Index
Note: Page numbers followed by f indicate figures, and t indicate tables.
A
Absorption spectrophotometry
241
Acid-base partitioning
289
emissions trading programs
362
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
190,
342
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin
125
Acutely hazardous waste/toxic waste
271–272
Air-water partitioning
289
Alaska/Rocky Mountains
96
Aromatic hydrocarbons
67–69
nonlinear interactive system
thermodynamic equilibrium
B
Best conventional technology (BCT)
369
Bioaccumulation factor (BAF)
286
Biochemical properties
287
monitored natural attenuation
402–403
thermochemical gasification
105–107
Biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF)
286
C
Carbon-13 (
13C) magnetic resonance (CMR)
238–239
Chemical fate processes
309
Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA)
89–90
Chemical transformations in the environment
305–349
atmosphere structure
5–13
terrestrial biosphere
20–23
Chemicals from natural gas
95–96
Chemicals from petroleum
93–95
Chemicals from tar sand bitumen
102–103
degradation processes
309
terrestrial biosphere
349
Chemical transport processes
309
Chemistry in the aquasphere
343–348
Chemistry in the atmosphere
341–343
Chemistry in the environment
338–349
Chemistry in the terrestrial biosphere
349
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
355
Classification of organic molecules
44–59
Clausius-Clapeyron equation
294
Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA)
366–368
Coal combustion products (CCPs)
170–171
Coal combustion wastes (CCW)
170–171
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
165,
370–372,
383
Conventional wisdomunbridled optimism
339
Coordinating European Council (CEC)
407
gasoline-type products
176
intermediate products
176
microbial degradation
346
naphthene derivatives
176
D
Database management system (DBMS)
253
Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE)
184
Degradation processes
309
Dehalococcoides ethenogenes 397
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
35
Dimethyl sulfide (DMS)
12
Dissolved air flotation (DAF)
378,
420
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC)
275
E
Electrophilic reactions
85–86
Elimination reactions
316
Enhanced biodegradation
396
atmosphere structure
5–13
chemical and biochemical properties
286–302
terrestrial biosphere
349
terrestrial biosphere
20–23
high-boiling organic chemicals
297–298
low-boiling organic chemicals
296–297
Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
195–196,
361
Environmental protection agency (EPA)
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
372–373
Hazardous Waste Regulations
383
production processes, impact of
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
379–380
polar carbon-oxygen bonds
73
polybrominated diphenyl
184
Extraction procedure (EP)
375
F
Facility Response Plan (FRP) rules
374–375
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA)
368,
374
Fischer–Tropsch process
114,
216
Flame emission spectroscopy
241
Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD)
169–170
Fluorescent indicator adsorption (FIA)
226
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
236
Fractionation, organic compounds
225–227
heat homes and commercial buildings
93
aromatic hydrocarbons
67–69
polyfunctional compounds
78–79
Function oriented synthesis (FOS)
268
G
Gasoline-type products
176
Gel permeation chromatography
226
Greenhouse gas emissions
189
H
Handling of petroleum products
180–183
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
366–367
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA)
375,
378–379
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
372–373
Hazardous Waste Regulations
383
Heterocyclic compounds
59
Hexamethylenediamine (HMDA)
125
High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
120,
124
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
227
Household hazardous waste (HHW)
36
aliphatic hydrocarbons
52–55
cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons
55–56
I
Indigenous chemicals
34–35
Industrial organic chemistry
toxics release inventory
90
Infrared (IR) spectroscopy
234,
236
Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC)
92
Intermediate products
176
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
Intrinsic aerobic biodegradation
390
Ion exchange chromatography
226
K
L
Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)
120
Liquid chromatography
227
Low-boiling organic chemicals
296–297
M
Management of process waste
384–385
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
412
Material substitution
426
Maximum achievable control technology (MACT)
366–367
Maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs)
379
Methanol to gasoline (MTG)
96
Methyl
tert-butyl ether (MTBE)
124
Microbial degradation
346
Molecular partitioning
291
Monitored natural attenuation
402–403
N
Naphthene derivatives
176
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
376
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
176
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
369–370,
420
Nation’s primary drinking water standard (NPDWS)
379
Natural organic matter (NOM)
339–340
Nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL)
394
Nonindigenous chemicals
35–38
Nonmethane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs)
192–193
Nonpoint source (NPS)
266
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy
234,
237–239
Nucleophilic reactions
85
O
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
403–405
monitored natural attenuation
402–403
product reformulation
426
electrophilic reactions
85–86
aromatic hydrocarbons
67–69
polyfunctional compounds
78–79
heterocyclic compounds
59
aliphatic hydrocarbons
52–55
cyclic hydrocarbons
53,
59
cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons
55–56
nucleophilic reactions
85
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
407
P
Partition coefficient/distribution coefficient
291
Pentabromodiphenyl ether
184
industrial organic chemical
184–187
liquid phase/solid phase
155
Photochemical smog/tropospheric ozone
342
Phytoremediation biodegradation
390–391
Phytostimulation/plant-assisted biodegradation
405–406
product reformulation
426
Polychlorobiphenyl derivatives (PCBs)
282,
343–344
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives (PAHs)
343,
349
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
171–172,
193
Polycyclic nuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PNAs)
282
Polyfunctional compounds
78–79
Primary wastewater treatment
420
Proton magnetic resonance (PMR)
237–238
Publicly owned treatment works (POTWs)
420
Pyrophoric organic chemicals
166–167
R
Reactions of organic compounds
85
Reactive absorptionchemical absorption
330
change in oxidation state
323
decrease in oxidation state
323
increase in oxidation state
323
handling of petroleum products
180–183
Release of organic compounds into the environment
271–283
Removal of organic compounds from the environment
387–429
Research and development (R&D)
412
Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
35
S
Saturates, aromatics, resins, and asphaltenes (SARA)
225–226
Saybolt furol viscosity (SFS)
245–246
Saybolt universal viscosity (SUS)
245–246
SCOT process/Wellman–Lord Process
418–419
Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs)
161
Simulated distillation (simdis)
250–252
Sources of organic pollutants
153–198
flame emission spectroscopy
241
ultraviolet spectroscopy
241
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)
374–375
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
185
State implementation plans (SIPs)
366–368
Strategic environmental assessment
361
Substituted aromatic hydrocarbons
305,
306t
Supercritical fluid chromatography
227
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
370,
379
Synthetic natural gas (SNG)
97–98
T
Test methods for biodegradation
407
Thermochemical gasification
105–107
Toluene diisocyanate (TDI)
132
Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs)
300–302
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)
377
Transformation processes
309
Treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD)
360–361,
383
Trichloroethylene (TCE)
332
Types of organic pollutants
153–198
U
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation ,
12
Ultraviolet spectroscopy
241
Underground storage tanks (USTs)
180–181
Use and misuse of chemicals
29–34
Use of biosurfactants
405
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
383,
407
V
unregulated compounds
254
high-boiling organic chemicals
297–298
low-boiling organic chemicals
296–297
W
Water-soluble fraction (WSF)
297–298
X
X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
238
Z