Chemistry and Biology of Water, Air and Soil

1. Introduction (J. Tölgyessy). 2. Water, Air and Soil - Fundamental Sources of the Biosphere (J. Tölgyessy). 2.1 Biosphere. 2.2 Air. 2.3 Water. 2.4 Soil. 3. The Chemistry of Water (J. Tölgyessy et al.). 3.1 Composition and structure of pure water (J. Tölgyessy). 3.2 Physical properties of water and aqueous solutions (J. Tölgyessy). 3.3 Chemical reactions and equilibria in waters (J. Prousek). 3.4 Chemical composition of water (P. Pitter, J. Prousek). 3.5 Natural waters (J. Tölgyessy). 3.6 Drinking water (M. Piatrik). 3.7 Service and industrial waters (J. Tölgyessy). 3.8 The recipient and its pollution (M. Piatrik). 3.9 Wastewaters (M. Piatrik). 3.10 Physical, physico-chemical and chemical methods of treatment and purification (M. Piatrik). 3.11 Sludges, their disposal and utilization (J. Tölgyessy). 3.12 Chemical analysis of water (J. Tölgyessy). 4. Biology of Water (V. Betina, V. Frank). 4.1 Foundations of the ecology of aquatic organisms (V. Frank). 4.2 Microbiology of water (V. Betina). 4.3 Macroorganisms in surface waters (V. Frank). 4.4 Macroorganisms of groundwaters and springs (V. Frank). 4.5 Biological wastewater treatment (V. Frank). 5. Chemistry of Air (A. Moncmanová et al.). 5.1 Composition and structure of air (A. Moncmanová, J. Lesný). 5.2 Polluted air (A. Moncmanová, J. Lesný). 5.3 The formation of pollutants in industry and transportation (J. Tölgyessy, Š. Morávek, M. Harangozó). 5.4 Emission control (A. Moncmanová, J. Palatý). 5.5 The analysis of the atmosphere (J. Tölgyessy, J. Lesný). 6. The Biology of the Atmosphere (V. Betina, V. Frank). 6.1 Microbiology of the atmosphere (V. Betina). 6.2 Air palynology (V. Frank). 7. The Chemistry of Soil (V. Frank, J. Tölgyessy). 7.1 Soil structure (V. Frank). 7.2 The main characteristics of the soil (V. Frank). 7.3 Inorganic substances in the soil (V. Frank). 7.4 Organomineral compounds in the soil (V. Frank). 7.5 The categorization and systematics of soils (V. Frank). 7.6 The pollution of soil by non-natural substances (V. Frank). 7.7 The effect of irrigation, improvement techniques and cultivation on the soil (V. Frank). 7.8 The motion and conversions of chemical substances in the soil (V. Frank). 7.9 Soil analysis (J. Tölgyessy). 8. Soil Biology (V. Betina, V. Frank). 8.1 Soil microorganisms (V. Betina). 8.2 Soil fauna (V. Frank). 9. Human Exposure to Toxic and Hazardous Substances in Water, Air and Soil (Environmental biochemistry and toxicology) (A. Fargašová, P. Tölgyessy). 9.1 Toxic substances (A. Fargašová). 9.2 Routes of toxic substances through the body (A. Fargašová). 9.3 Metabolism of toxic substances (A. Fargašová). 9.4 Disturbance of enzyme action (P. Tölgyessy). 9.5 Damage to the genetic material - DNA (P. Tölgyessy). 9.6 The ecotoxicology of water pollutants (P. Tölgyessy). 9.7 The ecotoxicology of air pollutants (A. Fargašová). 9.8 Ecotoxicology of soil. Subject Index. (A list of references is included with each chapter).