Chemical Processes in Marine Environments

ISBN-13: 9783540666189 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 446 str.

A. Gianguzza; E. Pelizzetti; S. Sammartano

Opis

This text on chemical processes in marine environments includes such topics as: environmental analytical chemistry as a tool for studying chemical processes in the marine environment; marine organic geochemistry; photo-oxidation of dissolved organic matter; and redox processes in anoxic waters.

Spis treści

— Environmental Analytical Chemistry as a Tool for Studying Chemical Processes in Marine Environments.- 1 The Carbonate System in Marine Environments.- 2 Marine Organic Geochemistry: A General Overview.- 3 Photooxidation of Dissolved Organic Matter: Role for Carbon Bioavailability and for the Penetration Depth of Solar UV-Radiation.- 5 Organic Matter Preservation in the Ocean: Lipid Behavior from Plankton to Sediments.- 6 Organic Chemical Reaction Rates in the Ocean: Molecular Approaches to Studying Extracellular Biochemical Processes.- 7 Vapour-Particle Phase Interactions of Some Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Marine Atmosphere.- 8 Determination of Organic Complexation.- 9 Organic Complexation of Metals in Sea Water.- 10 Occurence, Pathways and Bioaccumulation of Organometallic Compounds in Marine Environments.- 11 Hydrolysis Processes of Organotin(IV) Compounds in Sea Water.- 12 119Sn Mössbauer Spectroscopy Studies on the Interaction of Organotin(IV) Salts and Complexes with Biological Systems and Molecules.- 13 Mercury in Marine Environments.- 14 Occurrence, Formation and Fate of Organoantimony Compounds in Marine and Terrestrial Environments.- 15 Redox Processes of Chromium in Sea Water.- 16 Oceanic DOC Measurements.- 17 Characterization of Marine Toxins by Means of Liquid Chromatography — Electrospray Ionization — Mass Spectrometry.- 18 Metals Analysis by High Performance Liquid Chromatography.- 19 PIXE Analysis for Trace Elements in Marine Environments.- 20 Potentiometry for the Study of Acid-Base Properties of Sediments.- 21 Chemometrics for Sampling and Analysis: Theory and Environmental Applications.- 22 Chemometric Applications to Seawater Analysis.