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Environmental Chemistry Lecture Notes by Prof. Prashant V. Kamat

Environmental Chemistry Lecture Notes by Prof. Prashant V. Kamat

Environmental Chemistry Lecture Notes by Prof. Prashant V. Kamat

This note covers the following topics: Chemistry and the Environment, Stratosphere, Ozone Hole, Air Pollution -Smog, acid rain and Particles, Free Radical Chemistry in Troposphere, Green House Gases, Global Warming/Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Energy-Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy, Pesticides, Toxic Heavy Metals and Waste, Decontamination of water,Emerging Environmental Issues, Pollution and Water Purification.

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