Handbook of property estimation methods for environmental chemicals : environmental and health sciences

a Complete Restructuring And Updating Of The Classic 1982 Handbook Of Chemical Property Estimation Methods (commonly Known As Lyman's Handbook), The Handbook Of Property Estimation Methods For Chemicals: Environmental And Health Sciences Reviews And Recommends Practical Methods For Estimating Environmentally Important Properties Of Organic Chemicals. One Of The Most Eagerly Anticipated Revisions In Scientific Publishing, The New Handbook Includes Both A Foreword And A Chapter By Dr. Lyman. written For Convenient And Frequent Use, Each Chapter Integrates Recent Developments While Retaining The Elements That Made The First Version A Classic. As A Reference Tool, The New Edition Is Indispensable. It Comprehensively Reviews Recent Developments In Chemical Property Estimation Methods And Focuses On The Properties Most Critical To Environmental Fate Assessment. booknews this Compilation Of 18 Contributions Reviews And Recommends Practical Methods For Estimating Environmentally Important Properties Of Organic Chemicals. The First Three Chapters Address Melting Point, Boiling Point, And Vapor Pressure. Part Ii Treats The Partitioning Properties Of Henry's Law Constant, Octanol-water Partition Coefficient, Solubility In Water, Sorption, And Bioconcentration In Fish. The Next Section Details Estimation Methods For Degradation, Hydrolysis, Atmospheric Oxidation, Photolysis In Water, And Redox Reactions. The Final Two Chapters Discuss Estimating The Properties Of Surface-active Chemicals And Synthetic Organic Dyes. An Update Of The Published In 1982. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com) The melting point of a compound is the temperature at which the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium at one atmosphere; pressure is specified because the melting process involves a change in volume and is therefore pressure dependent.