Environmental Oxidants by Jerome O. Nriagu, Milagros S. Simmons - 9780471579281

Environmental OxidantsAuthor(s): Jerome O. Nriagu, Milagros S. Simmons\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: Wiley-Interscience\nISBN-13: 9780471579281, 978-0471579281\nSynopsis\nThe chemical enigma that is both a pollutant and anantipollutant--and environmental science's newest [url] Responsible for chemical reactions both harmfuland benign, oxidants represent the sort of chemical puzzle thathave scientists both concerned and fascinated. Implicated in deadlysmog episodes and arteriosclerosis, oxidants have also played amajor role in treating polluted waters and in certain anticancerdrugs. A broad-based, up-to-date examination of the environmentalchemistry and toxicology of oxidants, Environmental Oxidants is acompendium of the latest research being done in the field. Bringingtogether the work of noted researches, the book contains a detailedlook at:\n * Evolution, production, distribution, and fate of oxidants in theatmosphere, hydrosphere,.