Foreword ........................................................ v
Preface ....................................................... vii
Experiments
1. Water Characterization ...................................... 1
2. Dissolved Oxygen in Water .................................. 16
3. Alkalinity and Buffering Capacity of Water ................. 28
4. Aqueous Carbonate Equilibria and Water Corrosiveness ....... 57
5. The Point of Zero Charge of Oxides ......................... 70
6. Experimental Transitions in E vs pH (or Pourbaix)
Diagrams ................................................... 79
7. Air Oxidation of Metal Ions ................................ 89
8. Photoassisted Reduction of Metal Complexes ................. 99
9. Anionic Detergents and o-Phosphates in Water .............. 104
10. Halogenated Hydrocarbons and the Ozone Layer Depletion .... 115
11. Acid Mine (or Acid Rock) Drainage ......................... 122
12. Electrochemical Treatment of Gas Pollutants ............... 133
13. Electrochemical Treatment of Liquid Wastes ................ 140
14. Electrochemical Treatment of Polluted Soils ............... 147
15. Removal of Nitric Oxide by Complex Formation .............. 154
16. Photocataly tic Remediation of Pollutants ................. 163
17. Chemical Mineralization of Pollutants Through the Fenton
Reaction .................................................. 172
18. Production and Analysis of Chloramines .................... 183
19. Production and Analysis of Chlorine Dioxide ............... 191
20. Metal Ion Recovery By Cementation ......................... 199
21. Green Chemistry: The Recovery and Reuse of Sulfur
Dioxide (Obendrauf's Method) .............................. 204
22. Microorganisms in Soil, Water, and Air .................... 211
23. Toxicity Assay Using Bacterial Growth ..................... 219
24. Wastewater Disinfection ................................... 225
Appendix. Analytical Environmental Chemistry Experiments
in the Literature ................................... 231
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