Maurice, Patricia A. <br/><br/>
Environmental surfaces and interfaces from the nanoscale to the global scale / 
Patricia A. Maurice 
 - Hoboken, N.J. :  Wiley,  c2009 
 - xvii, 441 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-436) and index 
<br/><br/>Some fundamental chemical thermodynamic and kinetic concepts -- The hydrologic cycle as context for environmental surfaces and interfaces -- Some minerals of special interest to environmental surface chemistry -- Some key techniques for investigating surfaces and interfaces -- Surfaces and interfaces -- The charged interface and surface complexation -- Sorption: inorganic cations and anions -- Sorption: organic compounds -- Mineral nucleation and growth -- Mineral weathering and dissolution -- Plants as environmental surfaces -- Microorganisms as environmental surfaces -- Environmental nanoscience and nanotechnology -- The big picture: interface processes and the environment 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470400364 (cloth) 0470400366 (cloth) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Surface chemistry<br/>Environmental chemistry