This book discusses recent developments in the study of chemical processes and equilibria in the marine environment and in the air/water and water/sediment interfaces. The chemical cycle of carbon as well as the effect of organic substances on the speciation and distribution of inorganic and organometallic substances are extensively discussed. Much of the recent progress in the area is the direct result of advanced analytical technologies and chemometric applications which are highlighted in the book.
Preface
Introduction - Environmental Analytical Chemistry as a Tool for Studying Chemical Processes in Marine Environment
Part I : Biogeochemical Cycles Chapter 1 : The Carbonate System in Marine Environment Chapter 2 : Marine Organic Geochemistry: A General Overview Chapter 3 : Photooxidation of Dissolved Organic Matter: Role for Carbon Bioavailability and for the Penetration Depth of Solar UV-Radiation Chapter 4 : Redox Processes in Anoxic Waters
Part II : Organic Matter in Marine Environments Chapter 5 : Organic Matter Preservation in the Ocean: Lipid Behavior from Plankton to Sediments Chapter 6 : Organic Chemical Reaction Rates in the Ocean: Molecular Approaches to Studying Extracellular Biochemical Processes Chapter 7 : Vapour-Particle Phase Interactions of Some Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Marine Atmosphere
Part III : Metals and Organometallic Compounds in Marine Environments Chapter 8 : Determination of Organic Complexation Chapter 9 : Organic Complexation of Metals in Sea water Chapter 10 : Occurrence, Pathways and Bioaccumulation of Organometallic Compounds in Marine Environment Chapter 11 : Hydrolysis Processes of Organotin(IV) Compounds in Sea water Chapter 12 : 119Sn Mossbauer Spectroscopy Studies on the Interaction of Organotin(IV) Salts and Complexes With Biological Systems and Molecules Chapter 13 : Mercury in Marine Environments Chapter 14 : Occurrence, Formation and Fate of Organoantimony Compounds in Marine and Terrestrial Environments Chapter 15 : Redox Processes of Chromium in Sea Water
Part IV : Analytical Methodologies and Chemometrics for Sea Water Chapter 16 : Oceanic DOC Measurements Chapter 17 : Characterization of Marine Toxins by Means of Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Lonization-Mass Spectrometry Chapter 18 : Metals Analysis by High Performance Liquid Chromatography Chapter 19 : PIXE Analysis for Trace Elements in Marine Environments Chapter 20 : Potentiometry for the Study of Acid-Base Properties of Sediments Chapter 21 : Chemometrics for Sampling and Analysis: Theory and Environmental Applications Chapter 22 : Chemometric Applications to Seawater Analysis
