Overview of Advanced Spectroscopic Field Screening and In-Situ Monitoring Instrumentation and Methods....Pages 97-111
Standardization of Sample Extract Cleanup and Analytical Conditions for More Efficient Determination of Organic Pollutants....Pages 113-126
The Rationale for Geologic Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States....Pages 127-139
Optical Monitoring of Natural Organic Matter in the Aquatic Environment....Pages 141-142
Monitored Biodegradation of Concentrated Waste Waters by Means of Traditional and Mass Spectrometric Methods....Pages 143-153
Fast Analysis of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soils Using Field-Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Technology and Geostatistics....Pages 155-173
A New Method for the Detection and Measurement of Aromatic Compounds in Water....Pages 175-185
The Role of Luminescence and Spectral Pattern Recognition in Environmental Programs....Pages 187-196
Heavy Metals Content in the Plant Biomass of Lawns in City Residential Districts....Pages 197-203
Incidence and Level of Aflatoxin M 1 in Liquid and Imported Powdered Milk in Jordan with Special Reference to Aflatoxin B 1 in Corresponding Feeds....Pages 205-216
Flow Analysis for Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide in Environmental Water by the Use of Biomimetric Functional Resin....Pages 217-223
Nonionic Detergents as Tracers of Groundwater Pollution Caused by Municipal Sewage....Pages 225-233
Changes in Chemical Composition of Soils as a Result of Irrigation with Potato Starch Waste Water....Pages 235-240
Waste Characterization and Monitoring Methodology in the United States....Pages 241-249
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
A New Instrument for Real-Time Assessment of Wastewater Toxicity....Pages 251-255
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Environmental Phototransformation of the Herbicide Bromoxynil (3,5-Dibromo-4-Hydroxybenzonitrile) in Aquatic Systems Containing Sodium Chloride....Pages 259-276
Pesticide Losses in Surface Runoff from Irrigated Fields....Pages 277-289
Stormwater Contamination in an Urbanizing Watershed....Pages 291-304
An Assessment of Hazard from Solid Industrial Wastes: A Case Study....Pages 305-322
Lead Concentrations in Drinking Water at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: A Case Study....Pages 323-329
Investigation of Lead Content in Soils, Vegetables and Fruits Cultivated Close to the Lead Emitting Irena Glassworks at InowrocLaw During the Years 1982–1983 and 1987....Pages 331-335
An Investigation of the Interaction of Trialkyltin Compounds with Humic Acids....Pages 337-340
Copper Complexation Capacity of River Yamuna in Delhi....Pages 341-354
Partitioning of Elements Between Water and Suspended Matter: Kinetic Approach....Pages 355-373
Organically Bound Chlorine in Marine Organisms: Chemical Properties and Possible Biochemical Origin....Pages 375-378
Possible Effects of Salinity on Total Phosphorus Concentration in Lake Kinneret....Pages 379-386
Environmental Pollution in the Vicinity of a Waste-Gypsum Landfill....Pages 387-399
Front Matter....Pages 401-401
Meeting Neutral Effluent Requirements in Modern Ion Exchange Demineralisers....Pages 403-413
Self-Heating Hazard in Ammonium Nitrate Removal by Ion Exchange....Pages 415-424
Front Matter....Pages 425-425
The Thermal Regeneration of Exhausted Activated Carbon: The Balance Between Weight Loss and Regeneration Efficiency....Pages 427-438
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) of Exhausted and Non-Exhausted Activated Carbon....Pages 439-446
An Application of the Fractal Theory: The Determination of Fractal Structure of Flocs in coagulation-flocculation....Pages 447-463
Radial Clarifiers and Thickeners with Lamella Modules....Pages 465-473
Use of Granular Activated Carbon for the Removal of Biohazardous Compounds from Drinking Water....Pages 475-479
Front Matter....Pages 425-425
Review of Wastewater Treatment by Magnetic Particle Technology....Pages 481-495
Kinetics of the Removal of Heavy Metal Hydroxides by Dissolved-Air Flotation in the Presence of Sodium Oleate as a Collector....Pages 497-505
Application of Multi-Medium Filtration for Water Preparation....Pages 507-513
Nitrates Removal from Surface River Water by Means of a Biosorption System....Pages 515-521
Regeneration of the Effluent from Sulphur Dioxide Absorption in Wet Desulphurization of Flue Gases....Pages 523-532
Front Matter....Pages 533-533
Current Status of Ozone for Municipal Wastewater Treatment in the United States....Pages 535-551
A Review of Ozone Applications in Marine and Freshwater Systems....Pages 553-561
Full Scale Treatment of Wastewater Effluent with High Energy Electrons....Pages 563-571
Design Procedure of an Industrial-Scale Chamber for Water Ozonation....Pages 573-582
Optimization of Ozone Contactors in a Water Treatment Plant Using Mass Transfer Correlations....Pages 583-597
Photochemistry of Chloroorganic Pesticides in the UV and Visible Region....Pages 599-608
Neutralization by Ozone and Hydrogen Peroxide of Thiophenol Containing Wastewaters from Pharmaceutical Industry....Pages 609-619
Electrochemical Purification of Alkaline Solutions After Bleaching of Fabrics....Pages 621-627
Front Matter....Pages 629-629
Membrane Operations for Water Renovation in the Textile Industry....Pages 631-640
Recovery of Cr(VI) with Emulsion Liquid Membranes (ELM) in Mechanically Stirred Contactors....Pages 641-646
Phenol Recovery with Supported Liquid Membranes: Experimental Study....Pages 647-651
New Rod-Type Membranes Made of Various Polymers for Organic Dye Separation....Pages 653-663
Membranized Conducting Polymer Assisted Photodegradation for Environmental Protection....Pages 665-672
Front Matter....Pages 673-673
The Land Disposal of Wastes: A Study of Some Apulian Soils....Pages 675-689
Physicochemical Treatment of Municipal-Industrial Wastewater....Pages 691-699
Front Matter....Pages 673-673
Acidogenic Fermentation of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Wastes....Pages 701-712
Recent Advances in Ozone Treatment of Drinking Water....Pages 713-730
The Composition of “Scaling” on Seawater RO Membranes....Pages 731-739
Recovery of Cadmium by Crystallization of Cadmium Carbonate in a Fluidized-Bed Reactor....Pages 741-751
Environmental Management in the Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry in the Arab World: An Egyptian Case Study....Pages 753-771
Changes in Water Chemistry in the Souš Reservoir....Pages 773-780
Metal Lixiviation of Steel Foundry Dust....Pages 781-787
Removal of Chlorophenoxy Acid Derivatives from Wastewaters....Pages 789-796
Color Removal from a Textile Dyehouse Effluent By Fly Ash....Pages 797-805
Dry Flue Gas Desulphurization at Low Temperatures....Pages 807-817
Back Matter....Pages 819-824