Figs. and tables. Aquatic chemistry deals with chemical reactions and processes affecting the distribution and circulation of chemical species in natural waters. The student will discover that such basic processes as dissolution and precipitation, oxidations and reductions, and acid-base and complexation interactions in natural systems are very similar to those experienced in a chemical laboratory. By comparison, this third edition is a greatly improved version due mostly to significant advances made during the last decade in the understanding of natural systems. In its teaching approach it employs general concepts and methods of problem solving so that the student may apply them to other aquatic systems.
Every chapter has a bibliography of suggested readings and a list of relevant problems and answers.
Several novel features are worth noting in this third edition. For even though water is a minor component in the atmosphere, it nevertheless plays a significant role in chemical reactions in clouds, fog, and rain. The significant progress in concepts and experimental approaches made during the last few years is summarized in Chapter 9. These two notions form the backbone for an understanding of the various processes in natural systems. In Chapter 6, treatment of metal ions and aqueous coordination chemistry have been updated to provide a greater understanding of metal ion speciation and complexation kinetics.