This introductory text explains the fundamentals of the chemistry of the natural environment and the effects of mankind's activities on the earth's chemical systems.

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• Retains an emphasis on describing how natural geochemical processes operate over a variety of scales in time and space, and how the effects of human perturbation can be measured.
  
• Topics range from familiar global issues such as atmospheric pollution and its effect on global warming and ozone destruction, to microbiological processes that cause pollution of drinking water deltas.
  
• Contains sections and information boxes that explain the basic chemistry underpinning the subject covered.
  
• Each chapter contains a list of further reading on the subject area. Updated case studies.
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• No prior chemistry knowledge required.
  
• Suitable for introductory level courses.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley-Blackwell; 2nd edition (1 Aug. 2008)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 326 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0632059052
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0632059058