The Elements on Earth: Inorganic Chemistry in the Environment

by P.A. Cox

Book Overview

This book illustrates our understanding of the natural world via findings of studies in geochemistry, biochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, and other areas, in the context of the general chemistry of the elements. It is divided into two parts: the first provides an account of the Earth - its physics and chemistry, its structure and dynamics - emphasizing the varied roles played by the elements in combination with one another...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198559038
• ISBN13: 9780198559030
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.6"