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This website puts up current information from around the world on topics related to the environmental chemistry of air, water and the terrestrial environment.  Make selections from these areas using the buttons above. 

While the information should be useful to anyone studying or just thinking about aspects of this important subject, we organize it under the chapter headings found in Environmental Chemistry - a Global Perspective, by G.W. vanLoon and S.J. Duffy (Oxford University Press (2000), ISBN 0 19 856440 6).   

Information is presented in four categories

      In the news:  Current items related to environmental chemistry that have appeared in various popular media

       Additional info:  Supplementary material from other public websites

      Links:  Links to websites containing information related to the particular topic

     Current research:  Reference to research or feature articles appearing in the current scientific literature

The material will be updated approximately once a month.

Environmental Chemistry - a Global Perspective is a comprehensive textbook for upper year university students that emphasizes the chemical interrelationships between and within the various compartments of the environment. More information is available from the authors, from Oxford University Press http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-856440-6, or from any national Oxford office.