Front cover -- Thermodynamics, Solubility and Environmental Issues -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Foreword -- List of Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Part I: Basic Theory and Modelling -- Chapter 1. An Introduction to Modelling of Pollutants in the Environment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Partition Coefficients -- 3. Model Environments -- 4. Equilibrium Partition -- 5. Environmental Distribution -- 6. Environmental Distribution Using a Flow Model -- 7. Accumulation of Chemicals in the Food Chain -- Chapter 2. Modeling the Solubility in Water of Environmentally Important Organic Compounds -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Quantum Chemistry Methods -- 3. Experiment-Based QSPR Modeling -- 4. Structure-Based QSPR Modeling -- 5. The Quantum-Connectivity Indices -- 6. Modeling Solubility with Quantum-Connectivity -- 7. Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 3. Modeling of Contaminant Leaching -- 1. Overview of Significance -- 2. Geochemical Modeling -- 3. Summary -- Part II: Industry and Mining -- Chapter 4. Supercritical Fluids and Reductions in Environmental Pollution -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Supercritical Fluids -- 3. References for Thermodynamic Properties of Supercritical Fluids -- 4. Solubility of Electrolytes and Non-Electrolytes in Supercritical Fluids -- 5. Structure of Supercritical Water -- 6. Application of Supercritical Fluids for Reducing Pollutants -- 7. Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 5. Phase Equilibrium Studies on Ionic Liquid Systems for Industrial Separation Processes of Complex Organic Mixtures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Solubility Studies on Ionic Liquid-Organic Mixtures and Application to Liquid-Liquid Extraction -- 3. The Determination of Activity Coefficients at Infinite Dilution for the Selection of Entrainers in Extractive Distillation -- 4. Assessment of the Potential of Ionic Liquids as Solvents in Separation Processes -- 5. Conclusion.

Appendix I: List of Abbreviations for Ionic Liquid Nomenclature -- Chapter 6. Environmental and Solubility Issues Related to Novel Corrosion Control -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Corrosion of Industrially Important Metals -- 3. The Layers Protecting the Base Metals -- 4. Superprimers on Metals -- 5. Summary/Conclusions -- Chapter 7. The Behavior of Iron and Aluminum in Acid Mine Drainage: Speciation, Mineralogy, and Environmental Significance -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Iron and Aluminum in AMD -- 3. Environmental Significance -- 4. Conclusions -- Part III: Radioactive Wastes -- Chapter 8. An Evaluation of Solubility Limits on Maximum Uranium Concentrations in Groundwater -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Geologic Setting of the Tono Uranium Deposit -- 3. Geochemical Constraints on Uranium Solubility -- 4. Evaluation of Uranium Solubility -- 5. Conclusions -- Chapter 9. Leaching from Cementitious Materials Used in Radioactive Waste Disposal Sites -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Radioactive Waste Disposal Site and Concrete -- 3. Leaching from Cementitious Materials -- 4. Method for Predicting Durability of Concrete -- 5. Measures Against Leaching Degradation -- 6. Conclusions -- Part IV: Air, Water, Soil and Remediation -- Chapter 10. Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Natural Systems -- 1. Carbon Dioxide: A Natural Reagent -- 2. Aqueous Speciation of Co2 -- 3. Multiphase Thermodynamic System -- 4. Modeling Natural Systems -- 5. Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 11. Estimation of the Volatilization of Organic Chemicals from Soil -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Physicochemical Properties of Chemicals -- 3. Factors Influencing Volatilization -- 4. Estimation of Volatilization of Chemicals from Soil -- 5. Thermodynamics of Persistent Organic Chemicals: The Equilibrium Partitioning Approach.

Chapter 12. Solubility and the Phytoextraction of Arsenic from Soils by Two Different Fern Species -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- Chapter 13. Environmental Issues of Gasoline Additives - Aqueous Solubility and Spills -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Common Oxygenates and Octane Boosters -- 3. Releases to the Environment -- 4. Conclusions -- Chapter 14. Ecotoxicity of Ionic Liquids in an Aquatic Environment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Lipophilicity -- 3. Biodegradability -- 4. Aquatic Toxicity -- 5. Conclusions -- Chapter 15. Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants: Solubility and Environmental Issues -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background on Rhamnolipids -- 3. Enhanced Biodegradation of Recalcitrant Compounds -- 4. Ex Situ Washing -- 5. In Situ Flushing Applications -- 6. Micellar Enhanced Ultrafiltration of Contaminated Water -- 7. Conclusions -- Chapter 16. Sorption, Lipophilicity and Partitioning Phenomena of Ionic Liquids in Environmental Systems -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ionic Liquids -- 3. Sorption of Ionic Liquids in the Environment -- 4. Lipophilicity and the Partitioning of Ionic Liquids -- 5. Conclusions -- Chapter 17. The Solubility of Hydroxyaluminosilicates and the Biological Availability of Aluminium -- 1. What are Hydroxyaluminosilicates? -- 2. A Summary of the Evidence -- 3. What Next for Hydroxyaluminosilicates? -- 4. Hydroxyaluminosilicates and the Biological Availability of Aluminium -- Chapter 18. Apatite Group Minerals: Solubility and Environmental Remediation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Apatite Group Minerals -- 3. Lead Phosphate Minerals -- 4. Arsenate Minerals -- 5. Conclusions -- Part V: Polymer Related Issues -- Chapter 19. Solubility of Gases and Vapors in Polylactide Polymers -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Polymer/Chemical Interactions -- 3. Theoretical Considerations.

4. Factors Affecting Mass Transfer in Polymers -- 5. Polylactides -- 6. Polylactide Barrier Properties -- 7. Regular Solution Theory: Solubility Parameter Predictions -- Chapter 20. Biodegradable Material Obtained from Renewable Resource: Plasticized Sodium Caseinate Films -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Section -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 21. Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Green Solvent for Polymer Synthesis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Porous Materials and Supercritical Fluids -- 3. Co2 as a Pressure-Adjustable Template/Porogen -- 4. Templating of Supercritical Fluid Emulsions -- 5. Polymer Solubility in Co2 -- 6. High-Throughput Solubility Measurements in Co2 -- 7. Inexpensive and Biodegradable Co2-Philes -- 8. Conclusions -- Chapter 22. Solubility of Plasticizers, Polymers and Environmental Pollution -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Solubility Parameters as a Guide for Plasticizer Selection -- 3. Environmental and Health Issues -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- Part VI: Pesticides and Pollution Exposure in Humans -- Chapter 23. Solubility Issues in Environmental Pollution -- 1. Solubility Issues in Environmental Pollution -- 2. Absorption of So2 by Seawater -- 3. Replacement of MTBE by Other Tertiary Ethers -- 4. Desulphurization of Fuel Oils with Ionic Liquids -- Chapter 24. Hazard Identification and Human Exposure to Pesticides -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Priority Properties Affecting the Hazards of Pesticides -- 3. Hazard Identification and Mechanisms of Toxicity -- 4. Human Exposure Assessment -- 5. Conclusions -- Chapter 25. Solubility and Body Fluids -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Body Fluids -- 3. Solubility Phenomena in Body Fluids -- 4. Conclusion -- Index.