Environmental chemistry /
Peter O'Neill.
- 3rd ed.
- London ; New York : Blackie Academic & Professional, 1998.
- viii, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
The oxygen-rich planet. History of the earth ; Oxygen -- Major elements found in living matter. Hydrogen ; Carbon ; Nitrogen ; Sulfur ; Phosphorus -- Major elements in the earth's crust. Silicon ; Iron ; Aluminum ; Calcium and magnesium ; Sodium and potassium -- Minor elements and environmental problems. Lead ; Mercury ; Zinc and calcium ; Uranium ; Radon ; Hazardous organic compounds -- Appendix. Chemical compound formation.