A comprehensive account of the state of the science of environmental mass transport Edited by Louis J. Thibodeaux and Donald Mackay, renowned experts in this field, the Handbook of Chemical Mass Transport in the Environment covers those processes which are critically important for assessing chemical fate, exposure, and risk. In a comprehensive and authoritative format, this unique handbook provides environmental chemists, geoscientists, engineers, and modelers with the essential capabilities to understand and quantify transport. In addition, it offers a one-stop resource on environmental mass transfer and mass transport coefficient estimation methods for all genres. The book begins by discussing mass transport fundamentals from an environmental perspective. It introduces the concept of mobility - key to environmental fate, since transport must occur prior to any reaction or partitioning within the natural multimedia compartments. The fugacity approach to environmental mass transfer and the conventional approach are examined. This is followed by a description of the individual mass transport processes and the appropriate flux equations required for a quantitative expression. The editors have identified 41 individual processes believed to be the most environmentally significant, which form the basis for the remainder of the book Using a consistent format for easy reference, each chapter: Introduces the specific processes Provides a detailed qualitative description Presents key theoretical mathematical formulations Describes field or laboratory measurements of transport parameters Gives data tables and algorithms for numerical estimates Offers a guide for users familiar with the process who are seeking a direct pathway to obtain the numerical coefficients Presents computed example problems, case studies and/or exercises with worked-through solutions and answers The final chapter presents the editors' insight into future needs and emerging priorities. Accessible and relevant to a broad range of science and engineering users, this volume captures the state of the transport science and practice in this critical area.

Edited by:   Donald Mackay, Louis J. Thibodeaux
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 36mm,  Width: 235mm,  Spine: 156mm
Weight:   997g
ISBN:  

9781420047554

ISBN 10:   1420047558
Pages:   631
Publication Date:   November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available  
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Introduction: Chemical Mobility in the Environment; Louis J. Thibodeaux and Donald Mackay; Mass Transport Fundamentals from an Environmental Perspective; Louis J. Thibodeaux and Donald Mackay; The Fugacity Approach to Mass Transport and MTCs; Donald MacKay; Flux Equations for Mass Transport Processes Across Interfaces; Louis J. Thibodeaux; Estimating Molecular Diffusivities in Environmental Media; J.E. Birdwell and T.R. Marrero; Deposition from the Atmosphere toWater and Soils with Aerosol Particles and Precipitation; Matthew MacLeod, Martin Scheringer, Christian Gotz, Konrad Hungerbuhler, Cliff I. Davidson, and Thomas M. Holsen; Mass Transfer Between the Atmosphere and Plant Canopy Systems; Michael S. McLachlan; Mass Transfer Within Surface Soils; T.E. McKone, A Fugacity Box Model; Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Mira S. Olson, and Fred D. Tillman; Transport in Surface Soils; Air-Water Mass Transfer Coefficients; John S. Gulliver; Deposition and Resuspension of Particles and Associated Chemical Transport Across the Sediment-Water Interface; Joseph V. DePinto, Richard D. McCulloch, Todd M. Redder,John R. Wolfe, and Timothy J. Dekker; Advective Porewater Flux and Chemical Transport in Bed-Sediment; Louis J. Thibodeaux, John R.Wolfe, and Timothy J. Dekker; Diffusive Chemical Transport AcrossWater and Sediment Boundary Layers; Louis J. Thibodeaux, Justin E. Birdwell, and Danny D. Reible; Biotubation and Other Sorbed-Phase Transport Processes in Surface Soils and Sediments; Louis J. Thibodeaux, Gerald Matisoff, and Danny D. Reible; Mass Transport from Soil to Plants; William Doucette, Eric Dettenmaier, Bruce Bugbee, and Donald Mackay; Dispersion and Mass Transfer in Groundwater Near-Surface Geological Formations; Tissa H. Illangasekare, Christophe C. Frippiat, and Radek FuAiik; Dust Resuspension and Chemical Mass Transport from Soil to Atmosphere; Cheryl L. McKenna-Neuman; Deposition of Dissolved and Particulate-Bound Chemicals from the Surface Ocean; Rainer Lohmann and Jordi Dachs; Chemical Exchange Between Snow and the Atmosphere; Torsten Meyer and Frank Wania; Chemical Dynamics in Urban Areas; Miriam Diamond and Louis Thibodeaux; Mixing in the Atmosphere and SurfaceWaters with Application to Compartmental Box Models; Ellen Bentzen, Matthew MacLeod, Brendan Hickie, Bojan Gasic, Konrad Hungerbuhler, and Don Mackay; Environmental Mass Transfer State-of-the-Art, Deficiencies, and Future Directions; Justin E. Birdwell, Louis J. Thibodeaux, and Donald Mackay; Index

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