As concern grows about the result of hazardous wastes in the environment and the role anthropogenic chemicals play in global warming, environmental chemistry assuming a prominent place in the undergraduate curriculum. In chemistry, earth-science and environmental- science departments, students have long needed a concise yet thorough introduction to the subject, and this text has been written to fill that need. Specifically designed as a textbook and based on many years of teaching experience. Focuses on the increasingly important and topical area of global climate change.