1. Transport and Fate of Chemicals in the Environment, Introduction -- 2. Chemicals in the Environment, Diffusive Transport -- 3. Toxic Organic Chemicals -- 4. Transport in the Environment -- 5. Chemicals in the Environment, Turbulent Transport -- 6. Chemicals in the Environment, Dispersive Transport -- 7. Transport with Jets and Plumes of Chemicals in the Environment -- 8. Atmosphere-Water Exchange -- 9. Sediment-Water Interfaces, Chemical Flux at -- 10. River Fate and Transport -- 11. Lake and Reservoir Fate and Transport of Chemicals -- 12. Oceanic Fate and Transport of Chemicals -- 13. Subsurface Fate and Transport of Chemicals -- Index.

What happens when a chemical is released into the environment? It diffuses, disperses, adsorbs, reacts, and/or changes state. To predict and analyze this process, the mathematics of diffusion is applied to lakes, rivers, groundwater, the atmosphere, the oceans, and transport between these media. A sustainable world requires a deep understanding of the transport of chemicals through the environment and how to address and harness this process. This volume presents a succinct and in-depth introduction to this critical topic. Featuring authoritative, peer-reviewed articles from the <i>Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology</i>, <b><i>Transport and Fate of Chemicals in the Environment</i></b> represents an essential one-stop reference for an audience of researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, and industry professionals.<br><br>Provides detailed background on environmental chemistry, diffusion and transport <br><br>Examines transport and fate in single media as well as inter-media transfer of chemicals <br><br>Covers transport and fate in rivers, lakes, the oceans, and groundwater <br><br>Demonstrates key applications of transport and fate analyses within the ecosphere

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